Flt Lt Pete Sharman, Royal Air Force Police Mr. Ian Pepper, Teesside University Strategic Development Fund Partnership: The Defence College of Policing and Guarding and Teesside University
Southwick Park –Thistlethwayte Family Royal Navy Navigation School –‘D-Day’ –HMS Dryad Maritime Warfare School –Southwick Park DCPG Hampshire Constabulary Training Royal Air Force School of Administration Service Police Museums Defence College of Policing & Guarding
Team of academic and administrative staff Deliver programmes in partnership with, or on behalf of, the police and wider investigative family Awards range from certificated courses and Foundation Degree’s to a BSc (Hons) Degree Partners include Cleveland Police, West Mercia Police, MOD Police, PD Ports Police and the Defence College of Policing and Guarding Policing and Investigation in the School of Social Science and Law
Teesside University and DCPG Initial Involvement Hard copy flyers and talking to people –pan-MOD Directive –3 year plan ( ) –Accreditation of tri-Service Courses –Providing support to delivery: »Research materials »IT Infrastructure »Training Optimisation »Consumables
Initial Framework Partnership formally commenced 01/01/2008 Four courses accredited by SSSL: QCF levels 4 & 5 One course accredited by SSE: QCF level 5 Work based studies students passed to TUBS PGCLTHE currently being delivered Enrolled learners to date: 1000
Strategic Development Fund Grants 2009: Accreditation of the RAF Police Officers programme 2010: Staff deployment to the Defence College of Policing and Guarding for two days a week
Qualifications Credit Framework QCF 4 = Level 4 (Year One of HE study) QCF 5 = Level 5 (Year Two of HE Study) Attain Foundation Degree = 240 Credits To ‘top up’ to full BSc (Hons) Degree = 120 QCF 6 DCPG indicates delivery at Southwick Park E-learning indicates on-line TU provision
Future Framework? Strand 1
Strand 2 Generic Command, Leadership & Management training already attracts accreditation
Strand 3 Provost Junior Non-Commissioned Police Officer’s Course (Defence Instructional Techniques) Defence Train The Trainer (Consolidation) Teesside Module QCF TBC Credits TBC Teesside Module QCF TBC Credits TBC
Best Practice On site Teesside Representative –Face to Face communication Independent Scrutiny of DCPG Courses –Laudatory remarks from Teesside Boards Adoption of Academic Approaches –Essay type questions –Marking Guides
Best Practice Provision of Research Materials –Expansion of library –Access to Blackboard Growing Appetite for CPD –De-mystified academia Team Work –Recognising each others expertise and working in partnership to achieve success
Flt Lt Pete Sharman, Royal Air Force Police Mr. Ian Pepper, Teesside University Strategic Development Fund Partnership: The Defence College of Policing and Guarding and Teesside University