How is a qualification going to help me?

There are a number of benefits to gaining an academic qualification and the RPL process can help you in achieving this.

It would give you formal recognition for the skills and experience you have.
Provide externally recognised qualifications that have meaning, credibility and transferability within and beyond policing.
It could offer opportunities for career progression internally and externally.
Help you develop new ways of thinking, by providing differing perspectives and gaining new skills and knowledge.
Formalise and develop your skills in problem solving and critical thinking.
Allow you the opportunity to learn more about a specialism or area of particular interest to you. This could reinforce and develop your existing skills in challenging and complex roles.
It could help address a particular capability gap within your force
For some people it can provide them with increased confidence in what they already do and new skills to support this.
It can help you understand the benefits of evidence based practise and how to make best use of this in your work.

Checklist of things to consider when applying for academic study