Thinking Of Joining The Police? - Candidate Briefing Sessions to be held
12th August 2014
Police Scotland in the Highland and Islands will be running information sessions to assist people thinking of becoming a police officer or special constable with their applications.
The candidate briefing sessions are open to anyone who is interested in applying to become a police officer or special constable.
The sessions will last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes and will cover the recruitment process and give advice on submitting a strong application.
Recruitment Inspector Irene Coyle explains "We are still recruiting both police officers and special constables as we have a number of vacancies in the local area.
"The process of becoming a police officer and special constable has a number of stages that candidates require to pass. If a candidate fails at any of the stages, they are welcome to re-apply and try again but they have to wait 6months to do so.
"In order to increase the chance of candidates getting through the various stages first time, we are holding candidate briefing sessions over the next few months.
"The sessions will explain the recruitment process, the skills and attributes we are looking for in prospective police officers/special constables and we will also give tips on how to highlight skills on the form and in interviews to maximise the chance of passing each stage."
The candidate briefing sessions will be held at Highland and Islands Divisional HQ, Old Perth Road in Inverness from 11.00am - 12.15pm on Saturday 30 August, Saturday 4 October and Saturday 1 November, again at 11.00am.
Candidates only need to attend one of the sessions. Places on the sessions are free but will be strictly limited so pre-registering a place is essential.
To book a place at a candidate briefing session, you can either call the recruitment team on 01224 306684 or e-mail policerecruitmentaberdeen[AT]scotland.pnn.police.uk.
Inspector Coyle adds "A career as a police officer or being a special constable can be immensely varied and rewarding. I would encourage anyone who is thinking of applying to look at the Police Scotland website and speak to current officers to find out more about the job and to book themselves onto one of our candidate briefing sessions before completing their application form."
Related Businesses
Related Articles
A report by the police to the Caithness area committee on 11 November will allow councillors to discuss a range of issues. Chief Inspector Calum Smith - Area Commander (North Highland Area Command) sets out the crime related figures up to June 2024.
A reduction in police activity targeting the most common causes of fatal crashes has been identified as a key factor affecting Police Scotland's ability to keep people safe on the nation's roads. A new report by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland notes that since 2020 the total number of people killed or injured on Scotland’s roads has increased each year.
Police Scotland's North Safety Camera Unit are now operating average speed cameras on the A836 between Reay and Thurso with offences being progressed from Monday 2nd September. In partnership with the Scottish Safety Camera Programme and the Highland Council, the location was identified as having speed concerns and increased traffic volumes, both of which are potential ongoing road safety challenges.
Consider carefully what you are putting on social media, especially if you are staying away to visit friends and relatives this Christmas. Be wary of posting photographs of Christmas parties that contain images of high value jewellery.
Would you like to join the Police? Would you like to live and work in the Caithness area? Police Scotland is actively recruiting good quality and eligible candidates specifically for the Caithness area. We are taking applications now for Police Constable / Special Constable Entry for future intakes during 2023/2024.
UNISON, the union for police staff, says Scotland's police budget cut will see even more crime going unreported and crimes not being fully investigated. The union says around 230 police staff could be cut, including fingerprint examiners, forensic examiners, 999 call handlers, custody staff, high-speed driving instructors, cybercrime experts, payroll, HR and IT staff.
The new Highland and Islands divisional commander will take up post having been sworn in as a Police Scotland officer. Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone welcomed and thanked Chief Superintendent Rob Shepherd during a ceremony at Police Scotland Headquarters, Tulliallan, on Monday, 16 January 2023, overseen by Justice of the Peace Gillian Thomson.
Gross misconduct proceedings against police officers should be allowed to continue after they resign from the force to promote transparency and maintain public confidence, according to a public consultation. The move, which would see proceedings continue even if an officer leaves during the course of an investigation into their conduct, was among the recommendations of Dame Elish Angiolini's independent review into how police complaints and allegations of misconduct should be handled.
The total number of people proceeded against in Scottish courts fell by 46% to 46,497 in the year to 2020-21, according to National Statistics published by Scotland's Chief Statistician today. The number of people convicted fell at a similar rate, down 44% to 42,532.
Cllr Matthew Reiss, Highland Council's Strategic Lead for Police and Fire has welcomed Police Scotland's announcement that it has created fifteen new posts to further enhance the development of call handling services, based in Inverness. He said: "We were delighted in October last year to welcome 25 new jobs in Inverness with the creation of a specialist call handling service team and these fifteen additional new posts based in the Highlands are great news.
