Minister for Police, Mark Ryan, welcomed 78 new police officers to the Queensland Police Service in an induction ceremony held at the QPS Academy at Oxley campus.

Graduating as First Year Constables, the new officers have completed 25 weeks of intensive training, preparing them for their new roles serving the community.

Of the 78 officers sworn in, 14 are graduates of the fourth Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Recruit Preparatory Program in an effort to increase diversity in the police force.