International Commanders' Programme
Many current International Chief Officers are past students of the Commander's Programme delivered here at Bramshill. This is clearly a testimony to its enduring success in leadership development. We recognise the need to constantly reflect current leadership, management thinking and professional practice and have taken this opportunity to revise our programme. We have placed a new emphasis on the key themes of change management and influencing organisational culture, delivered through a new practical workbook. This accreditation leads to a Level 6 Certificate in Management and Leadership together with membership of the CMI. For the first time, we are offering a brand new simulated operations exercise, written specifically for an international audience and delivered in the Hydra suite located at Bramshill. In addition, a brand new criminal investigations week is delivered at the NPIA Forensic Science Training facility at Harperley Hall, world renowned for its delivery of crime scene investigation training. The week involves sessions on crime scene management, a case study delivered by a UK Senior Investigating Officer and an input on investigative interviewing. A revised one week UK based attachment to a selected police force offers a tailored programme to address individual requirements and gives a practical insight into the daily functions of UK policing. During the programme there is an occasion when delegates meet and 'walk the beat' with a local Neighbourhood Policing Team. There is also a new case study based upon the famous Battle of Trafalgar, which examines capabilities and resources linked to business success today. Other changes include a new input on Counter Terrorism, a revised look at international and organised crime, the use of information technology, financial intelligence, proceeds of crime techniques and team building.
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Who is eligible?
Teaching Methodology
Living and Working at Bramshill
The venue
Course details
What past student's said ...
Who is eligible?
The ICP is targeted at Inspectors, Chief Inspectors or Superintendents i.e. middle managers, territorial commanders, department heads or their judicial and military equivalents. However, candidates from Inspector level are also considered where they possess high potential or come from a small force.
Delegates should be selected based on their clear potential to progress further in their respective careers. They should also be proficient in both spoken and written English to enable research to be undertaken and papers to be completed to the required standard.
To date, over 1,000 officers from over 100 countries have passed through the programme including officers from Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as our loyal customers from the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and South East Asia, all with very different policing cultures and styles.
Teaching Methodology
As well as the Bramshill tutors, there are over 20 contributors drawn from either the UK police service or leading subject matter experts. They deliver specialist inputs on the programme from a variety of disciplines and areas of professional knowledge and experience. This also now includes a Visiting International Fellow, who will be either an experienced police officer from another country or an academic tutor.
Living and Working at Bramshill
Delegates can expect the following of their stay at Bramshill:
- En-suite accommodation with telephones and data points.
- Laptop computers supplied for duration of course.
- Access to the National Police Library for research. This is situated at Bramshill and is the largest library of its kind in the UK.
- Free membership of on-site leisure facilities including a fully equipped gymnasium.
- On-site dining facilities and licensed bars.
- Weekend social visits off-site including visits to London, Oxford, and Windsor among others.
- Programme of social events including a final dinner attended by senior Bramshill staff.
- Onsite shop with dry-cleaning arrangements and shoe repair.
- Laundry facilities within accommodation.
- Delegates are met at arrival airport and driven to Bramshill. They are then greeted by a member of the programme staff and shown to their accommodation.
The venue
The ICP is delivered at Bramshill, 40 miles west of London. Set in 275 acres of beautiful Hampshire countryside, it has good road and rail links. London Heathrow Airport is 40 minutes by car with London Gatwick a little further.
Course details
To find all our course details including pricing, course dates, etc. click on the course portfolio link.
What past student's said ...
Some delegate feedback from ICP 126/09
"I thought that the experience was a wonderful one which involved interaction and fostered camaraderie between the attending delegates. It was truly an excellent learning experience in a setting which was appropriate."
"So for me this course is most relevant that I attended. I wish I could have attended it earlier so I could bring many changes/improvements to my force and would be different the way I work."
"I have enjoyed this experience at Bramshill. It has been one of the best experiences I have had in my Policing career. The instructors were excellent and subjects/topics taught were in- keeping with the new style of Policing. All in all I would like to say thanks to all the instructors for giving me this new and brighter experience in Policing. I will indeed remember this experience and will put it all into practice on my return to my home force. Thanks!"
"This course increased my knowledge and experience for example leadership and management, community policing, neighbourhood policing, hydra exercise and any programs were very fine and useful for me to implement in my area. I hope one time we can to develop our Police department"
"They were the best instructors I have ever met in my life. Their professionalism and their respect to all students were really a credit to Bramshill I wish all the students from my country would be trained on this course."
