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Working together is inspiring!

An informative brochure about the Politieacademie of the


Netherlands, the education and knowledge centre for
the Dutch police

 Working together is inspiring


Working together is inspiring

Police officers perform their work in the thick The mission of the Politieacademie is to offer the
of society. This society is changing rapidly and police and strives to be a leading social institute
unpredictably, it is becoming increasingly diverse and for national and international safety.
complex, and the public is much more articulate than
it used to be. Both everyday reality and the social At the twelve branches of the Politieacademie in
trends ensuing from this have an impact on the police the Netherlands, some 1500 staff inspiringly work
profession. In this open and dynamic context, the together to achieve these objectives.
police is faced with the task of both guaranteeing and
improving safety. This makes great demands on the
professionalism of the police organisation and the
skills of police officers.

The Politieacademie is the education and


knowledge centre at the heart of the Dutch
police. It recruits and selects staff, recognises
previously acquired competencies, adjudicates
exams and provides accredited education at the
intermediate vocational, Bachelor and Master
level. All of these responsibilities are developed
and implemented in close collaboration with
the forces and with regular education. We are
achieving greater levels of customisation all the
time. We are an organisation that is permanently
connecting the inside with the outside; we work
with partner organisations in the safety forum
and have set up lectureships and knowledge
networks in all relevant fields within the police
profession. Moreover, we are considered to be an
authority in the field of police leadership.

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Quality control

The aim of the Politieacademie is to provide a high Police Education Board and Police Below you will find an organisation chart for the Politieacademie, showing the divisions of the Politieacademie
level of service, which is also geared to the needs Knowledge Board and the external parties which together guarantee quality.
of society. The Politieacademie collaborates with a The quality of police training and the knowledge
number of other parties to maintain the quality of function of the Politieacademie are watched
its products and services and, wherever possible, to over by two advisory bodies: the Police Education
improve them. Board and Police Knowledge Board.

The Police Education Board is an independent


The Ministry of the Interior and advisory body and it advises the minister on Ministry of the Interior /
Kingdom Relations and the Ministry the police training available. The council also Police Education Ministry of Justice Police Knowledge
of Justice shares responsibility for developing the coherent Board Board
The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom system of police training. In addition, the Police
Relations and the Ministry of Justice have Education Board makes sure that the levels of
commissioned the Politieacademie to design police training and the diplomas awarded are in Supervisory
and provide police training. The Minister for the line with the structure of regular education. Board
Interior and Kingdom Relations (hereafter BZK) Managing Board Works council
frees a sum of money every year to fund initial The Police Knowledge Council advises the
and post-initial police education as well as the Managing Board with respect to the knowledge
recruitment and selection of police staff. The function of the Politieacademie and specifically Internal Service Corporate &
minister also makes funds available so that the on the role of the Police & Science Programme. Centre Management Support
Politieacademie can fulfil its role as a knowledge It is on the basis of this knowledge function
institution. The Politieacademie has entered into that everyday police practice is improved and
International
a long-term covenant containing agreements modernised, and the ‘specialised field’ of policing
Police Education*
on performance targets with the Ministry of is developed.
BZK, and reports to the ministry on the results
achieved. Supervisory Board
As an independent administrative body, the Competence Faculty of Faculty of Maatwerk School Knowledge National
Forces Politieacademie makes a (legally established) Measurement General Special Police (tailor-made for Police Network Diversity
The police forces play an important role in distinction between administration (exercised by & Monitoring Police Science & courses) Leadership Expertise
police education. Students learn both at the the Managing Board) and supervision (exercised Centre Science Leadership Centre
Politieacademie and in the force. The forces by the Supervisory Board). The Supervisory Board
make personnel available to coach and supervise is charged with monitoring what goes on at the Regional forces Board of Regional
the students during their on-the-job training in Politieacademie. It does this on the basis of a Police Force Managers
the forces. Experts from the forces are extremely broad social perspective, and it covers not only
important when it comes to developing operational management but also the quality of
knowledge in various domains of the police the services provided by the Politieacademie. * As of January 2007, the division International Police Education as an entity will be incorporated into
profession. They work closely with experts the Corporate & Management Support.
from the Politieacademie to further develop
professional practice.

