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My path to becoming a police officer or detective
Pathways Chosen
Based on my career cluster and what interests me most, the two careers I am hoping to get into are a police officer or a detective. Both of these careers however, have certain requirements I must complete after getting my high school diploma. The two career pathways I am planning on taking to be that much closer to my goal are going to college or university.
Secondary School Course Requirements
When looking at going to college for policing, the minimum requirement asked is for at least having a high school diploma. Courses in specific that are good to have are at least 70% or higher in grade 12 english, or taking three years of math or any of the sciences.
How I Will Get These Requirements
Considering these requirements in particular are centered around graduating high school, I'm going to try and achieve these by taking both math and english all 4 years with an average of at least 80% in grade 12, and also get all of the required credits to graduate.
Secondary School Course Requirements
As well as for policing, becoming a detective also requires the minimum of having a high school diploma. Other important courses that should be taken are english, law, biology, or even anthropology.
How to Achieve These Requirements
To achieve my goal, I will be taking all the required courses to earn the 30 credits I need, also I will be taking co-op to act as an introduction to policing, as I have to become a police first before a detective.
Is Education Required?
For both becoming a police officer or detective, going to college or university is not required, however, it is good to have.
College
For policing, there is a program entitled police foundations that teaches you the the different laws, fitness and health, and procedures required to build a career as a police officer. The program lasts for four years.
University
When looking to become a detective, there is a program known as criminal justice, which will teach you all the rules and regulations involved when becoming a detective. The program also lasts for four years.
When figuring out what I would like to do with my future, I realize that I must have a financial plan in order to become successful in finding a career I truly enjoy, and also how I'm gonna be able to afford what job I would like to be involved in.
In order to get into the field I want, there are also gonna be costs i have to cover, both for college and university. These necessities include:
If my needs are unable to be met, there are also certain financial support systems that I could strive to get instead. These include:
I became aware that Iam in fact a visual learner based on what I learned from my strength profile. However, based on my learning style and the career paths I wish to achieve, I think I would be better suited to an on-the-job training program for policing. This is because being a visual learner, I am able to learn best by watching what is being taught. In an on-the-job training program, that is exactly how this career is being taught.
After taking the management skills and work habits assessment, my strongest work habit is collaboration, and my greatest skill is assertive communication. Considering these are both of my biggest strengths, a career in policing would be better suited for me. This is because both of my greatest strengths are involved with working with others, and one of the main requirements for becoming a police officer is teamwork. as opposed to being a detective, where having this position requires more independent work.
While each of the careers I am interested in are a good possibility, the paths to get there have multiple different pros and cons that can help me to better make my decision.
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The overall barriers and challenges I must face when finding the career path that best suits me include:
As for having a contingency plan, I'm going to make my career as a detective and going to university as my backup plan, mostly because of the fact that I would prefer to become a police officer, but want to have a backup idea just in case my initial career plan doesn't work out. Overall, both pathways are strong ones that I do believe I can achieve, and I will attempt to follow these paths to end up in the position that feels right.