Alongside the College of Policing we have developed these digital learning courses to support occupational health practitioners working within policing.
These courses are open to all police officers and staff; however, they are primarily intended for personnel working in occupational health or associated departments. Links to these courses will also be added to the occupational health practitioner member page.
The courses
Occupational health: Profession of policing, regulations, and legal aspects
This module is an introduction for personnel new to occupational health in the police. The differences between police personnel and other employment sectors, in the context of employee rights and employer responsibilities is covered
Occupational health: Health risks in policing
This module focuses on why managing health and safety risks within the Police service are different to other organisations, including general and dynamic risk assessments. It will outline responsibilities of stakeholders relating to health surveillance and the differences between health surveillance and fitness for work.
Occupational health: Assessing fitness for duty
This module is in two parts:
- Part one: Carrying out OH assessments - This section primarily focusses on the principles of carrying out an OH assessment following a management referral. Physical, social health and perceptions as well psychological health assessment is discussed with templates provided as guides.
- Part two: Principles of report writing - This section focuses on OH reports following management referrals. Information is provided with templates on how to construct an OH report to management.
The pass mark on each module for the assessment is 80%, if you fail to achieve this you should retake the assessment
Blue Light Wellbeing Framework: Guidance for forces
This course assists forces with the completion of the occupational health (OH) section of the Blue Light Wellbeing Framework (BLWF). It helps managers, officers, and staff to understand how OH can help and enable them to be more prepared for their Force’s HMICFRS Peel Inspection.
Access the training
To access any of these courses you must have a College Learn account, available to anyone with a .police.uk email, they can be created on the College of Policing website. Once you are logged in just search the name of the course you wish to take.
If you have difficulties accessing College Learn please contact the College Customer Contact Centre at [email protected]