Police Officer Review
at West Midlands Police
Degree Apprenticeship
Police Officer
Wolverhampton
Review Submitted: February 2026
Overall Rating
4.5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Varied day to day
Full on
Busy everyday
Learning all the time
Chance to make more friends
Full on
Busy everyday
Learning all the time
Chance to make more friends
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Really enjoy it
Best choice I made starting this role
Best choice I made starting this role
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Developed my confidence
Better with conflict management
Better at managing my workload
Better with conflict management
Better at managing my workload
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Well organised
Enough time to do university alongside working full time
Enough time to do university alongside working full time
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Lots of support
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Help whenever I require it
Advice
Advice
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
Gives me more knowledge
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
Unknown of any clubs local to where I work
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend West Midlands Police to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great job opportunity
Interesting
Stable job
Look after you
Interesting
Stable job
Look after you
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to West Midlands Police?
Just get through tally ho and it gets so much better once you’re out in the real world , don’t let tally ho scare you or put you off the role
