Future in the police: Students discover exciting career paths!

Future in the police: Students discover exciting career paths!

On June 3, 2025, the police presented their police mobile at the Weil der Stadt secondary school. This action was part of the nationwide campaign “You deserve a we”, which aims to inspire young people to become police officers and educate them about security issues. Loud krzbb.de The event was aimed at students in grades 7 to 9. Police officers informed the young people about various training and career opportunities available to the police.

The training offered not only includes the police, but also the criminal police, the dog squad and special units. A police vehicle, which served as a mobile information center, enabled the students to speak directly to the officers, ask questions and find out about their future career opportunities. This also included the opportunity to climb into a real patrol car and view the inside of the vehicle.

“You deserve a we” campaign

The “You Deserve a We” campaign was launched on April 3, 2023 to engage young people. When presenting the campaign, Interior Minister Thomas Strobl emphasized the attractiveness of the police as an employer. Over the past seven years, more than 10,000 new police officers have been hired, accounting for about 40 percent of the uniformed police force. On the positive side, almost half of the new hires are women. The aim of the campaign is to make the police force younger, more diverse and more female polizei-bw.de reported.

As part of the campaign, videos were published in which six young police officers share their motivation and personal experiences on the job. These new digital information channels are part of a comprehensive strategy that aims to generate more applications in the future and present the police as an attractive employer. In addition, a new website and an online application portal will be introduced.

Success and future prospects

The campaign is part of one of the largest recruitment offensives in the history of the Baden-Württemberg police since 2016. A general trend can be observed that applications far exceed the number of recruitments. This shows that the police are very popular as employers.

An exciting aspect of the campaign is the start of the second experience-based course at the University of Police in Villingen-Schwenningen, which took place on the same day as the school event. 471 prospective police officers begin their training here. With these initiatives, the police not only strive for high-quality training, but also offer experienced police officers the opportunity to have their practical experience recognized and shorten their career studies.

The police's initiative and commitment to reach and inform young people is an important step towards a secure future for society.