The following universities have been awarded community justice learning contracts to provide the academic learning element to those accepted onto the PQiP programme to train to become a Probation Officer.

• London & South Central – University of Portsmouth
• Wales & South West – University of Portsmouth
• East Midlands & West Midlands – University of Portsmouth
• Kent, Surrey and Sussex & East of England – De Montfort University
• North East & Yorkshire and the Humber – Sheffield Hallam University, and
• North West & Great Manchester – Liverpool John Moores University

The change of learning providers will not impact on the academic learning for existing cohorts 10, 11 or 12 who will remain with their current academic provider for the remainder of their qualification.

Review of the PQiP programme

This change of learning providers forms part of a wholesale review of PQiP being carried out by the Probation Workforce Programme (PWP) who are leading on the procurement of Community Justice Learning (CJL) contracts with universities. The review aims to achieve long term transformational change and ensure that the qualification is fit for purpose and equips learners with the skills and knowledge to become competent Probation Officers.

17 recommendations have been identified as part of the review and this work will continue over the next 18 months.

For further information on the review or the newly awarded contracts please contact Sarah Wilkie, Deborah Hulston or Lucy Lynch.