Information for individuals who want to use their expert skills to work on short-term projects.
Associates provide services for specific, short-term pieces of work.
Associates are independent of the College and bring specialist skills to complement those of our staff. They include trainers, coaches, assessors, designers and expert witnesses.
Eligibility
You cannot apply to join an associate pool if you are a currently employed police officer or member of staff.
If you are a public sector employee, you may be eligible if you:
- work part time and are applying to be an associate during your non-working hours
- are to be engaged in associate work during non-paid leave.
This is to avoid dual payment for the same period of engagement.
If you are accepted into a pool
If you are accepted into an associate pool, it does not guarantee you will be offered work. Work is allocated through a fair and transparent process, detailed in the scope of work.
Payment is dependent on the nature of the work undertaken.
Pools open for applications
PIP 2 – TS9
Deliver investigative skills learning programmes to established outcomes. Particularly in relation to crime investigations, investigative interviewing and/or the management of investigations at PIP 2 level, both nationally and internationally. The courses delivered may be for PIP 2 Practitioners or PIP 2 supervisors/managers. Deliveries may also be to external non-police clients who have an investigative capability and who may be based within the UK or overseas under the College of Policing’s wider market initiative.
Applications close on Tuesday 2 September 2025
Review officer course – TS 24
This role requires successful applicants to deliver the review officer course to established outcomes. The newly developed course is delivered over five days, one day is online and four days classroom based.
Applications close on Tuesday 9 September 2025
Command trainers – BS7
Support the provision of national specialist command training courses (Strategic Firearms Commander and Public Order Public Safety Gold) or other bespoke command training using a range of learning approaches and methodologies.
Applications close on Monday 6 October 2025
How associates are selected to join pools
Selection is done in line with the principles in the Code of Ethics. Associate pools are reselected at least every three years to ensure skills are refreshed.
Each pool has a defined scope of work and a clear criteria necessary for the delivery of that work, including:
- qualifications
- skills
- knowledge
- experience
- currency
Scoring expressions of interest
Expressions of interest are scored against a marking scheme of 0 to 5. You need to show that you are suitable for the role in the qualifications, skills and experience sections of the expression of interest form.
| Score | Assessment | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Excellent |
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| 4 | Good |
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| 3 | Acceptable |
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| 2 | Limited |
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| 1 | Inadequate |
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| 0 | Not eligible for consideration |
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Equal opportunities
We encourage a diverse workforce. We aim to provide a working environment where all staff, contractors and associates at all levels are valued and respected. Discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated.
We do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, those with caring responsibilities, part time workers or any other factor irrelevant to a person's work.