Meet Upile
Upile Mtitimila
Police Now graduate
Want more?
The grads who choose us want more.
More than a 9 to 5 and more than a regular graduate scheme.
Our grads see the difference they’re making each day: in communities, in society, and in individual lives.
Like Upile, who joined Police Now in 2016 and has been changing lives ever since.
In six short years, Upile has:
- Been promoted twice to Detective Sergeant.
- Worked on secondments in other industries.
- Acts on several boards where his voice and ideas matter.
- Won multiple awards for his work.
- Helped his community rank as the UKs safest place to live.
of applicants to Police Now’s National Graduate Leadership Programme had never previously considered joining the police
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Be yourself
“Police Now stood out as different. I felt that through a programme that was so in line with what I connected with; it was the right way to go into policing. I think what sets Police Now apart – and why it is important – is that it really embraces you as an individual. I can honestly say that. It gives you the opportunity to be yourself and then be a police officer.”
Upile Mtitimila, Police Now graduate
Policing isn’t a career for graduates, right?
Wrong. Police Now’s award-winning programme helps high-achieving, diverse graduates become leaders in frontline policing. This is a way to use your degree, determination and uniqueness to solve society’s most pressing problems.
It gives you the opportunity to explore different areas of policing, rise through the ranks, increase your salary, and develop your skills and experience.
Upile has done exactly that. He joined policing in 2016 after he graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in International Relations. He’s been changing people’s lives since.
Upile's policing career so far
Starts the two-year Police Now National Graduate Leadership Programme.
Completes secondment with PA Consulting.
Graduates from the Police Now programme.
Wins policing excellence award for Innovation.
Secures a place on the Policing Fast Track to Inspector Programme.
Graduates with MSc in Policing.
Promotion to Sergeant working in response policing.
Becomes Co-chair of Cheshire Constabulary’s Multicultural Network and Board Member for Police Now’s Customer Insights and Futures Impact Committee.
Moves to Detective Sergeant in CID.
Joins the management team at the Police Now National Graduate Leadership Programme Academy.
Becomes Force Operational Lead for Safer Streets Warrington focussed on Violence Against Women and Girls.
Warrington listed as safest town to live.
Moves to Detective Sergeant post working on online child abuse.
Completing Fast Track for promotion to Inspector.
Detective Inspector.
