Thames Valley Police announce new partnership to deliver the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship

Thames Valley Police (TVP) are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with The Police Education Consortium (PEC) to deliver the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA). The new partnership aims to enhance the quality of police education and strives to equip our officers with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to confidently progress in a career in policing. 

The new partnership will provide recruits with a comprehensive education, combining classroom based learning and practical on the job experience in a three-year training programme, in which they can earn whilst they learn, provided by TVP and the Police Education Consortium. The PCDA is an ideal entry route into policing for those people who desire to become a police constable and have their learning accredited with a fully funded degree in professional policing practice.  

The Police Education Consortium’s expert PCDA delivery team brings a wealth of experience from diverse backgrounds in policing and criminology, and as a result understand the complexities of modern policing and the pressures of learning to become a police officer. Their approach places the operational policing environment at the heart of professional learning. Professor Darryll Bravenboer, Chair of the Police Education Consortium, has said: 

“We are very excited to be working in partnership with Thames Valley Police as they are an employer that has a deep understanding of the value of investing in professional learning as the very best way to ensure that the needs of the communities served are met” 

The Police Education Consortium PCDA was recently awarded the 2024 award for ‘Best Apprenticeship Programme in Public Services’. Speaking of the new partnership Paul Bailey, Head of Learning & Development at Thames Valley Police, commented  

“We are thrilled to embark on this journey with the Police Education Consortium. Through their proven success with other forces we are confident in our shared mission to shape the future of policing through excellence in education by delivering high-quality degrees to our student officers who choose to join us through the Police Constable Degree entry route.” 

The partnership between TVP and The Police Education Consortium will look to welcome their first cohort of students in December 2024. If you want to make a real difference in protecting your communities then discover how you could join a future cohort of PCDA recruits here: Police Officer - TVP Careers

JB