Trainee Police Officer (IPLDP+)

Starting Salary is £26,682!

Trainee Police Officer (IPLDP+) - Warwickshire Police

This is your opportunity to become a police officer in just a few months! You could be a police officer with us in January 2024! 

You will be employed as an officer from day one and will be provided with a solid foundation of policing and support from our dedicated in- house training team to learn new skills.

We will aiming for you to commence with us on the IPLDP+ scheme in January 2024.

Here at Warwickshire Police we have a strong family ethos, where our friendly teams work closely together to get the job done and where you will be treated as a valued member of the team from day one. We look forward to you joining us!

To apply for the IPLDP+ programme you must meet at least one of the criteria below:

• Hold a qualification equivalent to level 3 (or higher). This must be equivalent to A-Level qualification in two subjects or NVQ level 3. If you’re not sure if you hold a level 3 qualification, you can find out more by reading what different qualification levels mean on the Government's website
• an academic or vocational qualification gained outside England and Wales, which is considered by the UK National Recognition Information Centre to be equivalent to a level 3 qualification 
• Be currently serving as a PCSO. You must have completed your PCSO probationary period at the time of application and be up to date with all mandatory training
• Be currently serving as a Special Constable. You will have attained independent patrol status and will consistently have completed sixteen hours per month. You will need to be up to date with all mandatory training
• Are currently serving, or have previously served, with the Armed Forces. You will have served for the appropriate minimum term with an exemplary reference
• Be a member of the emergency services or other relevant public-facing experience - for example, paramedics, emergency control room staff or probation officers. We will consider these applications on a case by case basis.

Please note that the eligibility criteria application form mentions that the PCDA programme requires GCSE or equivalent AND Level 3 qualifications equalling 64 UCAS points or more.  You can disregard this requirement because the IPLDP+ entry route has alternative requirements listed above.  You do not need the equivalent of GCSEs at Grade C and above.

However, please ensure that you upload the copies of your relevant qualification certificates onto your application form.

For more information on the role of an officer, and the application process, please visit our website: Trainee Police Officer (IPLDP+) | Warwickshire Police

Good luck with your application!

Next Steps.....

We will check over your application form to ensure you meet the minimum eligibility requirements and if eligible to apply, you will be sent an automated invitation email for you to complete an online National Sift process involving two exercises:

• Situational judgement test (SJT)
• 15 scenarios
• 4 responses per scenario – candidates will rate responses in terms of effectiveness
• Behavioural style questionnaire (BSQ)  
• 80 statements

As this is a nationally led selection process, you will be required to register on the system separately, however it is an extremely short registration process!

You will have 7 days to complete the exercises.  These can be completed in any order you prefer, and at any time of day, 24/7, during that time.   

Reasonable Adjustments: The national sift is not timed, therefore no reasonable adjustments are required.  It is automatically compatible with text to speech software, changes to background colour and coloured overlays.

If you are unsuccessful you will be provided with feedback and will be eligible to re-apply after three months, however, you are only able to complete the national sift twice within a rolling 12 month period.

For any further queries, please contact the recruitment team at recruitmentsupport@warwickshire.police.uk