A group of 24 PCSOs from Devon and Cornwall have completed the initial two days of learning towards the Level 3 Introduction to Crime Prevention qualification.

The Academy were asked by Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils to develop and deliver a bespoke professional development day in February 2023 for Planners, Councillors and other Council staff connected with the local planning process.

The Academy was delighted to welcome delegates from Cheshire Constabulary; Wiltshire Police; Devon and Cornwall Police; South Wales Police; Manchester City Council; Buckinghamshire Council; Telford & Wrekin Council and Hartlepool Borough Council onto the national delivery of the Level 4 Crime Prevention for Practitioners course. 

In one of the most well-subscribed deliveries since moving to qualifications in September 2018, the Academy welcomed 23 delegates to the national Level 5 Designing Out Crime Diploma.  Delegates include 13 new police designing Out Crime officers (DOCOs) representing police forces across the UK, as well as others from public and private sectors.   

Twenty young farming students have received certificates as part of an initiative launched in June of this year, which offers local Young Farmers the opportunity to play a key role in helping to keep farming and rural communities safe though a unique training package.

The Public Health department of Worcestershire County Council supported an inaugural CPD event in December 22 for domestic violence practitioners from across the six district councils within the county boundary as well as from relevant partner agencies.

The Police Crime Prevention Academy is the market leader in providing crime prevention qualifications for police and other practitioners such as local authorities. 

On 21^st and 22^nd November 22, the Academy delivered an event for Wokingham Borough Council staff and representatives from partner agencies about the survey process for a dwelling, with a specific focus on helping to provide effective support for victims of domestic abuse and violence.  

The Police Crime Prevention Academy is an established provider of training for everyone, including security managers and their teams, operating at a wide variety of locations across the UK. 

A specialist trained PolSA police officer who recently undertook the Police Crime Prevention Academy’s Level 3 Introduction to Crime Prevention qualification has fed back how his newly acquired crime prevention knowledge paid immediate dividends during a weapons search.