This study compares a realistic scenario training used for examining student police officers with a scenario training used for training student police officers. It is based on individual interviews with 11 teachers and 8 student police officers in focus groups of 2-3 students. The result showed that in the examining scenario, the students' learning takes place mainly before the training and the teachers' focus is on assessment and grading. In the training scenario the students' learning is related to during and after the training and the teachers' focus is on learning climate, feedback and reflection. The results indicate that the difference between the two scenarios construct different approaches to future professions. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu