Category Archives: Police

The Competency and Values Framework (CVF) sets the behavioral standards expected of police officers in the UK. In 2024, the CVF was updated to reflect a more modern and inclusive approach to policing. Understanding these changes is critical to performing well in the Online Assessment Centre (OAC) Written and Briefing Exercises.

In this blog, we will break down the new values and competencies in the 2024 CVF, how they relate to the OAC assessments, and provide information where you can get brand new exrcises for the OAC Written and Briefing exercises, designed with the 2024 Competency and Values Framework in mind.

This blog will focus on the three entry routes commonly used by the home office police services when recruiting police officers. We will discuss the requirements to qualify for each entry route and take a closer look at what is involved, allowing you to make the best-informed decision based on your circumstances and qualifications.

In this blog we are going to give you the opportunity to practice a brand new Police Online Assessment Written Exercise Question. This question includes a unique scenario not available anywhere else. Feel free to post your suggested answers, for feedback from the How2become team

The police officer interview is known to be tough. Only those with the correct values, integrity, skills, and qualities that match the core competencies will pass. 

In this article, we will look at the 15 toughest police interview questions that are guaranteed to come up in your interview!

The briefing exercise is part 4 (also known as Stage 3b) of the new police Online Assessment Process. The briefing exercise requires you to handle a scenario and related problems, in the role of a police constable, which will be presented in the form of a series of questions.