Policing - Level 3

This is a two-year course that leads to a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Policing. You will be placed on a programme depending on your grades and you can achieve a qualification after successful completion of each year.

Level 3 Diploma in Policing

• 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above

Including:

• 1 GCSE grade 3 in English or maths

• 1 GCSE grade 4 in English or maths
  
  

Level 3 Extended Diploma in Policing

• 6 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and maths.

This is a two-year course and you can achieve a qualification after successful completion of each year.

In year one you will receive a Level 3 NCFE Diploma in Policing.

In year two you will receive a Level 3 NCFE Extended Diploma in Policing.

• Preparing for a career in the police service

• Developing leadership skills

• Equality, diversity and inclusion

• Preparation for higher education

Optional units can include:

• Understanding mental health

• Development of UK policing service

• Classroom sessions

• Tutorials

• Practical sessions

• Experience of work

• Seminars

• Role play

• Controlled assessment

• Exams

• Group/individual presentations

• Role play

• Essays

• Professional discussion

• One-to-one interview

Our focus is to help you gain an insight into the police force and have the opportunity to see what working life is really like.

We offer regular guest lectures from a range of criminal justice agencies including Northumbria Police and The Met.

We also take students on visits to Northumbria Police and Newcastle’s Law Courts headquarters.

English and maths are vital to the work of the police force and to help your development, we embed these into your programme and practical work.

You will develop your language skills learning to write documentation and supporting evidence. Or, you may analyse patterns and statistics to solve problems and crime scene scenarios.

This course has been designed to help improve your chances of success applying to work for the Police and it also offers UCAS points.

On completion, you can apply for a Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) or progress onto a Professional Policing Degree. You will be guaranteed a place on our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing, delivered through Newcastle College University Centre.

If you are aged 16-18 when you begin your course you are likely to be eligible for free tuition. Detailed information can be found within the financial support section. 

If you are aged 19+ the cost of the course will depend on your circumstances. Our support pages can help you determine your suitability.