The Sri Lanka Police Academy is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in Sri Lanka. It is located in Dehiwala, approximately 11 km south of Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

City. The academy was established in 2008, with the Police Higher Training Institute and the In-Service Training Division will be repealed and converted to its divisions.

Affiliated Institutes

The following institutes are affiliated to the Police Academy;

• Sri Lanka Police College and its Regional Training Institutes
• Regional In-Service Training Institutes
• Training Institute of the Police Traffic Headquarters
• Training Institute of Police Information Technology Division
• Training Institute of the Crime Division
• Training Institute of the Police Narcotics Bureau

External links

• SL Police website Sri Lanka Police Academy