Surrey Police Volunteer Police Cadets Scheme

Discover your potential

A brief history…

• In years gone by : ‘apprentice’ police officers 16-19 yearolds

• Early 2000’s : Volunteer Police Cadets re-launched inMetropolitan Police Service

• November 2016 : Surrey Volunteer Police Cadet schemelaunched

Why a cadet scheme?• Promote an understanding of policing amongst all young people

• Encourage a spirit of adventure and good citizenship

• Support local policing priorities through volunteering and by givingyoung people a chance to be heard

• Inspire young people to participate positively in their communities

What will cadets do?• Attend unit meetings

• Wear a uniform

• Gain knowledge and experience in policing

• Visit police units

• Volunteer

• Develop inter-personal skills and confidence

• Achieve qualifications

• Make new friends

What will cadets do?

RecruitGrade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Recruit Level

‘Ground Rules’

• Personal

appearance

• Care of uniform

• Punctuality

• Basic drill

• Code of Ethics

Policing

Knowledge

• Rank structure

• What is law

• Emergency

services

• Incident

response

• Missing people

Skills

• Team building

• Leadership

• Interpersonal

skills

• First aid

• Personal safety

What will cadets do?

What will cadets do?

Up to 30

Cadets

Woking Runnymede

Epsom and

Ewell

New units

coming

soon!!

Cadets Units

Up to

30

Cadets

Leadership

Team

Unit

Leader

Kings

College

Thursday

evening

6pm-8pm

Guildford

VPC Unit

Your Unit

Your police, your community, your cadets; be a part of it