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 specific 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.
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. This will run alongside our PCEP programme.
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 training. 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.
This recruitment campaign is aimed at filling our PPD intakes during the 2027/28 financial year - you could be eligible for earlier intakes but to manage your expectations and due to our current pipeline these dates are the most likely start dates.
How to Apply
To begin your PPD student officer application, please click the APPLY button below.
Please add BOC.Officer.Recruitment@westmercia.police.uk to your email address book and make sure you check your Junk / Spam folders regularly to make sure you don't miss any of our future correspondences.
If you have any queries, read our FAQs or contact the Police Recruitment Team on BOC.Officer.Recruitment@westmercia.police.uk