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Police education

The Politieacademie gives shape and substance to the Initial training Post-initial training
system of police training. This is a coherent system, in Once the student has been selected and started After a number of years’ experience of police
which the various courses and training programmes work with a force, he/she takes a course at the work, staff can train further via post-initial
link up very well with each other. The courses are Politieacademie. The student can enter at one training. They can combine work with a part-
developed and given at the intermediate vocational, of five levels, depending on his/her previous time course at the Politieacademie and study in
Bachelor and Master level and implemented in training. At this initial level, the student acquires their own time. Some training programmes lead
close collaboration with the forces and regular all the competencies needed to start work as a to a qualification in a specialised field, others
education (regional training centres, universities of police officer. The initial training provided by the for leadership positions. The Politieacademie
applied sciences and [international] universities). Politieacademie consists of the following dual provides post-initial training in the following five
The education focuses on the problems facing police courses: domains of police work:
officers in their daily work. The competencies students
acquire during police training can be applied directly • Voluntary police officer • Danger management
in the force. 3 years part time • Criminal investigation
• Traffic and the Environment
A number of different learning environments • Assistant police officer (intermediate • Police leadership
are used in police education, allowing for both vocational education level 2) • Immigration affairs
individual and group learning. A dual system is 1.5 years
applied, whereby students alternate between the
Politieacademie and the force. In the force, they • Police officer (intermediate vocational The Politieacademie’s Faculty of Special Police
are supervised by coaches and a route supervisor education level 3) Studies & Leadership provides the post-initial
and at the Politieacademie by members of the 3 years training.
teaching staff and a learning process supervisor.
ICT plays an important role in the education. • All-round police officer (intermediate
Students can, for instance, study, check how vocational education level 4)
they are progressing in their programmes and 4 years Prof. J.M.G. Leune, Chair of the Police Education
plan their learning route via the digital learning Board.
environment Blackboard. • Bachelor of Policing (university [of applied
In the course of their training, students are given sciences] level) ‘Anyone who works for the police, must continue
more and more responsibility for their own 4/3 years to learn. Just think, for example, of the continual
learning process. Competencies are not acquired changes to the law, of the new insights into
according to a set pattern; the education is • Master of Science in Policing (university level) preventive security and of the possibilities offered
flexible and relates to the individual needs, 1 year (following 3 years for Bachelor) by digital investigation. The Politieacademie offers
knowledge and experience of the student in a rich variety of courses in post-initial training.
question. Depending on the student’s previous training, Fortunately, plenty of people take advantage of
he/she could complete the course more quickly. these and the quality of these courses is under
continual scrutiny. In this way, a meaningful
The Politieacademie’s Faculty of General Police contribution is made to the professionalism of
Studies provides the initial training. police work and thereby also to the maintenance of
public order and safety in our country.’

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The coherent system of police education

Initial police education: the courses Explanatory notes


(minimum) entry requirements A long, thin arrow means that completion of an initial course provides direct access to the associated
post-initial programme.
VBO-b VBO-b/c * Forused,
an explanation of the abbreviations
see the box at the bottom left.
A thick, horizontal arrow means that it is possible to progress from a lower to a higher initial qualifi-
VMBO BBL VMBO KBL MBO 4 cation via a shorter route.
VMO KBL VMBO G/T VMBO G/T MBO 4 A vertical, transparent arrow between post-initial programmes means that you can progress from
MAVO MAVO-d HAVO VWO the lower to the higher post-initial programme. To do so, however, you must possess all of the ini-
tial-training competencies which give direct access to this higher post-initial training programme.
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Bachelor Master
The acknowledgement of competencies acquired through education or experience can provide ac-
Assistant Police All-round police Bachelor of Master of cess to a higher level of qualification or exemption via a Recognition of Previously Acquired Compe-
Police Officer Officer officer Policing Science in tencies (EVC) procedure.
Policing

Post-initial Police Education: the training programmes

commanding specialists
officers
*
VBO / VMBO / VMO Executive
preparatory vocational education Master of
Levels: Police
b basic vocational programme Management
BBL basic vocational programme
KBL middle-management vocational
programme Executive Master of Master of Traffic Safety
b/c basic/middle-management vocational Master of Criminal Environment Police Specialist
programme Tactical Investigation Policing
G/T combined and theoretical programme Policing

MAVO lower general secondary education


Levels: Operational CID officer Police Police Traffic Police Police Specialist
d theoretical programme Commanding - Detective Environmental Specialist Specialist in Immigration
Officer - Crime-scene Specialist Disorder Affairs
MBO intermediate vocational education officer Control
HAVO higher general secondary education
VWO pre-university education

