Education and Training workstream

Statement of Intent

"We aim to provide agreed educational and training routes for the forensic workforce and throughout their continued forensic careers. We acknowledge the challenges in ensuring the quality of learning provision and we want to embed agreed standards of education and training, including transferable and usable skills for the workplace, thus providing members with the assurance that the learning meets the requirements of the criminal justice system. This avoids duplication (including cost savings) of effort by forces in evaluating degree curriculum and training suppliers, offers flexible entry routes in the forensic roles, which will include the exploration of apprenticeships, and offers training choices to member organisations and practitioners knowing it is fit for purpose and quality assured."

Education and Training lead: Tim Lee, Staffordshire Constabulary

Identified priorities

Development of DF Apprenticeship
Development of structured University degree work placements
Mentoring and tutoring skills of the team to support Apprenticeship and university student

Current Activities in this area

Development of the Digital forensic curriculum.
Development of a Level 4 Digital Forensic technician apprenticeship.
Commissioned position paper through the NPWS in relation to ‘The Health, Safety and Wellbeing of Young People Working in Digital Forensics’.
Creation of a toolkit for the development of Academic-Practitioner partnerships, including structured university degree work placements.
Understanding of the current landscape in relation to mentoring and tutoring of apprentices, placements students and new staff.
Community development of commissioning document to review of all College of Policing products and services to ensure all training packages include reference to the essential general principles in relation to evidence packaging and forensic awareness.