The Philippi Training College provides basic training for new recruits to the South African Police Service. Currently there are 660 trainees at the College from the different provinces in the country. These 660 recruits are comprised of 377 recruits from the serving police reservists who began their basic training in February 2010; as well as 282 new recruits who began their training in March 2010. To date, two trainees have resigned and one trainee's training has been terminated due to a medical condition.