Police's high satisfaction with apprentice scheme
The largest survey of higher education student satisfaction has endorsed moves to send more police officers to university.
Merseyside Police currently sponsors more than 150 trainee officers on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship run by Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Law and Justice Studies, having over 400 officers already successfully completed the programme.
New data published in the National Student Survey reflects huge support and high satisfaction from those apprentices acquiring skills and knowledge from experts, while at the same time learning on the job.
This program allows individuals to earn a BSc (Hons) Degree in Professional Policing Practice while working as a police officer.
'Clear endorsement'
Merseyside Police Superintendent Dave Ambrose said: “The increase in student confidence reflected in this year’s National Student Survey is a clear endorsement of both Merseyside Police’s and Liverpool John Moores University’s shared commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
“We are focused on developing professional, operational police officers who are equipped to deliver a first-class service to the public.”
Over the piece, almost 9 out of 10 police apprentices were satisfied with their degree course at LJMU, with 86.6% praising the teaching on their course, 94.6% happy with the academic support they receive and 96% applauding the learning resources available at the university.
LJMU’s Liverpool Centre for Advanced Police Studies (LCAPS) also collaborates with Merseyside Police on other policing programs, research, innovation, and training for existing officers, a relationship described as an exemplar police-higher education partnership by Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell.
Dr Carol Cox, Head of LCAPS, said: “This is a great achievement and testament to the strong partnership between LJMU and Merseyside Police.
“The PCDA programme enables police officers with varying backgrounds to study at university, be educated to a high level and go on to serve the diverse communities of Merseyside with competence and sensitivity.”
