CED Training Licence Assessor

College of Policing

United Kingdom

Remote

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Policy

Flexible

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 be providing support to forces in respect of achieving quality assurance and licensing standards. You will be implementing and maintaining an auditable quality assurance process for CED - Taser training to Specially Trained Officers (STOs) within UK police forces and agencies. We therefore need an operationally competent Taser lead instructor with 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:

Implement and maintain quality assurance processes that underpin the CED STO training licence. Ensure such processes mirror existing armed policing and associated College systems, ensuring a consistent approach by forces.
Build and maintain relationships with chief instructors, their deputies and compliance managers. Provide advice and support to achieve established standards. Use subject matter expertise to provide an established point of contact for forces to resolve enquiries and escalate issues that sit outside current practice, where necessary, to supervisor
Reflecting on knowledge and experience of relevant standards, quality assure the delivery of CED training in UK forces and agencies. Gather and analyse evidence and produce clear concise reports to inform licence status decisions and support development plans where appropriate. Compile reports within established timeframes.

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 with the ability to translate technical and academic language into an appropriate format and style for all stakeholders
Attention to detail to provide analysis, evidence and information to support recommendations for improvements
Excellent standard of planning and organisational ability
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:

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

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 delivering Taser training to College curriculum standards.

Benefits

College staff have Public Servant status. As a Public Servant, you are eligible to join the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

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):

Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)
Continued professional development and structured career paths
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Flexitime (for certain grades)
Benenden Healthcare
National Dental Plan
Discounts for on-line shopping
Free employee support line
Interest free season ticket loans
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.

Although the role is initially offered as a one‑year secondment, there is potential for this to be extended.

Vacancy reference: 7070

Anticipated interview dates: 23/26/27 March 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 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

Open to UK nationals only.

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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