Accreditation Information
Bedfordshire Police has been accredited by a number of
organisations to highlight our commitment to ensuring we nurture
and develop our diverse workforce.
The Force has gained Investors in People status
which illustrates that we are committed to ensuring our officers
and staff are equipped with the right knowledge, skills and
motivation to work effectively, as they are the Force’s greatest
asset to deliver the Force priorities.
The Government has awarded the Force a Positive About
Disabled People symbol, which demonstrates we have made a
commitment to employing, retaining and developing the abilities of
our disabled officers and staff.
We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion which
highlights out commitment to ensuring we create the right working
environment for our lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) officers and
staff. The programme assists the organisation to ensure our
culture, policies, procedures and practices are fully inclusive of
our LGB staff.
The
Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has granted
the Force CMI Centre status to deliver management qualifications
in-house and we can award up to Level Three CMI Certificates in
Coaching and Mentoring.
The
National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA) have
awarded Bedfordshire Police with a National Police Promotion
Framework (NPPF) licence which enables the Force to develop an
officer's ability to work at sergeant or inspector level.
The Force is also an accredited City and Guilds
Centre to progress vocational qualifications including an
NVQ in Policing and the Diploma in Policing for student officers,
Certificate in First Line Management for those on the Sergeants
promotion process, NVQ in Customer Service and NVQ in Intelligence
Analysis.
Bedfordshire Police hold ‘direct centre status’ with City and
Guilds which means that we are subject to their quality inspections
and are able to issue certificates directly. This involves
maintaining excellent standards in our assessment practice.