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Knowledge

The Politieacademie is not only an education centre, Research group Mediatheque


but also a knowledge centre for the police sector. The research group of the Politieacademie assists The Politieacademie mediatheque supports the
Whilst acquiring competencies is at the core of police forces to set up and conduct studies. The main two primary processes of the Politieacademie:
education, police knowledge involves sharing the emphasis here is on applied scientific research. In to provide education and to share knowledge of
knowledge acquired and together generating new consultation with the force, the research group the theory and practice of policing. This occurs in
knowledge. The aim of the knowledge function is to organises presentations on the studies. close collaboration with the forces.
improve and update everyday professional practice
and to develop the ‘specialised field’ of policing. The Knowledge advice Programme Police and Science
organisational division Knowledge Network provides Experts from the Knowledge Network provide The Programme Police and Science was set up
these services. Below, you can read a little more about targeted advice and coach police officers in by the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom
a number of these services. both specific areas of expertise within the Relations, to promote the generation and
police domain and knowledge management in transfer of knowledge in the field of police
general. The advisors make short-term analyses and safety. At the core of the programme is
Professorship, lectureships and and evaluations, chiefly in forces, on how a research programme lasting several years,
knowledge circles police officers function operationally, tactically for which research projects are contracted
The Politieacademie has established a chair and strategically during police operations and out annually. The Programme is aimed at
in ‘The Internationalisation of Policing’ at the investigations. all persons and institutions concerned in a
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, which is held professional capacity with the development
by Prof. Monica den Boer. In addition, the Police Knowledge Net and implementation of policy in the field of
Politieacademie has the following lectureships: The Police Knowledge Net is a site on the Police safety and security in Dutch society. The main
• Joint Safety Studies (lecturer Dr. Gabriel van Intranet. Here, members of the police service can target groups include the police, government
den Brink) find relevant specialised knowledge both quickly departments, local authorities, semi-authorities
• Knowledge programme Police Leadership and simply. This not only includes documented and the broad range of research institutions and
& Social Integrity (programme manager Dr. knowledge from textbooks and training research agencies.
Ferdinand Mertens) modules, but also, and more importantly,
• Crime Prevention & Criminal Investigation knowledge gleaned from everyday police
Studies (lecturer Dr. Peter Klerks) practice. The Police Knowledge Net can be found
• Traffic and the Environment (lecturer Dr. Henk on the Police Intranet via
Ruessink) http://pkn.politieacademie.politie.nl
• Public Order & Danger Management (lecturer
Prof. Otto Adang) Profcheck Edition
Profcheck Edition is a coherent system of
The following lectureships are currently being professional check-ups for the Dutch police.
developed: The aim of these check-ups is to keep specific
• The Learning Police Organisation knowledge up to date and at the required level.
• Combating Terrorism The ‘refresher’ moments are offered in various
• Crisis Management (together with the forms. A Profcheck consists primarily of private
Netherlands Institute for Safety Nibra) study, E-learning and periodic tests.

The aim of the lectureships is to forge a link


between the generation of knowledge and
its secure embedment in police practice and
education.
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Recruitment, selection, Recognition of Maatwerk
previously acquired competencies (EVC) (tailor-made courses)
and examination

In order to achieve good police education, candidates Recognition of previously acquired If a force, an individual officer or other client requires
must be recruited in a targeted way, they must be competencies (EVC) a training programme that is not covered by the
selected on the basis of high quality, it is important The Politieacademie can, at the request of coherent system, the Politieacademie is able to
to recognise previously acquired competencies (EVC) the forces, determine which competencies the respond to this.
and exams must be adjudicated independently. By individual students have already acquired, and
combining expertise, the Politieacademie is able to acknowledge these. The following principle ap- The Politieacademie offers a large number of
support forces in achieving their objectives in the field plies here: ‘You do not need to relearn anything customised training courses. These courses can be
of recruitment, selection and training in an efficient you can already do or already know.’ This not taken either at a branch of the Politieacademie
and effective manner. That is what the Centre for only applies to new entrants, but definitely also or in-company, and can be modified to meet the
Competency Testing & Monitoring stands for. to existing police personnel. Persons authorised specific development needs of the officer, forces
to issue EVCs can apply to the Politieacademie or third parties.
for EVC procedures.
Recruitment and selection The organisational division Maatwerk (tailor-
Obtaining information and submitting an ap- Examination. made courses) of the Politieacademie devotes
plication are the first steps towards a career with Candidates must demonstrate that they possess a lot of attention to innovation. Relevant
the police. The forces decide when they take the appropriate competencies to satisfactorily developments within national and international
on which staff. The Politieacademie’s Centre perform their duties on the ground. Students’ police forces and in scientific police research are
for Competency Testing & Monitoring and the competencies are tested for every core task by scanned and then made known within the police
forces maintain intensive contact on this matter. means of proficiency tests. There are different service by way of conferences, seminars, training
They jointly develop ideas for bringing police types of tests, such as a work sample test, a simu- sessions and courses, as well as publications. Wilma Welten, lecturer in Maatwerk
work to the attention of a wide audience. The lation and case studies. The advisors from Maatwerk, together with
police communicates with the labour market and managers, advisors and interim coaches, can ‘The Politieacademie has developed a customised
recruits via a number of different channels, such also assist forces and relevant third parties with course entitled ‘Domestic violence’ for the police,
as radio and TV spots, advertisements in various development issues at the level of the individual, in collaboration with the forces and another market
magazines, the website www.politie-werving.nl team or organisation. party (Forum Educatief). It is obvious from the
and with stands at major events and trade fairs. positive feedback that the forces value this. The
After applying to a force, the candidate has to The Politieacademie’s conference and events knowledge we have developed is subsequently also
undergo the Politieacademie’s selection proce- bureau organises conferences and events from posted on the Police Knowledge Net.’
dure. If his/her test results are satisfactory and start to finish. The Politieacademie has various
further investigation in the force goes well, the premises at its disposal for holding conferences,
candidate is appointed to the force and starts themed days, study days and events. If required,
the course. The centre is also providing more these can also be organised elsewhere.
and more integrated recruitment and selection
programmes for police forces and partners in the
safety sector.

