Program Overview

Degree Holder Entry Programme Postgraduate: Graduate Diploma Degree Holder Entry Programme Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice

Programme Overview

The Degree Holder Entry Programme combines on the job learning with working towards a fully funded Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice, all while earning a competitive salary and making a difference to East of England communities. You’ll be a police officer from the day you join - embarking on an exciting career in policing like no other.

Programme Highlights

• Become a police officer with your chosen East of England police force
• A real job with hands-on experience, combining practical on-the-job training with academic learning
• Study while you work, with no tuition fees
• Provides the foundation for an exciting and varied policing career

Key Facts

• AWARD: Graduate Diploma Degree Holder Entry Programme
• LEVEL: Postgraduate
• STUDY OPTIONS: 2 years
• START DATES: Monthly
• LOCATION: Blended learning
• ACCREDITATION: In partnership with the East of England 7 Forces
• FEES: The Graduate Diploma is fully funded by your employer and the Government

Careers

Joining the police offers a wealth of exciting and rewarding experiences and career opportunities. Supporting local communities, tackling crime and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in society – no two days are the same. The DHEP provides the foundation for an exciting and varied policing career.

Delivery and Assessment

• 2 years
• You’ll start your training with an initial period of classroom-based learning at a study centre in your region and join an operational policing team in which you will be working.
• Your learning will cover a wide range of policing topics including officer safety training, emergency life support, safeguarding, crime investigation and operational policing skills (based on a national policing curriculum).
• Throughout your training you’ll undertake work-based learning, where you’ll be fully supported in applying new skills and knowledge as part of your operational duties.
• You’ll be immersed in day-to-day policing. This will let you contextualise what you are learning and enable you to develop the skills and experience you need for this challenging role, while actively contributing to policing priorities in your area as a fully employed police officer from day one.

Assessment

• You’ll need to successfully complete both operational and academic assessments before being awarded a Graduate Diploma and becoming a fully-fledged police officer.
• All assessments have been specifically designed to test the skills, knowledge and qualities required to be an officer.
• You will have to complete a number of different assessments throughout the course, including written reflective reports and essays, exams, presentations (both group and individual) and digital artefacts (e.g. a case study blog or podcast).
• Alongside academic assessments, you will also need to compile an Operational Competence Portfolio over the duration of the apprenticeship and pass a number of operational assessments against a range of critical policing skills, including; providing effective initial response to a critical incident, engaging proactively with communities, conducting effective evaluation of intelligence and providing support to vulnerable people, victims and witnesses.

Modules

Core Modules

• Policing, Police Law and Police Power
• Protection, Vulnerability and Operational Policing
• Policing Communities
• Response and Crime Investigation
• Understanding Vulnerability
• Specialist Skills

Entry Requirements

• To join the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP), you will need an Honours degree from a recognised higher education institution
• Applicants will have to meet the eligibility for becoming a police officer and pass the Police SEARCH Recruit Assessment Centre.
• See the College of Policing website for more information.
• For the complete entry requirements including age and residency requirements, please refer to the local force web pages for latest details.