Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 80
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Government's rethink on police degree apprenticeships is surprising given required skills.
Conclusion
The esteem afforded to police officers should reflect the complexity of skills and knowledge needed to do the job well. Given the Government’s general enthusiasm for degree apprenticeships, and the Home Office’s previous view that the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship was not deterring officers from applying, we find the rethink in this area surprising.
Government Response Summary
The government explains that a new non-degree Police Constable Entry Programme will launch in April 2024, ensuring all entry routes cover the same national policing curriculum, addressing the committee's surprise at the policy rethink.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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111. The new non-degree entry route into policing (Police Constable Entry Programme) is due to launch to new recruits in April 2024. Whilst the PCEP route will not result in a formal level 6 qualification, officers who join via this route will be judged as to whether they are competently operating a year after their time on the programme. 112. All policing entry routes are based on the same national policing curriculum ensuring all entrants into policing cover the same content. The College will continue to monitor the effectiveness of all entry routes to make sure they are optimised for candidates and forces.