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CNC marks National Apprenticeship Week by welcoming new recruits
Summary
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is marking National Apprenticeship Week 2026 by welcoming a new cohort of apprentice officers and celebrating two years of its police apprenticeship programme.
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The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is observing National Apprenticeship Week 2026 while noting two years of its police apprenticeship programme. On 2 February the force welcomed a new cohort, Initial Foundation Programme 109, who begin with a corporate induction and then move into formal policing skills training. At the same time, apprentice officers from Initial Foundation Programme 107 completed their initial training and took part in passing out ceremonies in Oxfordshire and Cumbria. The force highlighted milestones reached since the programme began and the organisational support that helps apprentices progress.
Key details:
- The CNC welcomed Initial Foundation Programme 109 on 2 February as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2026.
- New recruits complete a corporate induction, receive uniforms and start formal policing skills training during their first week.
- Apprentice officers from Initial Foundation Programme 107 completed their initial training and held passing out ceremonies in Oxfordshire and Cumbria.
- The apprenticeship programme has passed an Ofsted inspection, exceeded 175 apprentices and recorded its first successful End-Point Assessment passes.
- Senior staff commented that the programme is designed to prepare officers for armed policing, with initial policing skills followed by progression into firearms training, and that it relies on collaboration across the organisation.
Summary:
The CNC is using National Apprenticeship Week to highlight recent recruitment and the second anniversary of its police apprenticeship programme, noting completed training milestones and organisational support. Apprentices continue through an initial policing skills phase and are reported to progress into firearms training as part of their route to becoming operational officers.
