Ant

Just wanting info if anybody has any.

What's the requirements to join?
Qualifications
Fitness levels

How long is training and pay whilst training?

And basic pay and is there pension as good as the forces?

Terminator X

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One qualification that you need:

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TX.

Snazy

Depends on force to force mate.
Check the website of the one you are interested in, under recruitment, and it should have a full list of details there.


Quite some good info on here too.... PoliceUK.com

Ant

Thanks snazy I'll look that up when I get back from work.

Snazy

No worries mate.
Its not the be all and end all, but strangely enough there are quite a few police on there, and a few ***** of course... (me inc lol)

My biggest fear when going through application was the bleep test lol

Jamie

Antc join the army its much more fun plus you get a nice tan

fatherpierre

PM me if you want any info mate.

ScoobyWon't

As above, I'm happy to answer questions you may have regarding the selection process and what happens when you join, pay, training. PM me and I'll get back to you.

GC8WRX

Requirements to join : school bully victim who has desperately sad, sexless teenage years!

Qualifications : head has to be firmly up ****, double standards will be an advantage, need a firm hatred of anyone enjoying themselves, be able to overlook serious crimes and constantly go after the lesser crimes in the hope of handing out fines.

Fitness levels : can you run after a 28 year old lad for defending himself, while ignoring the 3 teenagers who kicked all the trouble off, if so, your in!

fatherpierre

Didn't take long for a trainee comedian to add the obvious....

GC8WRX

Expecting it were we?

Theres a suprise!

fatherpierre

Of course


Surprised it took so long!

GC8

Cliched as it is: theres a growing element who seem to fit that bill...

lordlucan

Is it right I heard the Met has a 3yr wait for a white straight male ? I was told to apply as a white gay male !!!! They want minorities..

J

Underworld

another requirement: be able to stand at one place for a few hours killing mosquitoes

Underworld

do their job include having sex???

fatherpierre

Possibly.

I remember when I joined and many of the non white recruits had not been waiting very long, particularly the women.

Most white men had been waiting upwards of 2 years.

I don't recall being asked if I prefered pink or brown though

GC8WRX

Why, that is a load of pc crap, there is no need for the feds to want minorities!

That sums up wats wrong with this country and the police force in general, its ran by spineless clowns who feel the need to tick diversity boxes!

Snazy

Mate its not the police wanting them so much, its the PC brigade pressuring these things into the system.
You got it right though, its governed by a bunch of happy go lucky politicians who just want the minority vote, and want to be seen as doing everything right for everyone but the actual citizens of the country.

NOT the police's fault though.

Thats a bit like blaming the girl behind the counter in Burger King that they have ended a promotion....... if you catch my drift lol

SteveScooby

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Ditto

GC8WRX

Yeah, im with you snazy, but surely the top dogs could make clear their views, and try to stem the flow a bit?

Its the top dogs who come out with this sh1te in a attempt to justify their massive salaries and pat themselves on the back

slipstream_uk

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3yr wait, I thought the 18 months wait Ive got was bad.

mrtheedge2u2

Ditto also.... PM me for a torrent of abuse and ramblings telling you that you are insane

Terminator X

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If the Police are to police the community it will probably help if they had a similar demographic ie were made up of staff that mirror the community? Last time I looked the community wasn't 99% white male!

TX.

Paddi70

And you are actually liked by most people

GC8WRX

i agree to a certain extent, but in my opinion they over do it!

GC8WRX

ScoobyWon't

On joining:

Basic salary £22104, then pay rise after 36 weeks to £22500.

Training as a student officer last circa 90 weeks. On completion, confimed as an officer and pay increases to circa £25k.

Entry is subject to:

- Written Application Form:
based on competency focusing on:

-- Respect for Race & Diversity (this would rule out 90% of SN members )
-- Team Working
-- Customer & Community Focus
-- Effective Communications
-- Problem Solving
-- Responsibility
-- Resilience

You also need to disclose any criminal offences, basic vetting of yourself and close family.


If you pass the papersift above you will then be invited to Assessment centre which is a half day consisting of:

-- written exercises,
-- numeracy exercises,
-- role plays (4)
-- 20 minute interview

You will be judged on the competencies listed above in the application form. The pass mark is a minimum of 50%, although many forces have voluntarily increased this to a higher mark.

You will then be requested to complete a detailed vetting form, including your previous addresses, your wider families details, plus further details of political/terrorist activities.

The final three stages can be in any order: Final Interview Board, Medical, Fitness Test.

Medical, which includes:

-- eyesight
-- hearing
-- drug testing
-- blood pressure/heart rate
-- previous medical history
-- interview with Force doctor

Fitness Test:

-- Push/Pull strength test (35kg min)
-- Shuttle Run (Bleep test) to a minimum of level 5.4 at 15m

Final Interview Board:

-- Interview by panel of serving officers, HR etc. This will be based on your own application, the needs of the force you are applying too, the competencies demonstrated at application form and assessment centre stages. Not all forces perform this stage.

Once you are in training is split into various sections.



You will also complete a degree in policing (IPLDP): a two year program generally split as:

Weeks 1 - 5: Classroom and practicle based sessions, mostly police led.

Weeks 6 - 24: A mixture of police led and university based sessions and a community placement.

Weeks 25 - 34: Work based learning with a tutor constable/sgt on shifts.

Week 35 - 90: Work based learning - independant patrol.

The modules covered in the above include:

-- Law, procedure and Professional Judgement.
-- Community Engagement and Diversity awareness.
-- Policing in practice (SOLAP)
-- Police theory and organisation (Criminology)
-- Learning to Learn and Life Long Learning

These are assessed through:
Phase tests, written assignments, reflective learning diaries, individual/group presentations, PACs, Portfolio, NOS and Personal Development Programs.

You will be required to complete a Student Officer Learning & Assessment Portfolio (SOLAP), which is split into four phases:

- Induction
- Community Placement
- Classroom teaching & Supervised Patrol
- Independant Patrol

A few examples of the areas you will cover include:
- First aid (you will be examined and gain a qualification in first aid)
- Officer Safety, which includes self defence, cuffing, baton and CS gas, scenario training - thoroughly enjoyable.
- Health & Safety
- Race and Diversity
- Driver Training

Pension is currently 9.5% per month, based on 35 years service. At the end of this, assuming you remain as a PC and earning £30k per annum, you could expect a lump sum payment of £60k and a pension of £15k per annum (these figures do not take into account any inflation).

moff1888

5.2 on the multi stage fitness test (or bleep test if you will) that's a little low, I would have thought for an entrance level it would be higher, I'm sure even the RAF have to do more than that.

Ant

Wow scoobywont! Thanks alot that was just the answer I was looking for

would it waiver in my favour If I was aem In the navy?