Becoming a Probation Officer
Becoming a Probation Service Officer (PSO) or a Probation Officer (PO)
The new national Probation Qualifications Framework provides work-based pathways to qualify as either a Probation Service Officer (PSO) or as a Probation Officer (PO).
To qualify as PSO, the Vocational Qualification Level 3 Diploma in Probation Practice needs to be gained.
To apply for Probation Officer posts either the Honours Degree in Community Justice and Vocational Qualification or (for graduates with a relevant honours degree) the Graduate Diploma in Community Justice and Vocational Qualification Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice needs to be gained.
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All qualifications are undertaken whilst candidates are in the workplace.
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All PSO and PO vacancies are posted on this website when they arise.
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More details can be obtained by downloading the attached leaflet/guidance.
Please find attached a Probation Qualification Framework (PFQ) newsletter
outlining the qualifications and recruitment and selection of learner practitioners.
Cheshire Probation currently has no plans for external recruitment onto the Probation Qualifications Framework. For future opportunities, please re-visit this website regularly for updated information.
News
Cheshire Probation Business Plan 2011-12
2nd June 2011
Community Payback - Have your say
27th October 2010
Local Crime: Community Sentence (LCCS)
27th October 2010


