NEW Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)
Please note this application is for PCDA only, if you do not make our next available PCDA cohort, we will not be able to transfer your application to PCEP.Have you ever thought of being a Police Constable? With a starting salary of £31,164 plus a large variety of benefits, staff associations and generous pension scheme, there may never have been a better time to join. Interested? Please apply below!
The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) is a mixture of academic classroom-based theory and on-the-job learning. You will be a Police Constable from day one and will be learning while you earn, gaining a (BSc) Hons degree in Professional Policing Practice at Teesside University.
Throughout your training you will need to complete operational and academic assessments. Academic assessments include exams, essays and presentations.
Throughout your training, you’ll undertake a number of operational deployments including:
Response - this involves responding to emergency calls from the public and going out to the scene of the incident
Neighbourhood policing - this involves working with a neighbourhood policing team who are dedicated to policing a certain community or area.
Investigations - using all the tools available to you both office based and out in the community.
Eligibility
To become a Police Officer via PCDA
Be 17 years of age or older (you must be 18 by the time you are appointed)
Be a British Citizen, an EC/EEA national, Commonwealth citizen or foreign national with no restrictions on your stay in the United Kingdom
Hold a full UK car manual driving licence, with 6 months driving experience when appointed
Level 2 in both English & Maths grade c or above (or grade 4 to 9)
Level 3 qualification (or working towards one) equating to at least 80 UCAS points
Have lived in the UK for over 3 years
Be able pass the vetting requirements
Not have tattoos on your hands, neck, forearms or face that could be offensive
Not be registered bankrupt (or have bankruptcy debts that have been discharged within the past three years). If you have any other outstanding and unmanageable debts, please contact us for more information
Be able to pass a job-related fitness test
Be able to pass a medical assessment
Please note that higher educational qualifications such as a degree cannot be used in place of the Level 2 qualifications.
Joining the police force is truly life changing. Not just for you – but for all the people and communities you serve. You’ll gain front line experience investigating crime, patrolling the local community, helping vulnerable people, interviewing suspects, giving evidence in court, keeping the peace at events, educating young people.