Police jobs Join the police service through our partner forces Police Now currently works in partnership with over 30 police forces across England and Wales to attract, train and develop outstanding graduates to become inspirational police officers. Through our attraction, recruitment and innovative training programmes, graduates join our partner police forces to support them in achieving a positive impact on their local communities.At the start of your journey with Police Now, you are asked to indicate the force you are interested in working in. Due to some forces being oversubscribed, we do encourage applicants to be as flexible as possible and consider alternate forces. We will also ask if you are willing to relocate to other areas in order to participate in the programme. If you successfully secure a place at our Assessment Centre, we will discuss your options with you before you attend. Our partner forces Avon & Somerset Constabulary Bedfordshire Police Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cheshire Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary Devon & Cornwall Constabulary Dorset Police Essex Police Greater Manchester Police Hampshire Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary Humberside Police Kent Police Lancashire Constabulary Merseyside Police Northamptonshire Police Northumbria Police North Wales Police North Yorkshire Police South Wales Police South Yorkshire Police Staffordshire Police Surrey Police Sussex Police Thames Valley Police The Metropolitan Police Warwickshire Police West Mercia Police West Midlands Police West Yorkshire Police Am I training withPolice Now or with a police force? You will be a participant on a Police Now national graduate programme, working with a specific police force alongside other serving officers from this force. You’ll participate in the Police Now programme, whilst working in your chosen police force, for the duration of the two-year programme.And at the end of the two years, when you successfully complete the programme and your probation, you’ll have the opportunity to consider continuing as a police detective with this police force. Am I training alongside other Police Now participants? Successful applicants start their Police Now programme with a multi-week residential academy, alongside other Police Now participants who will later be joining other police forces. 91% of participants from last years’ academy said they felt the quality of support they’d received from fellow participants was excellent.While completing the Police Now Academy, you’ll be introduced to your chosen force, giving you the chance to meet key contacts and complete elements of your training. After completing your academy, you will spend the remainder of your two-year Police Now programme with your force.At this point you’ll be assigned to a specific community within your chosen forces’ jurisdiction, completing your training alongside police mentors and serving police officers from that force.Your Police Now Performance Development Coach will work with you over the entire two-year programme to mentor and develop your leadership skills.They will help you set achievable but challenging objectives for the work you’ll do over each 100-day period, which culminates with an Impact Event where you will share examples of you work and hear about other participants experiences. You’ll work day-to-day with police mentors from your force and alongside serving police detectives who will also help you to achieve your impact objectives. Which force should I choose? We are partnered with over 30 police forces across England and Wales. Each police force is associated with an area and have different requirements for the number of Police Now participants they need. This means you should complete your application, online assessment and assessment centre as soon as you’re able, to avoid any disappointment.Some of our participants select a force based on a region they’re familiar with, the area where they grew-up, or the city where they went to university. Equally, many relocate to new areas to join a force based on the communities they’d like to be involved with over the two-year programme. Whatever your decision on force location, you will be joining our programme alongside other Police Now participants in the same position as you, as well as other police staff based in your chosen force.Applications for our National Graduate Leadership Programme and National Detective Programme are closed until summer 2021. You can register your interest now. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST What it's like to join the police Do you have what it takes to transform communities? Becoming a police officer is a big step. Hear our participants’ experiences throughout their journey on the Police Now National Graduate Leadership Programme. I decided to join the police in my 3rd year at uni. Emma Adams | Neighbourhood police officer I can have a positive impact at a ground level. Sami Halepota | Neighbourhood police officer I liked the fact it was a graduate scheme, particularly a leadership one. James Pullen | Neighbourhood police officer Current programmes Police Now offer two national graduate programmes. Which one is right for you? Find out what each programme offers and what the role of a neighbourhood police officer or police detective is like. National Graduate Leadership Programme As a neighbourhood police officer you will work within diverse communities, devise long term strategic solutions and work collaboratively in a multi agency approach to solve crimes and systemic problems. MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME National Detective Programme As a detective you care, it’s a serious career choice. You act on instinct and grow your capacity to change communities by delivering excellence in policing. MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME Help and useful links FAQs For more information about our national graduate programmes or Police Now. FAQs TALK TO OUR TEAM We are dedicated to supporting you during the recruitment process and your career. TALK TO US REGISTER YOUR INTEREST Interested in applying to one of our national graduate programmes that is not currently open? REGISTER INTEREST HOW TO APPLY Ready to start your career with one of our national graduate programmes? Find out how. HOW TO APPLY