Tertiary Entry Pathway (TEP)

We will prepare you!

To apply for the Queensland Police Service (QPS) via the Tertiary Entry Pathway, reducing the amount of psychometric testing you will be asked to attend, we recommend the following programs:

The course you choose will depend on your full time (F/T) work experience:

• 39293QLD Justice Studies Short Course (250 hours Diploma level) - suitable for people with 5 years F/T work experience
• 39292QLD Certificate IV in Justice Studies - suitable for people with between 3-5 years F/T work experience
• 39293QLD Diploma of Justice Studies - suitable for school leavers and people with under 3 years F/T work experience
• 21790VIC Advanced Diploma of Justice

What is full time F/T employment?

Our QLD39293 Diploma of Justice Studies is a 'relevant Diploma' and attracts an 'A' rating for education in the Queensland Police Service merit based selection process.

What is included?

• Education that matches your work experience
• Access to teaching staff with many years of policing experience
• Comprehensive and modern online learning environment
• Seven day a week support

You can prepare by attending our regular Brisbane and Gold Coast workshop programs or by studying our online external program locally, Nationally or internationally at home.

PLUS:

• Fitness advice and fitness sessions
• Swim proficiency
• Psychometric assessment preparation
• Beep test preparation
• Police interview preparation
• New QPS Assessment day preparation
• Academy preparation
• Apply First Aid Certificate

PLUS:

Driver training:

The College has invested in five new Holden Commodores, providing our students with the opportunity to attend a one and half day of driver training at the end of each our workshop programs with former Queensland and Australian Federal Police Driver Trainers.

What is covered?

Half day: Driver trainers talk in the classroom about the theory and laws required by drivers at a higher level.

Full day: Practical driving exercises at Mt Cotton Driver Training Complex including:

• Exercise 1: Emergency brake & avoidance.
• Exercise 2: Elevated Driving Techniques (forward planning, limit point analysis, scanning, entry speeds & placements, early braking, brake / accelerator transition.)
• Exercise 3: Slow speed manoeuvre.
• Exercise 4: Higher level driving

PLUS:

Urban Road-craft Drive. Participants will drive within the Brisbane suburban and city areas. Instruction centering on promoting the vehicle amongst traffic in a safe confident manner, complying with traffic legislation. Dictating to traffic in a safe manner as opposed to being dictated too. Driver assertiveness, scanning, observation, following distances, stopping distances, driver anticipation, driving to the conditions, pro-active rather than re-active. 

PLUS:

Nationally Recognised Certificate:

All students attending this training will receive Apply Safe Car Driving Behaviours TLIC3036A - an approved driving course recognised by the Queensland Police Service. This Certificate is a mandatory entry requirement for 'P' plate drivers with 12 months driving experience.

COST:

This amazing program is available to ALL College students (workshop and external) for just one additional course payment plan payment.

Click here for workshop and external study timetable - start dates

Comparison:

• How do we compare to TAFE and University?

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