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TalkingBlues and the police recruitment process

If you are reading this, you are probably thinking about applying to be a Police Officer. Hopefully, you know therefore that you will need to pass a very challenging assessment centre process. Competition for places is even harder due to a drop in recruitment, and higher numbers of candidates applying.This site tells you a fair bit of information about that process, and also details the help that Talking Blues can provide to help you pass. Consider the following:

• Only 1 person in 7 police applicants actually succeed (according to the Home Office.)
• Each year, of those who pass the assessment, about 15% nationally have done a Talking Blues course.
• Statistically, the pass rate for students attending our courses is somewhere between eight and nine out of ten.
• Our pass rate is the reason we are so confident that you will see the value of our course that we have a unique "Money back on the day" guarantee.
• Talking Blues use the latest intelligence on the current assessment exercise format to constantly update our course material.

We are the UK's largest, longest running and most successful company dedicated to helping people like you to pass the Police Officer and PCSO recruitment process in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. As you can see from our extensive list of venues and dates, we run on average 45 training courses a year, on a nationwide basis, from Newcastle to Southampton, each specifically designed to get our students through the police assessment system. Out of the 7000 people who pass a year, Talking Blues will have trained around a thousand of them. We are so good at it that we have a unique money back promise, so clients can have confidence in what we do. Only one person in seven is accepted first time into the police service. What's more, as more candidates chase fewer vacancies, under en ever tougher entrance system, it is getting harder to win a place. Candidates are now competing not just with each other, but with quota's for under represented groups and those from other sectors who see the police as a secure career. Being competent is not good enough, you need to excel. The TalkingBlues course is specifically designed to prepare you for the police assessment process and is supported by our 160 page manual.

We also offer other recruitment preparation services including one to one tuition, application form checking, and a 250 page book outlining the police recruitment system. You can find further details about these services, as well as information on the recruitment process itself here, using the buttons at the top and side of each page. For instance, to view what help TalkingBlues can provide, click on "Services".

We understand that your police career is important to you. Anyone can tell you what the process is about. We tell you what you need to do to pass. There is a significant difference between the two things. Helping you into your police career is our profession.

TalkingBlues

Established in 2000, TalkingBlues is run by John McTaggart, who as a co-founder of the original "IntoBlue" course pioneered police recruitment training in this country. John co-devised and wrote the original IntoBlue course, and has coached literally thousands of students through the recruitment process. He is also the author of "The definitive Guide to Passing the Police Recruitment Process".

The IntoBlue course and concept has inevitably been copied, but its successor, Talking Blues, constantly evolves to maintain its market leading status. John served in a variety of roles in the service, his last "proper job" being the role of Response Inspector in Cheshire. He led the Warrington Division Crime Car Unit and also the Proactive Early Intervention Team. Before that, he served with Merseyside Police in a variety of roles, including training. He holds an MBA, and has police commendations for leadership and bravery.

Our Philosophy

TalkingBlues operates as a completely ethical company. We are dedicated to ensuring that our students receive the most informative and entertaining course we can provide, with as much information as is in our possession. We serve only our students, whom we treat with courtesy, fairness and respect. We have no other allegiance or duty of care to outside organisations. We believe that our students should receive every advantage that we can legally provide.

Our "We're worth it or your money back" Promise

Here's the TalkingBlues unique money back promise. Once you have paid your deposit, we do not ask for any course fees until the END of the course itself. If you're not completely satisfied on the day with the information you've received, if you genuinely don't believe that we have helped you towards becoming a police officer, then let us know at any time during the day. We will then refund your deposit there and then, so all you will have lost is your time. We can think of no better way to express our confidence in our training.