About the qualification
Qualification Number: 610/2081/3
Operational Start Date: 1st February 2023
Total Qualification Time: 460 hours
Guided Learning: 98 hours
What are the objectives for the Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice?
The main objective of this qualification is to allow Probation Services Officers to develop the skills required for the role of a Probation Officer.
What are the pre-entry requirements for the Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice?
To undertake this qualification learners are likely to be working as Probation Services Officers or in equivalent roles in order to be suitably experienced. Learners will need to have been accepted onto the National Probation Service’s Professional Qualification in Probation (PQIP) programme.
Further information relating to PQIP can be found on the Train to be a Probation Officer website.
For more information, download the Qualification Handbook here:
Download HandbookQualification Withdrawal
This qualification is now being withdrawn. No further learners can be registered on the Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice (610/2081/3) after 28 February 2027. All certifications of learners already registered on the qualification must be complete by 28 February 2029. This qualification has been updated and replaced with the Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice (2027).