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Leadership Diversity

The Politieacademie is a staunch supporter of Dutch society is becoming increasingly multi-cultural/


existing and future police leaders remaining fit, both multi-ethnic. As a result, it is becoming ever-more
intellectually and mentally, throughout their careers. diverse. The police is faced with this increasing
Through discussions and joint learning, policing diversity. Diversity covers all aspects of how people
strategies for broader and new social issues in the differ from each other, for example in gender, age,
field of liveability and safety can be developed. In physical limitations, origin, capabilities, sexual
the Netherlands and beyond. The School for Police predisposition, working style, et cetera. The police
Leadership forms part of the Politieacademie and is service needs to be diverse if it is to fulfil its duty in
concerned with this. society well.

The target group comprises about 600 current On the basis of its knowledge of diversity, the
and future strategic leaders within the Dutch po- National Diversity Expertise Centre (LECD) advises
lice service. For people in this target group, the the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Rela-
School for Police Leadership provides tailor-made tions and the police forces. When forces have
individual and collective training programmes at problems relating to public order and fighting
the request of the Management Development crime in their multi-ethnic environment, one way
Agency for the Police and Fire Service (part of the in which the National Expertise Centre for Diver-
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations). sity can assist the forces is with an Expert Group
‘Diversity’. This consists of experienced police
In addition to these customised programmes, officers from both the native Dutch and ethnic
the School for Police Leadership is responsible population. The expertise centre also performs a
for the Strategic Managerial Programme (SLL). ‘booster’ function, with the aim of putting diver-
This is a high-grade Master’s course, which forms sity in the forces very clearly on the agenda.
part of post-initial training. The School for Police
Leadership also helps shape the training activities In addition to all this, the National Diversity
organised for senior police leaders in Europe, un- Expertise Centre supports the police both nation-
der the banner of the European Police Academy ally and internationally, with networks for ethnic
CEPOL. minorities, women, homosexuals and those with
different forms of invalidity. It also advises forces
In the programmes offered by the School for on how to deal adequately with reported cases
Police Leadership, knowledge and experience of discrimination. These duties are safeguarded
geared towards developing the best conceiv- in the frame of reference ‘diversity’, which will
able police practice are exchanged and acquired. be issued for the police forces in the coming
In this way, the participants together create years. An annual Netherlands Police Diversity
a worthwhile movement. This movement is Prize is awarded to the police force that best
facilitated to a large extent by the knowledge meets the guidelines of the frame of reference.
programme ‘Police Leadership and Social Integ-
rity’. The School for Police Leadership shapes
this programme, together with the Knowledge
Network of the Politieacademie.

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International police training Partnerships

