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If you would like to do further research into this sector, the following webpages may be useful.  

• Skills for Justice is a not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of an improved and sustainable workforce across the UK’s justice, fire and rescue, local government and armed forces sectors.
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• – a series of helpful advice blogs.
• to learn more about the variety of roles in law enforcement and security.

Making contacts for informational interviews and speculative applications can be a good investment of your time and will help you to learn more about the sector. You could start by speaking with those already working in roles that appeal to you – find out what they did after graduation and contact them for advice. 

With many uniformed services offering volunteer, or similar roles, there are easy ways to gain work experience in the uniformed services if you have graduated and are already working. 

To help increase your networks who may also be able to suggest ways to build experiences look at: 

• Ask an Alum: A fuss-free way to connect with Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ alumni to ask careers questions. 
• Career Mentor Scheme: A popular employability scheme which matches a student or graduate with an experienced professional, for sector insight and one-to-one careers advice and guidance, over a 6-month period.

Recruitment fairs, careers fairs, open days, talks, and events give insights and opportunities to make contacts.  For details of future events and employers on campus visit . If you have not yet activated your account, select the Single Sign On (SSO) option and follow the onscreen instructions.  

Other opportunities include: 

• Takes place in London each November.

Many major graduate recruiters have policies and processes that are proactive in recruiting graduates from diverse backgrounds. The Armed Forces and Uniformed Services are proactive and committed to recruit and retain staff from all sections of society e.g.  

However, owing to the nature of some of the demands of the roles available there are also eligibility criteria and restrictions. Find out the policies and attitudes of employers that you are interested in, explore their equality and diversity policies and see if they offer or are recognised for their policy by such indicators as or as a .  

The UK law protects you from discrimination due to your age, gender, race, religion or beliefs, disability or sexual orientation and more. For further information on the Equality Act and to find out where and how you are protected, as well as information on what you need to do if you feel you have been discriminated against, visit the  

To learn more about how to share details of a disability with an employer and the support you can receive applying for jobs and work experience visit our equality and diversity page. 

Further information  

• ‘Recruiting for diversity | College of Policing’