Category Archives: Police Assessment Centre Advice

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Assessment Centre Pass Marks Explained

If candidates are to be successful in passing their police assessment centre, there are four pass marks which much be achieved,  these are: Overall (50%, 55% or 60% depending on force) Race and Diversity (50%, 55% or 60% depending on … Continue reading

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Advice for Police Officer and PCSO Applicants: Spelling and Grammar

Both the police officer application form and police assessment centre are designed to test your ability to use correct spelling and grammar. In the competency section of your police / PCSO application form, you must not exceed 10 errors or … Continue reading

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Police Assessment Centre Role-Play Exercise

LINK to FREE download below (Practice Role Play Exercise) The role-plays account for 57% of all marks available (72 marks) during your assessment centre. All four role-plays take approx 45 minutes to complete, with the addition of a 15 minute … Continue reading

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Police Assessment Centre MYTHS

Myth Number 1: You are continually assessed against the competencies throughout the whole day. So even when I am waiting for the next exercise, I am still being marked for team working etc… Not true – your are only assessed … Continue reading

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Police Assessment Centre – Problem Solving: Never jump to conclusions!

With nearly a quarter of all mark available at assessment centre available from the Problem Solving competency, it is important that you can evidence this skill… Good problem solvers avoid jumping to conclusions, but instead gather information about all the … Continue reading

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Maths pass mark for Police Assessment Centre

The Numerical Reasoning test does NOT have a pass mark. It is worth only 3 marks out of the 123 available in a police assessment centre – that 2.5% overall. It is a part of the Problem Solving competency which … Continue reading

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Ministry of Defence (MOD): Firearms Assessment

I teach many clients whom are applying to the MOD police. With the MOD they require you to pass the fitness test and firearms test, normally held the day before your assessment centre. The firearms test consists of you handling … Continue reading

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Welcome…

Welcome to the updated police application website and blog. This site is completely committed to helping people join the police service as police officers and PCSO’s. Police Application is owned by a police recruitment specialist who has over 9 years … Continue reading

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