Future is very bright for police leadership
Monday, 01 December, 2008
A record number of senior police officers have started their training to become the next generation of police leaders.
68 candidates were recently selected as having the potential to become Chief Officers through this year's Senior Police National Assessment Centre.
These officers are now on the Strategic Command Course (SCC) as the largest intake ever. The SCC trains officers for promotion to the most senior ranks in the police service.
Director of the Course and Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, Peter Fahy, said:
"This is great news for the future of police leadership. We not only have a high number of very promising potential police leaders but also good female representation. Of the female officers who applied, over half were successful. This shows that the Police Service is well able to produce the talent to fill future chief officer positions.
"I am also pleased to see good representation from our Scottish colleagues who until this year had a different senior selection process. Over half the Scottish applicants were successful."
Angela O'Connor, Chief People Officer at the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) said:
"Identifying and selecting police officers for chief officer roles is crucial to delivering the best possible service to the public. Officers looking for promotion to the top ranks will go through a rigorous and robust assessment and training system at the world renowned police training college at Bramshill.
"This will help ensure potential police leaders have the appropriate knowledge, skills, technical competence and leadership qualities to help the police service meet the challenges of the 21st Century."
