Welcome to the website of the North West Consortium. I do hope that you will find the information here accessible and useful to your needs.

One of nine regional training consortia across England and Wales, the North West Consortium was established in 1998 as a collaborative arrangement between the Probation Areas of Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside. Initially its main purpose was to develop and implement the new qualifying training arrangements for Probation Officers but we are now involved in a wide range of Learning and Development activities in collaboration with Probation Area Training Departments. We also offer a wide range of NVQs through our Regional NVQ Assessment Centre.

In these pages you will find information about:

• Probation officer training and how to apply to become a trainee probation officer.
• the NVQs that we offer in Community Justice, Learning and Development and Management.
• ways in which we support the training and development of probation staff, including managers.
• links to other related sites.

Whatever your reason for visiting this site, I hope that you enjoy your visit and find what you are looking for.

Lesley Thompson, Chartered FCIPD
Consortium Director

Consortium Management Unit
Sefton House, 1 Molyneux Way
Old Roan
Liverpool
L10 2JA

Telephone: 44 (0)151 531 6183
Facsimile: 44 (0)151 526 0692

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