Public Services: Uniformed Protective Services Level 3 Full-time

In Brief

Start Date / Duration

This course starts in September 2025 and runs for two years.

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 5 or above including GCSE English and Maths, together with a good school report.
Alternatively, you will have successfully completed the Level 2 Diploma Introduction to the Emergency Services with a merit/distinction profile including GCSE English and Maths at grade 5 or above.
You will also be required to complete a favourable interview.
In addition, you should have a good general standard of health. Most chronic conditions (e.g. asthma, epilepsy) would prevent an individual from successfully applying for certain job roles.

You will achieve

Pearson BTEC Level 3 Foundation/Extended Diploma in Public Services.

Course Code

FPUB

Course overview

Thinking about joining the Police, Fire Service, Army, Navy, or RAF? Our Extended Diploma in Public Services can help you get ready! We bring in guest speakers and go on trips to places like the Army, RAF, and courts.

Course highlights:

Criminal investigation procedures and tactics
Police powers and the law
Planning and responding to emergency incidents and security threats
Custodial care
Behaviour and discipline in the protective services
Government and the protective services

Assessment will occur continually throughout the programme. You will have unit assignments to complete and will be assessed on your group and individual work. You will also have time-constrained assignments, as well as oral presentations. Each individual unit and the full award are graded at Pass, Merit or Distinction level.

All Sport and Public Services students will be expected to wear a Barnsley Sports Academy (BSA) hooded top* and polo shirt*, along with dark tracksuit bottoms and sports trainers. During practical sessions, kit will consist of a Barnsley Sports Academy t-shirt*, dark shorts and sports trainers. Non-regulation clothing/footwear is not permitted. Students will also require ring-binders, writing materials, paper/stationery and core textbooks.

Public Services students will also require outdoor activity clothing, such as walking boots and waterproof clothing.

Barnsley Sports Academy clothing marked with an asterisk(*) can be purchased from the Sports Centre Reception.

Honeywell Sports campus
Honeywell Lane
Barnsley
S75 1BP

On completion of this programme you can progress onto Higher Education or alternatively apply for a career in any of the Public Services. This includes the Police Service, Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue Service, Army, RAF, Royal Navy, Customs and Excise or Prison Service. Your Extended Diploma, with a majority of Units at Merit or Distinction level, could qualify you for Officer Entry.

See what careers are available in the Public Services sector. Use our online careers tool, Career Coach, to find out what your next steps could be.

Extra information

For further information please contact our friendly Information Team on +44 (0)1226 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk

Barnsley College has a range of sports opportunities for all students to take part in, gain professional training and compete nationally and internationally. We also have a state-of-the-art fitness village, Honeywell Sports Village where students can make use of our fitness suite, spinning studio and classes for competitive rates. You don’t have to be studying sport to get involved in the Sports Academy.

Our Additional Learning Support team can provide you with the support you need. Call 01226 216 769 for further information.

Please note we reserve the right to change details without notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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