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Level 2 Uniformed Public Services

at Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, Wakefield · other provider

Level 2Vocational and tradeDiploma1 yearFull time

What the college says

The UK's Public Services sector is one of the largest employers in the country. Life in the public services can be challenging, rewarding, interesting, and exciting and you will require a variety of skills, knowledge, and expertise to succeed. This course will help you develop all these qualities and give you an introduction to careers within this sector, whilst providing you with many other attributes such as communication and leadership skills, teamworking skills and confidence, that are vitally important in all uniformed public service roles. Future Career and Earning Potentials: Police Officer £20K-£60K Prison Officer £20K-£60K Soldier £15K-£35K (Source: National Careers Service) Please Note: Work placement opportunities may not be specific to a uniformed service and are aimed at developing your personal and emotional skills to support your course knowledge. Work placement and voluntary work opportunities are part of your programme which will help transfer the skills you have gained into the working environment. You can expect to learn through class work, team-based practical’s, visits and outdoor activities. Lectures, oral presentations, tutorials, individual research, and group work will help further develop your communication and team-working skills. You will attend a residential towards the end of the academic year where you will be assessed in challenging situations to demonstrate skills and qualities to allow you to meet the higher grades on your course. Our student

What you need to get on

5 GCSEs at Grade 9-3, including English or Maths with a Merit profile. OR Successful completion of Level 1 Public Services.

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Wakefield College

    Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH

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  • Selby College

    Selby College Abbots Road, Selby, YO8 8AT

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Start dates

  • 30 September 2026 · Wakefield
  • 30 September 2026 · Selby

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