Police Constable Entry Programme

Metropolitan Thames Valley; Chester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional policing authority is seeking candidates for its two-year Police Constable Entry Programme in the United Kingdom. This program combines classroom learning with practical training alongside experienced police officers in London. Applicants must meet eligibility criteria, including Level 2 English qualifications and two A Levels or equivalent experience. Successful candidates will earn competitive salaries and gain hands-on policing experience while responding to community needs.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum Level 2 qualification in English.
• Requires two A Levels at grade E or above or equivalent.
• Prior service in policing roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete 16 weeks of classroom learning and practical training.
• Work with experienced officers in assigned policing teams.
• Engage with communities and respond to emergency calls.

Education

Level 2 qualification in English language at GCSE grade C or above

Two A Levels at grade E or above or equivalent qualification

Level 3 qualification or equivalent training/work experience

Experience as a Police Community Support Officer, Special Constable, or Designated Detention Officer

Member of the Met's Volunteer Police Cadets for 24 months

Service in the Armed Forces with exemplary reference

Job description

Program Overview

Our new Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) blends classroom learning at one of our Met in‑house training centres with learning on the job. You'll spend the majority of your time working alongside experienced police officers out on London's streets. It's a two‑year programme that counts as your probation. The training is based on the national policing curriculum and focuses on preparing you for a hands‑on policing role.

You will spend the first few weeks of your training learning the law and specialist policing knowledge, ready to join your team out on the streets. While you will learn and develop your policing knowledge and practice you will not gain an academic qualification.

The starting salary is over £42,210. On successful completion, you'll earn £44,844. All salaries include allowances. Eligibility criteria, This is a two‑year programme in which you'll learn at one of our own Met training centres, and on the job working in one of our police teams.

Training Centres

• Colindale in north London
• Sidcup in south London

Shift Pattern

After a week's introduction to the Met, you start 16 weeks of classroom learning. The training follows a shift pattern on alternate weeks:

• Early: 7 am to 3 pm
• Late: 2 pm to 10 pm

This covers policing and the law, giving you the basic knowledge and skills to be a police constable. The next two months you will spend working in a police team, based on a London borough. This will be alongside a dedicated experienced police officer acting as your tutor constable. This is called 'Street Duties'. It is where you can put into practice what you have been taught.

The remainder of your two years will be spent building on your learning and experience. You'll get to enhance your skills and knowledge, through a number of different policing roles. This will include working within teams that respond to emergency calls from the public and police London's neighbourhoods, working with communities.

Eligibility Criteria

You must meet the eligibility criteria to be a police constable set out in 'Who we are looking for'.

• Level 2 qualification in English language at a GCSE grade C or above, or grades 4 to 9, or an equivalent overseas qualification.
• Two A Levels at grade E or above in any subject or be working towards these, or a Level 3 qualification or be working towards one (including an International Baccalaureate Diploma or NVQ), or training or work experience that is equal to a Level 3 qualification.
• To have served as a Police Community Support Officer, a Special Constable or Designated Detention Officer for 12 months.
• To have been a member of the Met's Volunteer Police Cadets for 24 months.
• Service in the Armed Forces. You must have successfully completed the minimum term of service and have an exemplary reference. Service must have been a minimum of two years within the last five years.

We will also consider an English language equivalent overseas qualification in place of the Level 2 qualification.

Training and Assessment

Training and assessment.