BSc (Hons) Applied Management (Policing) | Degree Apprenticeship

About your course

BSc (Hons) Applied Management (Policing) – Developing your knowledge, skills & behaviours to fulfil the requirements of the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship.

The programme is designed to suppor the career progression of front line and middle managers in policing and law enforcement roles.

The programme will help you to develop a better and wider understanding of management, policy, and strategy and how to support and develop your people and processes. You will assess these concepts through the lens of professional policing, but challeneged to think more widely about what you can learn from other sectors and other countries to enhance practice and support the delivery of strategic goals.

Through active and learner centric teaching, you will develop an understanding of how to apply different theories of and approaches to management, leadership, stakeholder engagement, operations and projects to exceed objectives such as public trust and confidence.

Through the support of a mentor, you will also develop the skills and behaviours that make you a better manager or team leader.

You come to understanding the impacts of local, national and even international events on organisational management and behaviours. You will also review this from via case studies from a range of sectors to allow you identify and test best practice and ultimately to identify opportunities for improvement.

You’ll complete the programme with the digital, financial problem solving and critical thinking skills to become a confident, innovative, and highly effective manager.

This programme will help you build internal and external stakeholder relationships to improve trust and confidence and make a substantial contribution to strategy in your force.

Prior to starting the programme applicants must have obtained Grade C or Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification below:

• Key Skills Level 2 in English/ Maths
• NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading
• Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
• Higher Diploma in Maths/ English
• Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths/ English
• Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
• Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

Applicants must be in a role that affords them opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required by the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship Standard. This will be discussed at the Skills Scan Initial Assessment and there may be opportunities for applicants to receive recognition of prior learning or experiential learning.

Employability

On completion of the three-year Degree Apprenticeship programme, the participants will undertake an End-Point Assessment.

By definition degree apprenticeships aim to upskill existing employees. In doing so, their value to their employer increases, as well as their potential employability. The Workplace project modules seek to help apprentices' develop the skills required to progress towards their End-point Assessment, including reflective and report writing, professional development planning and presentation skills – these skills inherently improve their employability as well. These modules also develop apprentices’ non-technical skills such as working in teams, communication, project management etc. which contribute to a more employable well-rounded graduate.

Learners are also offered opportunities to engage in extra curricular activities such as guest speakers, networking events and use of VR simulation. These also support future career progression.

Learners on this programme must be employed and will be regularly supported, through academic and workplace mentoring, to implement their learning in the workplace.

The course team has a wide range of experience in leadership, management, finance, human resource management and specifically in police leadership.

Student Futures - Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service

A wide range of opportunities and support is available to you, within and beyond your course, to ensure our students experience a transformation in their career trajectory. Every undergraduate curriculum includes Future Focus during Level 4, an e-learning resource and workshop designed to help you to develop your talents, passion and purpose.

Every student has access to Careers Zone 24/7, LJMU's suite of online Apps, resources and jobs board via the LJMU Student Futures website. There are opportunities for flexible, paid and part-time work through Unitemps, LJMU's in-house recruitment service, and we also offer fully funded Discovery Internships.

One-to-one careers and employability advice is available via our campus-based Careers Zones and we offer a year-round programme of events, including themed careers and employability workshops, employer events and recruitment fairs. Our Start-Up Hub can help you to grow your enterprise skills and to research, plan and start your own business or become a freelancer.

A suite of learning experiences, services and opportunities is available to final year students to help ensure you leave with a great onward plan. You can access LJMU's Careers, Employability and Start-up Services after you graduate and return for one-to-one support for life.