Police College - First Episode

That's what scares me. When you talk to others and they tell you that this is the easy part. And it's going to get harder.

– Recruit Rachel Hay

My feeling was pride. Pride of being part of a big family.

– Recruit Klaus Klar at the swearing-in ceremony

When I was shown round, if anything I was more apprehensive about the whole thing — just being in the crime room. I never enjoyed doing role play, and then all of a sudden, I realised that that's what I’m going to be doing.

– Recruit Rachel Hay comes to terms with role play training

Do you know much about army camps, and things like that? This is ten times worse.

– Senior trainee Karen Thompson warns the newbies

The recruits have done well in Marton. In just a handful of days, they've gone from nervous newcomers to taking part in a murder inquiry.

– Narrator Ben Barrington

I didn't sleep at all. Even though I had my pillows with me, I didn't know which way I should lie on the bed.

– Recruit Klaus Klar doesn't get much sleep on the first night

My goal in the first week was just to get through it. Make friends, become part of the team, creating a whole new family because I'm away from my family.

– Recruit Rachel Hay

There's a lot of unanswered questions. You've got a whole lot of answers, but you just cant match them up yet.

– Recruit John Fredericksen searches for answers in the first week

At all times, while you're here at the college, you are being watched. So, you're being watched while you're at your meal room. You're being watched as you socialise in the bar. You're being watched as you go up and down the stairs. You're being listened to. So, at all times, you need to act professionally. And this is a start to your policing career, because we are watched at all times.

– Sergeant Robyn Best lays down the law at the lecture theatre

From handling a police car in any conditions to firing a gun, learning CSI techniques and correct arrest procedure, the heart of police training methods are revealed to viewers.

– Article on the debut of Police College, The Dominion Post (TV Week pullout), 11 April 2006, page11

For the first time, the Police Training College opens its doors to a television crew ... [The show] follows the recruits of Wing 225 as they cope with their anxious first day, and the rigorous training procedures through to graduation five months later.

– Article on the debut of Police College, The Dominion Post (TV Week pullout), 11 April 2006, page 11