The authors presents the current structure of police training in the Slovak Republic and Republic of Poland. Its aim is to refute or confirm the hypothesis: «Police education in the Slovak Republic needs to be innovated with regard to the effectiveness of education in this sector». The authors expands knowledge about the structure of police education in the councils of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Slovak Republic and in the Republic of Poland. It focuses on the essence of content and importance of the focus of institutions that participate in the selection, preparation and creation of personnel for police positions at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Slovak Republic and evaluates the latest changes in recent years in education and training in the Slovak Republic. Police personnel related to point with the need for rapid replenishment of stocks and at the same time evaluates the current possibilities of professional education of police officers and their career growth within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Slovak Republic. The article also presents the tasks of police work in Poland, the structure of police education, the requirements for this profession and describes the problems in the police personnel system