CED Training Licence Assessor

College of Policing

United Kingdom

Remote

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Education

Full time

Job summary

This role is available as a designated homeworking role. Please note, regular travel within the UK will be required.

Applications for this role are restricted to existing officers or staff of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.

Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

Job description

As a member of a small team, you will provide support to forces in respect of achieving quality assurance and licensing standards. You will implement and maintain an auditable quality assurance process for CED - Taser training to Specially Trained Officers (STOs) within UK police forces and agencies.

We welcome applications from currently competent Taser lead instructors who have an eye for detail and an ability to provide evidenced feedback and guidance based on current national policy and training.

Person specification

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Implementing and maintaining quality assurance processes that underpin the CED STO training licence and mirror existing armed policing and associated College systems,
Build and maintain relationships with chief instructors, their deputies and compliance managers.
Use subject matter expertise to provide advice and support.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

Qualified Trainer to meet the Police Sector Standard for Trainers through either a Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development, a Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training or equivalent or through the College of Policing Training Essentials Programme or be willing to achieve the Level 4 diploma within 18 months (Or Level 3 award and working towards level 4).
Qualified as Taser Lead Instructor (as per national role profile).
IOSH award (or commitment to work towards).
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, recommend and build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and staff to achieve timely results.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills .
Attention to detail to provide analysis, evidence and information to support recommendations for improvements.
Ability to work in a pressurised environment dealing with a range of tasks simultaneously.
Open to receive and give feedback; value diversity and difference; and to work as part of a team to achieve objectives.

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Comprehensive knowledge of CED curriculum and role profiles.
Understanding of the requirements of the Code of Practice on Armed Policing and the Police use of Less Lethal Weapons 2020 (The Code)
Relevant experience in design, development and/or quality assurance of training packages to national NPFTC/CED curriculum standards.
Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships.

Benefits

The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

Continued professional development and structured career paths
Flexitime (for certain grades)
Discounts for on-line shopping
Free employee support line
Rewards and recognition scheme
Learning and development tailored to your role.
An environment with flexible working options.
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Applications for this role are restricted to existing officers or staff of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.

Vacancy reference: 7070

Anticipated interview dates: 23/28 May 2026.

An initial sift based on the Personal Statement may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

This role is available as a two year secondment opportunity to:

serving police officers substantive in the rank of PC. All applicants must have the support of their Chief Officer which must be of NPCC rank, i.e., CC, ACC or DCC and this must accompany an application.

serving police staff at the equivalent rank of PC who have their chief officer's approval. Chief Officer’s approval must be of NPCC rank, i.e., CC, ACC or DCC. Approval for a secondment must accompany an application.

For people applying from force on promotion (substantive or eligible for temporary promotion) eligibility is dependent on you having passed NPPF Step 3 or Ready to commence WBA.

Please note applicants applying from force must have approval for a secondment, without this your application will not progress beyond sift, even if you are successful.

Central service conditions may apply.

Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitment@college.police.uk

For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the “Secondments into the College” page.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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