Northumbria Police Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship with teamNP is the chance to gain a professional qualification as part of a challenging and rewarding career

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Apprenticeships are work-based programmes combining on the job training while completing a nationally recognised qualification. Northumbria Police offer apprenticeships across a variety of roles within the force, allowing you to explore your career aspirations while achieving a qualification.

Why choose an Apprenticeship with Northumbria Police?

  • Incredible opportunities for development and progression beyond your apprenticeship.

  • Our organisation has achieved the 80th rank in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2025.

  • We will provide you with one-to-one tutoring in the workplace to support you.

  • Personal and pastoral support for a healthy work-life-balance.

  • You’ll gain access to all Northumbria Police staff benefits including blue light discount and employee assistant programmes, from day one.

  • We have been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted as an apprenticeship training provider.

Why choose an Apprenticeship with Northumbria Police?

  • Incredible opportunities for development and progression beyond your apprenticeship.

  • Our organisation has achieved the 30th rank in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2023 and we are the highest-ranked police force in the UK

  • We will provide you with one-to-one tutoring in the workplace to support you.

  • Personal and pastoral support for a healthy work-life-balance.

  • You’ll gain access to all Northumbria Police staff benefits including blue light discount and employee assistant programmes, from day one.

  • We have been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted as an apprenticeship training provider.

Discover an apprenticeship with TeamNP

Become a 999 response officer, neighbourhood officer or detective

This three year work-based apprenticeship programme combines practical “on the job” training and academic learning and is open to non-degree holders. During the three-year programme you’ll learn as you earn and achieve a fully-funded BSc (Hons) Professional Policing Practice degree on successful completion.

Find out more about the PCDA

Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)

Our 12-15 month PCSO apprenticeship programme combines practical and theory-based learning to equip you with the skills and confidence to engage with local communities, help to prevent crime and build valued relationships.

Become a PCSO

Frequently Asked Questions

You should be at least 18 years old, but there are there is no upper age limit to joining our apprenticeship scheme.

You can find our standard eligibility criteria on our job descriptions. Dependent on the apprenticeship role you are applying for there may be some additional criteria.

For entry onto the apprenticeship, you are required to have Maths & English at one of the following standards:

  • Level 2 qualifications in both English and Maths for example a GCSE or iGCSE at level 4 (grade C) or above, Functional Skills Level 2, Key Skills
  • Level 2 (Communication and / or Literacy) or Adult Numeracy / Literacy Plus

Copies of certificates will be required. If you are currently working towards obtaining any of the above qualifications, we will require certification before progressing your application to final offer stage.

Guide to achieving Level 2 English and Maths

From day 1 you will have access to the same benefits a our staff from enhanced annual leave allowances to blue light discounts and more. You can find out more information on our benefits page.

In addition, you’ll also receive further benefits such as pastoral support and dedicated academic support throughout your apprenticeship to support a healthy work life balance.

Apprenticeship periods vary based on the standard but typically between 12-18 months.

The range of qualifications you can earn range from a level 2 (equivalent to 5 GCSEs), a level 3 (equivalent to 2 ‘A’ levels) all the way through to a level 7, which is equivalent to a Masters degree.

Our most recent staff apprenticeship opportunities have included:

  • Customer Service
  • Vehicle Technician
  • Contact Handler
  • Media and Communication
  • Finance
  • Business Support
  • Police Comunity Support Officer (PCSO)

We also have our Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) entry route for those who wish to become a uniformed officer.

As an apprentice with TeamNP we’ll support your personal development and career progression. Your support from our training teams will include:

  • Dedicated trainers supporting a positive and inclusive classroom environment
  • Dedicated assessors once in the workplace all the way to completion of the apprenticeship
  • 1-2-1 tutoring in the workplace
  • Support for work-life-balance/manageable workloads and personal support
  • Knowledgeable, experienced staff who create positive learning environments
  • Friendly and approachable colleagues
  • As a Disability Confident Employer we welcome applications from those with visible and hidden disabilities and neurodiverse candidates. We can offer support from our in house services including our wellbeing team, our Disability and Carers Association and our dyslexia support assessors.

Alongside gaining the specific skills that will set you up for your role, we will also help you to build transferable skills that you can use throughout your future career.

Through your apprenticeship experience you’ll gain skills such as: resilience, problem solving, communication, decision making, critical thinking and team work all of which you can take with you throughout your career.

Be a part of something that matters. Apply today

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