Partnership announced for major police training programming

The University will link with Police Now on the delivery of the new Policing Education Qualifications Framework Degree Holder Entry Programme

THE University of Huddersfield will be joining in a collaborative partnership to co-deliver a Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice with a major educational social enterprise.

For the first time, constables who join the police service via the Police Now programme will receive a formal degree-level qualification in recognition of completing the programme and achieving full operational competence in their force.

Police Now is an independent social enterprise whose mission is “to transform communities, reduce crime and increase the public’s confidence in policing”.  The organisation works in partnership with police forces across the country.

For participants starting with Police Now in 2019, the programme curriculum will be underpinned by the new Policing Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP).  

The Diploma will mean the next cohort of Police Now participants will spend two years on an award-winning programme delivered in collaboration with the University.

The PEQF is part of the College of Policing’s work to further develop and professionalise the police service by introducing a degree level qualification for police constables.  Police Now are pleased to be one of the first adopters of this university-recognised training and look forward to welcoming the 2019 cohort with this new and exciting opportunity.

Programme Director Kurtis Christoforides said: “This is a huge step forward for Police Now and enables us to better support our police officer participants and their forces.  We look forward to working with the University of Huddersfield to develop and innovate our award-winning Leadership Development Programme in pursuit of our charitable mission.”

Professor Paul Bissell, Dean of the School in which the students will be based said: “I am delighted that we are playing a key role in this important initiative.  Staff in our Applied Criminology and Policing Centre are very well placed to work with Police Now and we look forward to welcoming our new students next year.”