Police Officer

Police Officer - Professional Policing Degree (PPD)

North Worcestershire, Shropshire, South Worcestershire, Telford & Wrekin, Herefordshire
Constable

We are now recruiting for new police officers to join West Mercia’s Professional Policing Degree (PPD) Programme. To apply, please read this information below and click 'apply' when you're ready.

The Professional Policing Degree (PPD) Programme is the route into Policing for graduates with a degree in Professional Policing. This route may sometimes be called 'Pre-Join'.

As a student police officer on the PPD Programme you will have the opportunity to apply the learning you have gained through your degree, in the role of a frontline Police Officer.

You will not have to undertake any further academic learning and through a dedicated programme of training and experience, you will develop the skills required to be a competent Police Officer

Your training over 2-years will build upon the knowledge you have gained through your degree and consists of classroom based & online digital learning, coupled with practical experience that you'll gain working as a police officer on shifts within the policing teams in either Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford or Worcestershire.

You will join your new colleagues at a local police station to respond to incidents, investigate crime, take part in community engagement and help problem solve some of the biggest challenges our communities face

We will support you throughout your learning. You will be provided with a dedicated Tutor Constable, who will be your first point of contact, along with your fellow policing colleagues and your line manager who will guide and advise you during your training

In the final year of your course you will have the opportunity to specialise in either Advanced Response, Roads Policing and Communities, to work directly within the communities we serve as a frontline Police Officer or in Advanced Investigations, Intelligence and Information if you are looking to become a Detective.

Whichever route you undertake, by joining West Mercia Police you will have set out on a career path that could see you specialise as a detective, firearms officer, dog handler, work in traffic or be the trusted, familiar face of West Mercia Police in the community

 

How to Apply

We have set out the application process in the links below, as well as how we can support you through your application. Our Becoming a police officer - recruitment process YouTube playlist contains a selection of videos to offer you advice and guidance on what to expect from the recruitment process when applying to become a police officer. 

 

If you have any queries, read our FAQs or contact the Police Recruitment Team on 

BOC.Officer.Recruitment@westmercia.police.uk


To begin your PPD student officer application, please click the APPLY button below.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.