Choose Your Career > Police Officers > What Happens After I Apply?

Fitness

To ensure that you are fit enough, once you have been invited to the NPIA assessment centre, you will undertake a fitness test. There are two elements to the test; dynamic strength and endurance fitness and you must pass them both before you can join the CNC.

We look for no more than the minimum standard needed to enable you to work effectively as a police officer and, if required, you will be given help to improve your fitness levels.

If you do not pass the test on the first attempt, you will be allowed to retake the test at a later date. However, if you fail the fest after three attempts, your application will have to be suspended and you will be able to reapply after six months from the date of the last failure.

Once you have joined the CNC you will need to maintain your fitness levels and you will be regularly assessed during your probationary period.