About the qualification
Operational Start Date: 1st January 2027
Total Qualification Time: 460 hours
Guided Learning: 98 hours
What are the objectives for the Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice?
The objective of this qualification is to develop and recognise the knowledge, skills and occupational competence required by practitioners working within probation practice. The qualification enables learners to demonstrate effective and evidence-informed practice across key areas including risk assessment and management, safeguarding, professional curiosity, reflective practice, multi-agency working, supporting rehabilitation and desistance, sentence management and the preparation and presentation of reports for formal hearings.
This qualification replaces the legacy SFJ Awards Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice (610/2081/3). The legacy qualification remains available to existing learners during the transition period.
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:
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