The Essential Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship EPA Handbook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gander, Sharon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

St Albans : Critical Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

An essential guide for student police officers to support them throughout their PCDA programme and enable them to pass the EPA first time.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

About the author

Acknowledgements

Foreword

1 Introduction to the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Skills and knowledge requirements of the PCDA

Task

Structure of this book

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship

Chapter 2: Your PCDA programme journey

Chapter 3: The PCDA support triangle

Chapter 4: Getting prepared for your EPA gateway

Chapter 5: Understanding, planning and preparing for your assessments

Chapter 6: EPA day: pass first time

Chapter 7: Programme and EPA overview and checklist

Recent changes to police recruitment pathways and education of new recruits

Important key recommendations for police recruitment and training

The Policing Education Qualifications Framework

Aims of the PEQF

PEQF programmes

The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

Apprenticeship Levy

The benefits of policing apprenticeships

To apply for the PCDA

Key aspects of the PCDA programme

Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)

To apply for the DHEP programme

Key aspects of the degree-holder programme

Professional Policing Degree (PPD)

To apply for the PPD

Key aspects of the PPD

Specialising in these programmes

Conclusion

Further reading

2 Your PCDA programme journey

The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship programme

The educational principles of the PEQF

National degree apprenticeship standard for the police constable

Police constable apprenticeship curriculum: a professional overview

1. Learning and development applicable across a comprehensive range of policing professional situations and contexts.

2. Learning and development enabling the police constable to perform effectively in key specific areas of professional policing responsibility

3. Learning and development specifically and directly relevant to professional performance in core areas of policing

Starting the apprenticeship

Day one of your apprenticeship

University programme

Assessments

How will I be assessed?

Support at university

Support from the police

Professional development of the police constable apprentice

Apprenticeship Year 1: initial professional development

Apprenticeship Year 2: continuing professional development

Apprenticeship Year 3: advanced professional development

Graduation

Case Study

3 The PCDA support triangle

The benefits of your apprenticeship

Expectations of your PCDA programme

Equality of opportunity for all students and available support when on the PCDA

Tripartite meetings

The role of the police as your employer

The role of the work-based coach

Items that will be discussed in your tripartite meeting

What is off-the-job training?

SMART coaching and mentoring

Essential study skills to obtain top grades

Finding advice and support

Study and academic skills

Writing essentials

Preparing your work for submission

Top tips

The importance of adhering to word-count requirements

The importance of checking and proofreading your final submission

Formatting

Guidance for assessment submissions

Essays/written reports

Examination and assessment planning

Exam preparation

Assessment preparation

Key motivation tips for success

Importance of teamwork in the police.

Smart targets and target setting

4 Getting prepared for your EPA gateway

Key milestones throughout the PCDA programme

Year 1, level 4

Preparing for your professional discussion element of the EPA from day one

Top tips for your portfolio

Year 1 review

Year 2 review

Year 3, level 6

What is the gateway?

Minimum requirements

Resits and retakes of the EPA

What is an EBRP?

Overview of the EBRP

How is it taught?

Academic support and supervision

Supervisor-student expectations

Staff expectations

Student expectations

Starting your EBRP

Available literature in your topic area

Types of evidence-based research projects

Methodological considerations

Limitations of your data collection

Research data scrutiny

Questions to ask about research data and statistics

Ethical considerations and standards

Assessment criteria

EBRP grading

Criticality

Taking a critical approach to writing: differences between descriptive and critical writing

Stages involved in critical thinking

Stage 1: Knowledge

Stage 2: Comprehension

Stage 3: Application

Stage 4: Analysis

Stage 5: Synthesis

Stage 6: Evaluation

Case Studies

5 Understanding, planning and preparing for your assessments

Key people involved in the PCDA EPA

Independent Assessors

A representative from your university

A representative from your police force (employer)

Overview of the key components of your end-point assessment

1. On programme

2. Gateway

3. The EPA

What are coaching and mentoring?

What is coaching?

What is mentoring?

Tutor constables

Task.

Considerations when planning or participating in a coaching or mentoring session

Work-based assessment within policing

Reflective practice

Learning from experience: the reflective learner

The elements of the experiential learning cycle

Concrete experience

Reflective observation

Abstract conceptualisation

Active experimentation

Learning as a cycle

Defining reflection

Using reflective practice

Other models of reflection

The mock EPA

Essential tips

What will occur in your mock EPA session?

After the mock session

What is standardisation?

Standardisation of the EPA

6 EPA day: pass first time

The structure of your EPA

Preparing for your EPA

Independent Assessor top tips to prepare for your final EPA day

Assessment 1: professional discussion

Top tip

Professional discussion questions and examples

Question 1

What is your Independent Assessor looking for?

Points to consider

Recap of the NDM (underpinned by the Code of Ethics)

Question 2

Recap of the THRIVE approach

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Victim and witness interviews

Suspect interviews.

Question 10

Question 11

Communicate and engage proactively with communities, including through use of social media

Foster productive partnerships in community policing

Question 12

Question 13

Demonstrate appropriate strategies for dealing with more complex police interviews

Apply appropriate investigative procedures in respect of internet-facilitated crime

Grade descriptors for the professional discussion assessment examples

Assessment 2: evidence-based research project (EBRP)

Assessment 3: presentation and panel discussion

Presentation

Panel discussion

What could you be asked in the panel discussion?

Literature review

Methodology

Results/findings

Discussion

Implications/recommendations

General/throughout

The Independent Assessor has final responsibility for assessment decisions

Awarding the EPA

7 Programme and EPA overview and checklist

Key milestones

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Your final EPA day

Resit guidance

References

Appendix 1 Mapping of the Police Constable Apprenticeship Standards to the EPA (KSBs)

Reference

Appendix 2 Professional discussion: assessment criteria underpinning KSBs/operational competence

Index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Gander, Sharon The Essential Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship EPA Handbook

ISBN:

9781915080721

OCLC:

1373346357