POLICE PROFESSIONALISM, EDUCATION AND LEARNING

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS: KEY MESSAGES OF THE DAY

GILL ROBINSONJUNE 2014

PROFESSIONALISM – A ‘PLASTIC’ CONCEPT

How best to define professionalism for Scottish policing?

ROUTES TO PROFESSIONALISM

Context and drivers

Changing expectations Changing operating environment Organisational changeMaximising public value

…. leading to redefined roles

Principles and frameworks

Code of ethicsProfessional standardsPrinciples for and purposes of professional education and learningProgression pathways

….reflecting redefined roles, purposes and outcomes

Outworking

Coalition for changeEngagementAdopting new approaches to career-long learningRevised supporting processes (e.g. recruitment, performance review, accountability)Evaluation of impact

EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN SCOTTISH POLICING

Who? What? How?

When? Where?

ISSUES AND LESSONS?

ISSUES AND LESSONS?

Leadership development at all levels for redefined roles

Barriers Tensions Ensuring coherence and mutual reinforcement

between theory and practice Emphasising learning from and with peers but

balancing this with external stimulus and expertise Building habits of reflection and career-long learning Recognising that it will take time