Register your interest - Police Now National Graduate Programme
About the programme
For every ambition, every action, every change. If you are ready to step into a role where your decisions shape real lives and communities, this is where your journey begins.
As a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, our programme is designed to develop diverse graduates, from any degree, who want to build trust, reduce crime, and transform communities as neighbourhood police officers and detectives.
Your salary is paid from day one when you start our training academy. There is no greater feeling than seeing the work you do impact someone’s life for the better.
Specialisms
• Neighbourhood
• Detective
• Economic Crime
• Counter Terrorism
Our award-winning training sets the foundation for a successful and transformative career in policing.
Throughout the Police Now training academy and programme, you’ll have access to a Performance and Development Coach who will support you to navigate a new career and to maximise your potential.
Application process
1. Online application
2. Immersive assessment
3. Assessment centre
4. Conditional offer
Although you do not need prior policing knowledge or experience to join our programme, you’ll need to show that your motivations align with the Police Now mission and you can demonstrate an interest in the specialism you apply to.
Find out if you're eligible and register your interest now so you can be the first to hear when applications open.
Sectors
About us
Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public’s confidence in the police service by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse individuals to be leaders in society and on the policing frontline.
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Sectors
About the programme
For every ambition, every action, every change. If you are ready to step into a role where your decisions shape real lives and communities, this is where your journey begins.
As a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, our programme is designed to develop diverse graduates, from any degree, who want to build trust, reduce crime, and transform communities as neighbourhood police officers and detectives.
Your salary is paid from day one when you start our training academy. There is no greater feeling than seeing the work you do impact someone’s life for the better.
Specialisms
• Neighbourhood
• Detective
• Economic Crime
• Counter Terrorism
Our award-winning training sets the foundation for a successful and transformative career in policing.
Throughout the Police Now training academy and programme, you’ll have access to a Performance and Development Coach who will support you to navigate a new career and to maximise your potential.
Application process
1. Online application
2. Immersive assessment
3. Assessment centre
4. Conditional offer
Although you do not need prior policing knowledge or experience to join our programme, you’ll need to show that your motivations align with the Police Now mission and you can demonstrate an interest in the specialism you apply to.
Find out if you're eligible and register your interest now so you can be the first to hear when applications open.
About us
Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public’s confidence in the police service by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse individuals to be leaders in society and on the policing frontline.
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