NEW Community Safety BTEC qualification launched across the UK for practitioners

BTEC Level 2 Intermediate Award for Community Safety Practitioners

Introduction

Practitioners from across the public, private and third sectors now work in the area community safety. These multi agency practitioners come from a broad range of backgrounds and organisations. This new BTEC qualification addresses the needs for formal training, development with an educational accredited qualification in this wide reaching area of work.

Now is the time to recognise this growing band of professionals with formally accredited UK qualifications.

This new and unique BTEC qualification has been developed by the CSP Academy and Edexcel. This course uses a variety of teaching tools, including scenario based learning, to enhance training using realistic situations.

The qualification fits into the programme of qualifications and training offered within the CSP Academy, while complimenting our themed academies such as the Community Restorative Justice Academy, The National Stalking Training Academy and the The National Neighbourhood Watch Academy

This qualification has been designed to support and better enable the practical application of:

• Relevant current and emerging legislation
• Recognised best practice
• The application of National Occupation Standards
• Restorative Justice Approaches
• Changes in the overall field of Community Safety Including the introduction of Police Crime Commissioners, panels, links to localism and the big society.

Overview

This qualification provides an Introduction to community safety approaches and provides an overview to the concepts and philosophy of community safety practice, including practical skills.

It provides an understanding to community safety strategies and systems with an in depth look at the concepts and philosophy of community safety practice.

The qualification also illustrates techniques to implement community safety strategies and systems and provides an in depth look at the skills required to communicate and project manage those approaches.

The course provides practitioner training that equips participants with the skills, knowledge, and the ability to identify and practise appropriate community safety and restorative approaches in a variety of settings.

For more information please call 0845 299 7144 or email learning@cspacademy.ac.uk