CCDN also offers 2 placements per year for the Sussex Police Student Officer Course Community Placement Programme     Back

Sussex Police are changing the way that new officers are trained, moving away from a residential course in Ashford to local universities delivering more relevant work based material. An 80 hour community placement for every officer forms part of the programme.   The placements will occur in the first 10 weeks of their training. The aim is to expose student officers to the types of diverse communities they will be policing.     The placements will vary in length, up to a maximum of 9 days and they will need to achieve a set of learning outcomes. Student officers will not wear uniform during their placements or record names or personal details in their reflective diaries.   Kent Police have been running community placements for their new recruits since September 2004 and they have officers pre-booked before they have even joined!   This is a dramatic and exciting change in the way that officers have received their initial training for over 60 years.  This is also a great opportunity to make a difference to the way communities are policed in Sussex.   Sussex Police need you to help us to give our officers a vital taste `from the inside’ of what policing the diverse communities of Sussex involves. You will be pivotal in influencing the next generation of police officers.   If you want more information or would like to meet with Gary Jones, Sussex Police’s Community Placement Manager, call 01273 404164 or 07768 711513 or email him on gary.jones@sussex.pnn.police.uk  Foundation Training, Police Headquarters, Malling House, Church Lane, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DZ.  Switchboard 0845 60 70 999  Direct Line 01273 404164