Advertorial: LJMU Degree Apprenticeships

Accredited degrees and CertHE courses delivered as apprenticeships by Liverpool John Moores University.

Innovate your approach to career development in law enforcement

Do you manage the development of policing or law enforcement staff who want to progress in their careers? Maybe they joined directly from school and are now finding their ambition is being overlooked for a lack of qualifications?

Maybe they want to retrain in a different area? Maybe they want to become more qualified in their chosen area so they can progress?

Or maybe it’s the confidence that comes from extra training that they are looking for, rather than the qualification itself?

Whatever your reasons for seeking out accredited training for your team, the results are the same. It can accelerate their career progression by giving them the confidence to apply for – and get – that next step on the career ladder.

And the good news is that there is funding available so that the employer doesn’t foot the bill.

Liverpool John Moores University run several apprenticeship courses designed specifically for serving police officers and law enforcement professionals.

From constables, investigators and analysts to specialist teams, agencies, and managers, LJMU has a range of courses to support you to increase your team’s knowledge, improve their skills and develop their careers.

Many of the courses are run remotely, meaning they’ll be able to access learning and are supported online, and don’t need to live near Liverpool.

Apprenticeship courses currently running are listed below, so why not have a read and see if any of them will help you to develop your team’s potential.

1. BSc Serious and Complex Crime

• The BSc Serious and Complex Crime integrated degree apprenticeship is designed to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with a role in the field of investigation.
• Working collaboratively with your employer, you will learn through a combination of on-the-job training and innovative and thought-provoking modules which reflect and challenge current investigative practices and debates.
• Delivered online through a mix of live and prerecorded lectures and seminars by lecturers with academic and practical experience in the field, you will study topics including the criminal law, ethics and accountability, the criminal justice system, overt and covert investigation; evidence-based practice; intelligence management; forensics; research methods and public protection.
• You will develop a knowledge and understanding of investigative practice, its position in the social, political, and cultural environment and its place within the wider context of criminal justice.

2. BSc Applied Management (Policing)

• Qualify with a professionally recognised practice-based Degree Apprenticeship with work-based projects to suit your career and current role.
• Everything contextualised so you can start applying your learning from day one.
• Personal development and interpersonal skills built in.
• Get supported to deal with complex issues and solve problems – systemically, innovatively, and creatively.
• Assess the impact of management styles on team wellbeing. Analyse management of physical and financial resources, and of building relationships with stakeholders#
• Learn how to innovate and implement change and improvement within your organisation.
• The programme covers operations and project management and culminates with a critically investigative project which is of value to your organisation.

3.  Cert HE Intelligence Analysis

• Qualify with the professionally recognised Level 4 Apprenticeship in Intelligence Analysis and a Higher Certificate in Intelligence Analysis.
• Study remotely through a mix of online live and pre-recorded lectures, workshops, and group tasks as well as self-led research.
• Taught by experts with substantial real-world experience as analysts in the UK and internationally, alongside comprehensive academic backgrounds.
• Aims to empower analysts in producing insightful, objective, timely and high impact analytical products across law enforcement and other government agencies.
• Incorporates a variety and depth of understanding as to the role of the analyst.
• Enables learners to comprehensively explore both their role and the wider field, participating in communities of practice, building professional connections across agencies to learn from one another and contributing to the development of the profession.

4. Cert HE Counter Fraud Investigation

• Qualify with the professionally recognised Level 4 Apprenticeship in Counter Fraud Investigation and a Certificate of Higher Education in Counter Fraud Investigation.
• Delivered online through a mix of live and prerecorded lectures and seminars by lecturers with academic and practical experience in the field, you will study topics including the fraud landscape (Public and Private Sector), fraud investigations: legislation, evidence & disclosure, building and presenting a case, POCA and fraud types, patterns and trends.
• Working collaboratively with your employer, you will learn through a combination of on-the-job training and innovative and thought-provoking modules which reflect and challenge current investigative practices and debates.
• Incorporates a variety and depth of understanding as to the role of the counter fraud investigator.

What Now?

STEP 1 – Interested? Firstly, speak to your employer to confirm they are willing to support you through the course. If they have questions, please refer them to degreeapprenticeships@ljmu.ac.uk and someone will be in touch to talk it through.

STEP 2 – Once you have confirmation of support, fill in the Application Form on the relevant course page listed above.

For more information about LJMU Degree Apprenticeships in general you can browse the full course listings and hear from current students below.

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