Prague police recruits no longer require school leaving exam

The Prague police no longer require recruits to have passed the “maturita” secondary school leaving exam, Novinky.cz reported. Under a freshly launched hiring drive, vocational certificates are now considered sufficient educational attainment, the news website said.

The capital’s police force is struggling to find new officers. The biggest shortfall is in the transport police, but numbers are also down at local stations and in riot control units.