ArmInfo. Failure to pass certification by police officers will result in their dismissal, as stated by Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan at the hearings in the Armenian parliament on November 4, addressing the challenges that municipal police encounter when passing shooting certification. As Sargsyan explained, the police certification system includes several mandatory stages for all employees. According to her, these stages were not randomly selected: but are necessary for conducting an objective assessment of the employees' potential.
The Minister also noted that both formal and informal retraining courses are organized so that employees have the opportunity to prepare for certification within three years. "If there are employees who ultimately fail it, this will be grounds for their dismissal," the minister emphasized. "There is no problem here. It is logical that in the absence of proper education over several years, difficulties may arise. Therefore, we provide the opportunity through education and repeated certification to acquire the necessary knowledge for the successful completion of the process," Sargsyan concluded.