We have students on the UPS programme at APST who wish to pursue many different careers outside of the traditional protective services, namely we have students on the programme that wish to have careers or progress to university in the fields of Law, Prison & Probation, Border Force, Government and or Politics. The programme will offer you career presentations, visits and engagement activities. Listed below are the many units that we have mapped into the qualification that will support your progression in employment, apprenticeship or university in these areas.

Law and Legal Services    

Unit 1: Citizenship and Diversity (Pearson-set)

Unit 2: Behaviour and Discipline in the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 3: Global Affairs, the Media and the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 6: Government and the Protective Services

Unit 7: Planning for and Responding to Emergency Incidents

Unit 9: Sociological Perspectives

Unit 13: Introduction to Criminology

Unit 16: Research Skills

Unit 18: Criminal Investigation Procedures and Practice

Prison, Probation and Border Forces

Unit 1: Citizenship and Diversity (Pearson-set)

Unit 2: Behaviour and Discipline in the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 3: Global Affairs, the Media and the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 5: Teamwork, Leadership and Communication in the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 6: Government and the Protective Services

Unit 7: Planning for and Responding to Emergency Incidents

Unit 9: Sociological Perspectives

Unit 13: Introduction to Criminology

Unit 18: Criminal Investigation Procedures and Practice

Government and Council

Unit 1: Citizenship and Diversity (Pearson-set)

Unit 2: Behaviour and Discipline in the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 3: Global Affairs, the Media and the Uniformed Protective Services

Unit 6: Government and the Protective Services

Unit 7: Planning for and Responding to Emergency Incidents

Unit 9: Sociological Perspectives

Unit 13: Introduction to Criminology