isnt this a reflection of the Project 2000 ( aka reject 2000 ) for nurses
Less on the job training and more college based training
yes I agree this is fashion - but is more education better than no education ? I would say yes obviously - others would not
when I was doing royal college stuff ( NHS ) they were anathema to the government. Hospital visiting was stopped by the Royal Colleges for example hem hem and there are still calls tobring it back as it took only 12 y for hospitals to truly truly go down the drain .... ( light touch regulation took its place haha )
now they are looked on as useful standard setters
and yeah there will be grandfathering rules of course
[ oh that reminds me: the grandfathering rules for the medical act 1858 was that anyone in practice with or without a degree on Mar 1st 1815 was allowed to continue practice ]
I think a policeman who has been working several years in a demanding job as well as studying to degree level will be highly 'employable' in almost any other job. So for someone who leaves school with just 3 'O' levels, the chance to earn decent money and get a degree while working and earning will be a big incentive to join the force. I think they will have to set a minimum time to stay in the job.
don't knock it YMB, perhaps the plods will be trained in social studies so they can give counseling to thieving scum rather than arresting them! After all the courts hardly ever bang up a low life these days, perhaps this is a new way eh?
You need the brain power to at least learn new information, that is the main reason for any degree. Very few degrees actually relate to the job the graduate does! The 'Police' degree looks a lot more appropriate to police work than most degrees.
It is more like a 'day release' degree which is how I got my Chemistry degree. I did 9 years of working 4 days a week with 1 day and 1 evening at college/university. At the end I had a degree AND 9 years relevant expierience, the Police system will be similar.
There are certain jobs that do not need formal high level qualifications, policing being one of them. They do however need a certain level of intelligence and common sense, Having read the handbook on how to pass the police tests in 2016, a raising of standards is certainly overdue, the questions seem to be aimed at 12 year olds; but a degree isn't necessary, even a future RAF pilot doesn't need one.
knowledge and education are not related to intelligence eddie. There are intelligent people who cannot read. That's why there is a mensa test for the illiterate. Often Intelligent people are qualified and knowledgeable but it does not always follow.
I think vulcan has it right, raise the bar a bit but not a degree, not for a plod.
Otherwise we will end up with a Police Force that cannot force anything. Sometimes brawn is required rather than brain (unless you are a right-on liberal of course)
Not having a degree doesn't prove you are thick or incompetent ymb, but having a degree proves that you are capable of understanding a particular subject; you may well be competent but can't prove it without further tests.