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Probation officers supervise people serving community and prison sentences and help them to stay away from crime.
You can do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
Other subjects may be acceptable. Once you complete your course you can apply for the Professional Qualification in Probation training programme. You'll usually need 1 or 2 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma. You'll need 2 to 3 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree.
You may be able to do a probation officer degree apprenticeship. You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship.
You could start as a probation services officer, then:
Volunteering
You'll be expected to have paid or voluntary experience of working with vulnerable people or people with challenging behaviour before you apply for training.
You may be able to apply for probation jobs if you already hold a Level 5 or equivalent qualification approved by HM Prison & Probation Service. For example, a social work degree that includes a probation option. It will help if you have some knowledge of how the criminal justice and rehabilitation systems work.
You can join the Probation Institute for professional development opportunities.
You'll need:
In this role you could:
With experience you could become a senior probation officer. With further training you could specialise in working with particular groups, like high-risk or sexual offenders. Further promotion usually means moving into management and away from working with offenders. You could become an area manager.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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