South Wales Police Pre-Join Degree in Professional Policing Campaign October 2021

SOUTH WALES POLICE PRE-JOIN DEGREE – ENTRY ROUTE

Do you want to make a real difference to the people and communities of South Wales?

Do you want to pursue a career with South Wales Police and have a challenging and rewarding role with great opportunities to progress?

Have you achieved a Pre-Join Degree in Professional Policing or are you in the final year?

PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICATION FORM ASKS IF YOU ARE DUE TO COMPLETE IN 2021. THIS IS AN ERROR. PLEASE ANSWER YES TO THIS QUESTION IF YOU ARE IN YOUR FINAL YEAR OR HAVE ALREADY ACHEIVED THE QUALIFICATION.

If so, this is YOUR opportunity to join one of the best performing forces in the UK.

South Wales Police is a team like no other, working together as one – to keep South Wales safe. A career in policing demands skill, compassion, leadership, initiative, and a genuine desire to make a difference to society. It is a job like no other and we are looking for people with diverse skills and experiences to join our successful team.

To support this search for talented individuals we are introducing an exciting new route to becoming a police officer. To be eligible to apply to our new Pre–Join programme, applicants must be in receipt or due to attain (by June 2022) their Pre-Join Degree in Professional Policing. The PEQF (Policing Education Qualifications Framework) was introduced two years ago as a new, professional framework for the training of police officers and staff and is based upon a new modern curriculum aligned with the education levels set in England and Wales which supports the development of policing as a profession. The professional framework is extended to specialist routes into policing, and we are offering an exciting opportunity to enter our Degree Holder Entry Programme.

SWP is accepting BSc/BA Professional Policing Degree’s (licenced by the College of Policing).

Eligible candidates will be invited to an assessment centre to determine suitability for the high standards we require.

Successful candidates will receive the highest level of training and support and you can expect excellent career prospect and benefits. Please see website for further details.

In Joining #TeamSWP you will be joining a leading force and one where you will be able to be the best you can be and develop your career to suit your individual aspirations.

South Wales Police particularly welcomes applicants from under-represented groups.  

Think you’ve got what it takes? Here’s what else you need to know:

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  We will be open from 9am on 26th October 2021 until midday on the 9th November 2021.

On occasion, South Wales Police will reduce the period of the advert if sufficient applications are achieved. 

Follow instructions to complete and submit the online application prior to the deadline. Late applications will not be considered.

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  If you have made an application to become a police officer in the last 3 months to South Wales or any other force and were not successful during any part of the recruitment process, unfortunately you will not be eligible to apply on this occasion.

Please note the following if you are completing concurrent applications to more than one Police Officer recruitment campaign: you will be asked to decide as to which one you want to pursue.

Candidates are unable to apply for more than one Welsh force during this campaign, duplicate applications will not be accepted. Once you have booked an assessment slot, you are unable to move it to another force. 

Any request to transfer an existing valid assessment centre pass will need to be confirmed with the receiving force by providing a copy of your assessment centre feedback report.  We suggest that you upload this evidence with your application. Please note, you are unable to request this once the vacancy has closed.

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  Applicants enquiring about reasonable adjustments should do so via the HR Recruitment team (email as below).
  • The Assessment Centre will take place mid December 2021. Please note when the dates have been confirmed, these will be the only dates available for this recruitment campaign.

The Assessment Centre is part of the national recruitment standards set by the College of Policing. Details of the current Assessment Centre process and further information is available via the following link:
https://recruit.college.police.uk/Officer/after-I-apply/Pages/Constables-Assessment-Centre.aspx

Please refer to South Wales Police website for full details about what the role entails, eligibility criteria, the application process and answers to frequently asked questions: The police officer role | South Wales Police (south-wales.police.uk)

If you can’t find the answers you were looking for, you can also email your queries to the HR Recruitment Team at HR-Policeofficercampaigns@south-wales.police.uk  or call 01656 869225.

Opening hours for queries are Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am – 4.30pm.