College of Policing National Sift / Online Assessment Process Syllabus

College of Policing National Sift / Online Assessment Process covers 8 subjects: The National Sift: Eligibility, Application and Behavioural Screening, The Competency and Values Framework (CVF), The Online Assessment Process: Format and Structure, Situational Judgement and Decision-Making, Written and Verbal Communication Exercises, Numerical, Verbal and Logical Reasoning, Policing Knowledge and Operational Context and Vetting, Final Stages and Assessment Readiness. Together they contain 31 chapters and 126 named topics.

The full College of Policing National Sift / Online Assessment Process outline breaks down into 31 chapters, 126 topics and 81 sub-topics. The Competency and Values Framework (CVF) is the largest single subject with 18 topics across 4 chapters.

Roughly 110 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.

Yes — 411 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.

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