Apprenticeships

Open University Apprenticeships are delivered flexibly to fit around your needs and provide high quality work-based learning for real career impact.

Business School related Apprenticeships are listed below. For more information on the individual courses, click on the links below, or go to the OU's dedicated Apprenticeship pages to find out more and browse the full range of qualifications.

Policing

The Open University works closely and collaboratively with a wide range of police agency partners nationally, which has led to the institution becoming a supplier through the Police Educational Qualification Framework (PEQF). 

The two routes of the framework that The OU deliver are:

Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)

The PCDA mixes on-the-job training with off-the-job learning and will provide the skills and knowledge needed for a policing career that will also lead to a nationally recognised degree qualification. It also provides officers with an income while they learn.

Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)

The programme is aimed at degree-holders, attained in any subject area. This two-year practice-based programme enables candidates to perform the role of Police Constable. Successful completion results in achievement of a Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice.

Both programmes equips learners with the knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary to become a competent Police Constable.