Update to Police Pathway Programme
The Police Pathway Programme aims to provide high school students with a basic understanding of the knowledge, skills and experiences to prepare students for employment opportunities within NZ Police.
Due to changes in our recruitment programme around the distance learning programme along with other factors we have determined that the programme is no longer fit for purpose. While the programme is a great learning opportunity for students involved and establishes a strong relationship with Police and the community, we are not seeing as many students from the programme move into a career with Police as we would have hoped.
We have made the decision that as of December 2024, the Police Pathway Programme will be winding down in it's current format. Those that are already signed up will still be able to utilise the materials, but we will not be adding more resources.
Instead, we will be working on a new model that offers support to students who wish to enter our constabulary recruitment process. We believe making changes and providing more tailored support for the current recruitment process will encourage more students to consider a career with NZ Police.
We value the relationships we have created with schools and students involved are are looking forward to continuing these
Please complete the registration of interest form and someone from the Police Pathway Programme team will be in touch to discuss and provide additional information about the programme.
The programme is targeted at Year 13 students. Year 12 students may enrol and this is at the discretion of the school. This programme is not suited to adult learners.
- Support from within the school for the programme
- A teacher or facilitator to deliver the programme
- Interest from students
- Consideration of the potential approach of delivery (timetabled subject, vocational pathway day programme, block course intensive programme, cluster programme, day programme)
For a copy of the course outline click here
Contact the Police Pathway Programme team via email at pathwayprogramme@police.govt.nz