Lectures address a variety of specialized topics. The course picks up from the Junior Command Course. Individual learning, self-development and professional renewal are emphasized. Students carry out a study of a police major management problem, assigned by their departments, in a public or private organization. An integral part of the course is a formal assessment of the student's potential for further advancement in the police service.
Officers return to their forces for three to nine months.
A series of specific short courses are required. All graduates are then called before the Extended Interview Board, a formal step in promotion to executive rank. Those selected by the Board are sent back to Bramshill for the most selective training, the nine month, Senior Command Course. These positions require exceptional leadership skills, integrity, standards of excellence, and the intellectual and visionary abilities to direct the future of the police service. Students, following the traditional Bramshill philosophy, work in small teams to refine their abilities and to develop new insights into the nature of their duties.