Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

Year 1 will include classroom learning at the West Yorkshire Police Learning and Organisational Development Centre and Leeds Trinity University, mentored patrol at district, attachments in areas such as a Neighbourhood Polcing Team, Safeguarding and deployment to Response at district. Year 2 consists of a series of university modules and operational deployment to one of our five policing districts, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds or Wakefield where you will work on a Response policing team alongside experienced operational officers. This is the work-based learning aspect of the apprenticeship programme and student officers will submit evidence of competence via an e-portfolio. Year 3 will involve a series of university modules as well as deployment in one of three core specialisms: Response Policing Community Policing eg a Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) Conducting Investigations Apprentices will also complete a work-based research project, similar to a dissertation.

Training:

You will complete the initial training phase (26 weeks) of the apprenticeship programme at the West Yorkshire Police Training facilities in Wakefield and Leeds Trinity University’s Student Campus in Horsforth, Leeds. After this time you will then move to work within one of the five operational policing Districts in West Yorkshire, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds or Wakefield. However, throughout the full length of the programme you will spend further periods of study at Leeds Trinity University building on your knowledge and skills.

The first two years of the programme are spent primarily working in a uniform operational role alongside experienced police officers learning and applying core policing skills; and then in the third year of the programme you will have the opportunity to work and study in a different core policing specialism such as Community Policing or Conducting Investigations which requires you to be inquisitive and have a methodical approach to solving problems, the ability to absorb new information quickly, strong personal resilience and good organisational skills.

Upon successful completion of the programme you will be awarded a BA (Hons) Degree in Professional Policing Practice and be a fully operational Police Officer with West Yorkshire Police in your specialist area of policing.

Training Outcome:

Following successful completing of your probationary period, you will be able to progress up through the following ranks:

Constable Sergeant Inspector Chief Inspector Superintendent Chief Superintendent Assistant Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable Chief Constable

Employer Description:
Law Enforcement organisation.

Working Hours :
Your initial 26 week phase of training will take place Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm but there may be occasions where you will be required later or at weekends as part of the timetable.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Physical fitness