Flt Lt Pete Sharman, Royal Air Force PoliceMr. 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 (2008-2010)– 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

Proposed Framework

For Foundation Degree

(Service Police)

Volume CrimeInvestigation Course

QCF 4(2008)

30 Credits(DCPG)

Serious Crime Investigations Course

QCF 4(2008)

60 Credits(DCPG)

Protective Security

(RAF)QCF 4(2011)

60 Credits(DCPG)

Protective Security in

practice (RAF)QCF 4

30 Credits(e-learning)

Serious Crime Investigations

in PracticeQCF 4(2011)

30 Credits(e-learning)

Intro to Intelligence-Led

PolicingQCF 4(2011)

30 Credits(e-learning)

CSIQCF 5(2008)

40 Credits(DCPG)

RAFPOCQCF 5(2009)

60 Credits(DCPG)

Introduction to Concepts of

TerrorismQCF 5(2010)

30 Credits (e-learning)

Counter Terrorism

QCF 5(2010)

30 Credits(e-learning)

Intelligence-Led Policing (Advanced)

QCF 530 Credits

(e-learning)

Cyber and IT CrimeQCF 5(2011)

30 Credits(e-learning)

Drugs in Service SocietyQCF 5(2011)

30 Credits(e-learning)

Qualifications Credit FrameworkQCF 4 = Level 4 (Year One of HE study)QCF 5 = Level 5 (Year Two of HE Study)Attain Foundation Degree = 240 CreditsTo ‘top up’ to full BSc (Hons) Degree = 120 Credits @ QCF 6DCPG indicates delivery at Southwick ParkE-learning indicates on-line TU provision

RMPOCQCF 5(2011)

60 Credits(DCPG)

RMPCompany

CommandersCourse(2012)

30 Credits(DCPG)

Future Framework?Strand 1

Royal Air Force Police Initial Course

QCF TBCCredits TBC

Volume Crime Investigations

CourseQCF 4

30 Credits

Protective SecurityQCF 4

60 Credits

Serious Crime Investigations

CourseQCF 4

60 Credits

Intro to Intelligence-Led Policing

QCF 430 Credits

Intelligence-Led Policing (Advanced)

QCF 530 Credits

Drugs in Service SocietyQCF 5

30 Credits

Cyber & IT CrimeQCF 5

30 Credits

Protective Security in

practice QCF 4

30 Credits

Crime Scene Investigator

CourseQCF 5

40 Credits

Introduction to Concepts of Terrorism

QCF 530 Credits

Counter Terrorism

QCF 530 Credits

Royal Air Force Police

Officer’sQCF 5

Credits 60

Strand 2

Royal Military Police Initial

Military Police Course

Provost Junior Non-

Commissioned Officer Course

Volume Crime Investigations

Course

Generic Junior Non-

Commissioned Officer

Command Leadership

ManagementTraining

Provost Senior Non-

Commissioned Officer Course

Generic Senior Non-

Commissioned Officer

Command Leadership

ManagementTraining

Management of Investigations

Course

Generic Warrant Officer

Command Leadership

ManagementTraining

Provost Warrant Officer’s Course

Generic Command, Leadership & Management training already attracts accreditation

Royal MilitaryPolice Officer’s

Course

Company Commander’s

Course

Strand 3

Defence Train The Trainer Course

Provost Junior Non-Commissioned

Police Officer’s Course

(Defence Instructional Techniques)

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Learning & Teaching in Higher Education)

QCF 7Credits 60Defence Train

The Trainer (Consolidation)

Sub-Unit Coaching

Course

Master Coaching

Course

Teesside Module

QCF TBCCredits TBC

Teesside Module

QCF TBCCredits TBC

Teesside Module

QCF TBCCredits TBC

Teesside Module

QCF TBCCredits 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 PoliceMr. Ian Pepper, Teesside University

Strategic Development Fund Partnership: The Defence College of Policing and

Guarding and Teesside University