| Name | Police Training Centre |
| Abbreviation | PTC / PULAPOL |
| Established | November 20, 1904 |
| Type | Fully residential |
| Motto | |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Publications | |
| Commandant | SAC II Amar Singh a/l Ishar Singh |
| Director of Studies |
The Malaysian Police Training Centre or Pusat Latihan Polis (PULAPOL) is the oldest police academy in Malaysia. It is located in Jalan Semarak (formerly Henry Gurney Road), Kuala Lumpur. It is the place where the police is trained under the government. Learning in PULAPOL encompasses training aspect, from academic or practical. Currently, PULAPOL have 4 branches which consisted of PULAPOL Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Semarak, PULAPOL Ayer Hitam, Negeri Sembilan, PULAPOL Muar, Johore and PULAPOL Sarawak. The police trainees will be guaranteed to have a job and will be trained for 6 months there.
On 20 November 1904, the first Police Training Centre was formed by Captain Graham, the Malay States Guides container officer. It was originally located at Bluff Road which was later renamed as Jalan Bukit Aman. Currently it was the location of Bukit Aman's Police Headquarters which was formerly named Malay States Guides Command Headquarter of Kuala Lumpur. The area consists of 249.5 acres or 41.6 hectare. In 1905, the centre admitted its first intake with 207 Malay and 219 Indian trainees.
In 1920, a new Police Training Centre was proposed when the old facility were unable to accommodate the increasing intake of the police trainees. The effort to build the new centre was postponed due to the economic depression until it was reviewed five years later. An area near the Gurney Road was chosen and throughout the 30's, constructions for the academy was done. In October 1940, the Police Training Centre in Bluff Road transferred to the new Police Training Centre at Gurney Road (currently Jalan Semarak), Kuala Lumpur.
In 1941, the training programme were halted due to the invasion of Japanese Imperial Army towards Malaya. Most of the police officers from the centre were called to serve against the military attack and at the beginning of the occupation until 8 police officers were left.
Once Malaya had fallen under the Japanese occupation, the Police Training Centre were made into the Japanese's Military Police Headquarters. In August 1945, British army were able to take over the training centre and later it was reconstructed as the largest training centre for the police force. During 1945 until 1946, Mr. J.D. Fairhead acted as the Police Training Centre Commander after Japanese rule. From then to 1957, the training centre were commanded by the British military personnel.
In 1957, Malaya achieved her independence from the Britain and the training centre was then being given to Sir Merican Bin Sutan as its first Malay Commander from 25 November 1957 to 24 November 1959. From 1940 to 2007, the training centre was helmed by at least 40 Commanders in its lifetime. By 1977, this institution is now familiarly known as PULAPOL (Police Training Centre) and consists of at least 2,200 trainees per sessions.
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