Become a Police Officer
Being a police officer is less about formal qualifications and all about the skills you already have.
Those skills come from the jobs you do, the community you live in, your friends, family and the expectations and values that you set yourself.
The skills that we will look for during the police officer selection process and develop through our high-quality training programmes will allow you to uphold the law and make a difference to the people, places, and communities of Scotland.
Being a police officer will test you mentally and physically, so one of major traits we look for in all our candidates is resilience. Our officers help people at some of their worst times and share in their good moments too, and we need people who can guide themselves and others through this.
If you are over 18 years old, physically fit, have lived in the United Kingdom for a minimum of three years at the point of application and have a manual driving licence you could already have the skills we need. Part of the occupational requirement to become a Police Officer is to drive Police vehicles in “Response” conditions, with emergency blue lights and klaxons in operation, which requires you to meet the relevant DVLA Group 2 Medical Driving Licence standards (please see the GOV.UK website for more information under General Information; assessing fitness to drive).
Apply now and we will guide you through every stage of the process or, if you have questions, speak with one of our recruitment specialists. Email Recruitmentpoliceofficer@scotland.police.uk
Apply now
Apply to become a police officer
The link above will take you to the Police Scotland jobs portal, where you will be asked to login if you have an account or register.
Sign up to a recruitment event
Do you have some questions about the application process or the job of a police officer?
Sign up for one of the recruitment events that works for you and our recruitment specialists can then guide you through every aspect of the job and application process.
We look forward to meeting you at one of our events.
Rewards and benefits
Here are just some of the rewards and benefits:
- Competitive salary of £31,466 – £50,528
- Dynamic work environment
- Part of a close team
- Job stability
- High quality training
- Loads of job progression opportunities and excellent wellbeing support
Find out more about the rewards and benefits of being a police officer.
