Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

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Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

Apply From: 10/02/2025

Learning Provider

Delivered by LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

Employer

West Yorkshire Police

Vacancy Description

• Year 1 will include classroom learning at the West Yorkshire Police Learning and Organisational Development Centre and Leeds Trinity University, mentored patrol at district, attachments in areas such as a Neighbourhood Policing Team, Safeguarding and deployment to Response at district.
• Year 2 consists of a series of university modules and operational deployment to one of our five policing districts, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds or Wakefield where you will work on a Response policing team alongside experienced operational officers. This is the work-based learning aspect of the apprenticeship programme and student officers will submit evidence of competence via an e-portfolio.
• Year 3 will involve a series of university modules as well as deployment in one of three core specialisms:
  • Response Policing
  • Community Policing (e.g., a Neighbourhood Policing Team)
  • Conducting Investigations
• Apprentices will also complete a work-based research project, similar to a dissertation.

Key Details

Vacancy Title

Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

Employer Description

Law Enforcement organisation.

Vacancy Location

Forcewide Districts: Bradford, Calderdale, Leeds, Kirklees and Wakefield WF1 3QS

Wage Frequency

Custom

Number of Vacancies

30

Vacancy Reference Number

1000301879

Key Dates

Apply From

10/02/2025

Closing Date For Applications

2025-02-23 23:59:59

Interview Begin From

Possible Start Date

2025-11-01 00:00:00

Training

You will complete the initial training phase (26 weeks) of the apprenticeship programme at the West Yorkshire Police Training facilities in Wakefield and Leeds Trinity University’s Student Campus in Horsforth, Leeds. After this time you will then move to work within one of the five operational policing Districts in West Yorkshire, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds or Wakefield. However, throughout the full length of the programme you will spend further periods of study at Leeds Trinity University building on your knowledge and skills.

The first two years of the programme are spent primarily working in a uniform operational role alongside experienced police officers learning and applying core policing skills; and then in the third year of the programme you will have the opportunity to work and study in a different core policing specialism such as Community Policing or Conducting Investigations which requires you to be inquisitive and have a methodical approach to solving problems, the ability to absorb new information quickly, strong personal resilience and good organisational skills.

Upon successful completion of the programme you will be awarded a BA (Hons) Degree in Professional Policing Practice and be a fully operational Police Officer with West Yorkshire Police in your specialist area of policing.

Learning Provider

LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

Contact Details

West Yorkshire Police Resourcing Team

Skills Required

Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Problem solving skills, Logical thinking, Team working, Initiative, Patience, Physical fitness.

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