{"id":274343,"date":"2022-06-30T14:54:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=274343"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:54:30","slug":"new-training-directives-will-put-off-experienced-officer-joining-the-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=274343","title":{"rendered":"New Training Directives Will Put Off Experienced Officer Joining The Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW training directives will put off experienced, talented recruits from joining the service, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned.<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

From April next year, all officers will have to have a degree \u2013 or gain one – to join up, following a change in Police Regulations.<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Steve Kent, South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair, said the move will be beneficial for younger officers who will train and gain a degree simultaneously, but that older officers will be discouraged.<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThis ties in with the bigger issue about how we want to attract our police officers. I think there are going to be a lot of good people with some really relevant life experience and work experience who are going to be put off by this because they don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t necessarily want to have that kind of degree to join policing, or they don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t have a degree to join policing.<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cThis move does not cater for the variety of people we need in policing. If we want to attract more mature recruits as well, they<\/span>\u2019<\/span>re not necessarily going to have a degree and they<\/span>\u2019<\/span>re not necessarily going to want a degree. So, for me, it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s closing the door on some really good potential people for policing. It<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s shrinking the variety of who we<\/span>\u2019<\/span>re going to have coming into policing which, coupled with the poor pay, could become a real problem.\u201d<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Steve warned that forces could struggle to fill roles in the future as a result.<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe may argue that the northern forces might find it easier than southern forces because of they increased cost of living down south. But I think it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s fair to say a lot of northern forces are observing that there is a slowdown in terms of suitable people coming into policing, and that has got to be a concern for us. Not just in the short-term but also in the medium-term. How can we attract the best people for a job that pays basic wages for our new recruits coming in?\u201d<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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