Training & Development Officer

Applications for this role are restricted to existing employees of the College of Policing, the Civil Service and staff of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.

About us:

We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level. 

Although we’re a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles. 

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers network for equality and inclusion (ENEI) membership and status as a disability confident employer means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Training and Development Officer – ICT Learning Programmes.    

ICT Learning Programmes is a growing team that is supporting the fast-paced development of learning programmes and standards associated with the following national policing systems: the Police National Computer (PNC), Police National Database (PND), ViSOR (Dangerous Persons Database), LEDS (Law Enforcement Data Service) Code of Practice, and Airwave Tactical Advisor Learning Programmes. 

We provide learning programmes for trainers and for specialist and covert roles in a variety of different formats.  We are committed to supporting and developing all users of national systems to improve use which enables the service to better protect the public and prevent and detect crime, via the delivery of meaningful development opportunities. We have developed a series of remotely delivered learning programmes that are in increasing demand, and we have trained over 2,000 learners via MS Teams within the last 2 years.  We are looking at additional support to design and deliver content for PND training both in the classroom and online, to ensure delivery commitments can be achieved.

The selected candidate will, support the design, delivery and evaluation of our learning products with the main focus being on the design and delivery of Police National Database (PND) training.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering and designing training programmes to agreed content and assessment specifications, developing and adapting, where appropriate, teaching techniques, lesson plans, scenarios and training materials to meet individual students’ abilities, levels of understanding and learning styles, to ensure that all students receive a consistent, high quality training intervention which addresses their learning and development needs.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to share knowledge to help identify innovative solutions and draft and develop evidence-based policing standards, guidance and associated curriculum specifications and learning interventions to support the promotion and embedding of consistent approaches to professional practice across policing.
• Day to day management of students whilst courses are in progress

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• To be an accredited PND Trainer currently on the PND Trainer Professional Register
• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of remote learning via MS Teams using MS 365 applications to enhance learning delivery.
• Proven experience of designing and delivering learning in a police or law enforcement context, in particular PND training.
• Be a qualified trainer to meet the Police Sector Standard for the Training of Trainers: Training Essentials Programme (Modules 1+2+3+4), Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training, Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS Level 4) or NVQ Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development or equivalent. Or be committed to work towards this within 6 months.
• Be a competent assessor to meet the Police Sector Standard for Assessment i.e. Assessing Competence in the Workplace or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships and removing unnecessary barriers to services delivery.

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Currently on the College of Policing PND Trainer Professional Register as an accredited PND trainer.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships and removing unnecessary barriers to services delivery
• Experience of delivering online and remote learning in a policing context.
• Experience of facilitating and delivering online learning, using MS 365.

The College is a great place to work. We’re passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Up to 30 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 2.5 privilege days)
• Continued professional development and structured career paths
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexi-time (for certain grades)
• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Benenden Healthcare
• National Dental Plan
• Discounts for on-line shopping
• Free employee support line
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Rewards and recognition scheme

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all. 

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Job contact :

• Name : College of Policing HR Recruitment
• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
• Telephone : 07717652992

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk