 The new Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP) within West Yorkshire commenced in June 2005. As part of the West Yorkshire programme, students complete 80 hours of Community Placements. This comprises of 40 hours in year one (at week 7 of training) and 40 hours in year two (at week 83 of training). Heckmondwike Grammar School have taken on students in year one placements over the last two years.
The AIM of the community Placement is to improve the learning experience of the student officer and to give them a greater understanding of the communities, organisations and groups within their policing area.
The OBJECTIVES of this placement are:
By the end of the placement the Police Officer student will have:
1. Developed an initial awareness and understanding of the needs of society in general
2. Understood how the particular community placement attended operates and how they view the Police Service.
3. Begun to establish some links in the community within their Division.
4. Developed an initial understanding of the complexity of community life in their area.
5. Begun to identify ways in which the Police can serve the community.
6. Developed an initial understanding of ways in which the authority, power, leadership, attitudes and behaviour of police officers may either create or undermine public trust and confidence in the Police Service.
Click here for an example of the programme.
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