The Politieacademie makes a real contribution towards The IPO realises and safeguards the international The Politieacademie is working more frequently with Criminal investigation
the development and maintenance of international aspects of the police profession in police educa- knowledge institutions concerned with safety and In the field of forensic investigation, the
relations in the field of police training and police tion and the development of knowledge. It also with partners in education. These relationships help Politieacademie enters into bilateral covenants
knowledge. On the basis of this responsibility, makes a contribution towards the knowledge to create the inspiring learning environment the with the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), the
International Police Education (IPO) initiates and and training available (internationally), whether Politieacademie aspires to be. Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HVA) and the Uni-
maintains international contacts and takes part in or not this is given under the auspices of the versity of Amsterdam (UVA). These four parties
national and international consultative bodies. Association of European Police Colleges (AEPC) At the initial training level, the Politieacademie are currently working on a strategic cooperation
or the European Police Academy (CEPOL). In cooperates with the following regional training agreement. This will allow the organisations to
addition, the IPO is involved in setting up train- centres (ROCs) and other institutions: respond to the increased demand for forensic
ing sessions and courses related to the various • Roc Friese Poort (Leeuwarden) specialists.
projects for bilateral European police coopera- • Roc Zadkine (Rotterdam)
tion. For the European Police Academy (CEPOL), • Albeda College (Rotterdam) Royal Netherlands Military Police
the IPO serves as national contact person. For • Roc Nijmegen There are many areas in which the duties of the
the coordinators of international relations in the • Roc van Amsterdam police and the Royal Military Police overlap. The
police regions, it organises study visits lasting • Mondriaan Onderwijsgroep (Den Haag) Politieacademie works closely with the Royal
several days to international organisations. • Roc West-Brabant Military Police when it comes to police training
(formerly: Baronie College Breda) and the exchange of knowledge.
• Haagse Hogeschool
• Hogeschool Utrecht
• Saxion Hogescholen
(Deventer/Enschede/Apeldoorn)

At the post-initial training level, the Politieacademie


cooperates with:
• Netherlands Institute of International
Relations ‘Clingendael’
• Netherlands Defence Academy
• Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of
Social Sciences
• National criminal investigation bureau
• Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen
• Christelijke Hogeschool Windesheim
• Hogeschool van Amsterdam
• Netherlands Forensic Institute
• Saxion University
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Netherlands Institute for Safety Nibra
• Royal Netherlands Military Police
• Ministry of Defence
• Safety forum (multilateral cooperation)
• Netherlands School of Public Administration
(NSOB)

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Facts & figures for 2005 Contact details

34.000 people showed an interest by calling the police Job Line. Politieacademie Concern Headquarters Politieacademie location Amsterdam
Oude Apeldoornseweg 41-45 Sloterweg 700
5.027 candidates underwent selection procedures. 7333 NR Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 1066 CN Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 834 P.O. Box 90224
876 examples of previously acquired competencies were recognised. 7301 BB Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 1006 BE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 55 539 20 00 T +31 (0) 20 510 40 00
2.020 students embarked on initial education.
Politieacademie location Apeldoorn Politieacademie location Den Haag
814 students successfully completed initial education. Seminarielaan 2 Wegastraat 44
7334 CH Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 2516 AP Den Haag, The Netherlands
37.828 proficiency tests were taken. P.O. Box 834 T +31 (0) 70 424 45 11
7301 BB Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
4.139 serving police officers took post-initial education. T +31 (0) 55 539 79 00 Politieacademie location Zutphen
Voorsterallee 25
The Police Knowledge Net got an average of 52,000 hits per month. Politieacademie location Apeldoorn-Kleiberg 7203 DN Zutphen, The Netherlands
De Kleiberg 15 P.O. Box 9016
Total turnover for customised products supplied by forces was € 11.5 million. 7312 SN Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 7200 GT Zutphen, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 1201 T +31 (0) 575 58 60 00
Total turnover for the Politieacademie was € 150 million. 7301 BL Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 55 539 70 00 Politieacademie location Ossendrecht
Pannenhoef 19
Politieacademie location Leeuwarden 4641 ST Ossendrecht, The Netherlands
Ouddeelstraat 7a P.O. Box 26
8936 AZ Leeuwarden, The Netherlands 4630 AA Hoogerheide, The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 58 284 99 11 T +31 (0) 164 67 94 00

Politieacademie location Eindhoven Politieacademie location Lelystad


Van Vorststraat 1b Verkeersveiligheidscentrum Lelystad
5622 CV Eindhoven, The Netherlands Eendenweg 12
P.O. Box 1404 8218 NC Lelystad, The Netherlands
5602 BK Eindhoven, The Netherlands T +31 (0) 320 28 89 11
T +31 (0) 40 844 73 00
Politieacademie location Warnsveld
Politieacademie location Rotterdam Conferentiecentrum Huis ‘t Velde
Koperstraat 19 Rijksstraatweg 127
3067 GL Rotterdam, The Netherlands 7231 AD Warnsveld, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 8654 T +31 (0) 575 58 00 58
3009 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 10 207 40 00

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Oude Apeldoornseweg 41-45 T +31 (0) 55 539 20 00
7333 NR Apeldoorn F +31 (0) 55 539 26 25
The Netherlands E info@politieacademie.nl
P.O. Box 834 www.politieacademie.nl
7301 BB Apeldoorn
The Netherlands
06-259

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