As a Probationary Response Officer, your primary responsibility is to promptly and efficiently address a wide range of emergency and non-emergency situations within the city. Your role involves responding to calls for assistance and ensuring public safety. Whether it's handling store robberies, setting up scene containment, or helping your fellow officers, you play a crucial role in maintaining order. Effective communication skills are vital, as you interact with diverse individuals and give information to other officers. The ability to remain calm under pressure, make quick decisions, and uphold policing standards is essential in fulfilling your duties as a Probationary Response Officer. 

Requirements

In order to become a Response Officer and progress within ERPT, you will have need to completed the following:

• Scene Containment Training

• ERPT Induction

• 5 days as a Probationary Response Officer

• 15 hours within ERPT

• 0 Strikes

Once all of these parameters have been met, you will be eligible for a promotion to Response Officer.

Every officer within the MET must achieve at least 5 hours a week in order to not be striked by command.

Uniform & Vehicles

All the uniform & vehicles needed for your rank will be located on this website, you can access it quickly by clicking HERE

As a Probationary Response Officer you are required to wear a ERPT police hat and are only allowed to drive marked police vehicles

Mandatory Trainings

ERPT Induction - Completed by ERPT (Advanced Officer+)

Basic Pursuit Training completed by RPU (Mentor+) HANDBOOK
Basic Negotiation Training completed by SCO-19 (OFC)  HANDBOOK
Communication Training completed by NPAS (Flight Instructors+) HANDBOOK
Scene Containment Training completed by ERPT (Advanced Officers+) HANDBOOK
Breach Training completed by SCO-19 (OFC) HANDBOOK

Optional ERPT Trainings

Once you reach the rank of Response Officer you will be eligible to complete:

Custody Sergeant Training completed by ERPT (Specialist Response Team) HANDBOOK

Once you reach the rank of Senior Response Officer you will be eligible to complete:

Dog Support Unit Training completed by ERPT (Advanced Officers+) HANDBOOK
Shotgun Training completed by SCO-19 (OFC) & COP (SE), you must also be a Sergeant within MPS. HANDBOOK

Once you reach the rank of Advanced Response Officer you will be eligible to complete:

Bike Training completed by RPU (Mentor+)  HANDBOOK
Speed Gun Training completed by RPU (Mentor+) HANDBOOK
Low Speed Tac Contact Training completed by RPU (Mentor+) HANDBOOK
Drone Training completed by NPAS (Flight Instructor+) HANDBOOK
Horse Training completed by ERPT (Specialist Response Team) HANDBOOK

Once you reach the rank of Specialist Response Team you will be eligible to complete: 

High Speed Tac Contact Training completed by RPU (Mentor+) HANDBOOK

MPS Information

All necessary information will be located on the police E-Library, however to make it easier for you below are some key information to get started:

MPS Ranks can be located HERE
MPS Promotion Guidelines can be located HERE
MPS Divisions can be located HERE

ERPT Information

ERPT Request Training can be found HERE
ERPT Strikes can be found HERE
ERPT Advanced Officer Application can be found HERE
ERPT Feedback Form can be found HERE