Garda Recruitment - Garda Trainees (Templemore)

n32

Are the people starting Monday staying in the college or are they based around the area in houses?

D Trent

n32 wrote: »

Are the people starting Monday staying in the college or are they based around the area in houses?

Newbies get rooms in the college
Some of the current students have moved into digs nearby the college I suppose they can be trusted to behave more at this stage

Turbo T

D Trent wrote: »

Newbies get rooms in the college
Some of the current students have moved into digs nearby the college I suppose they can be trusted to behave more at this stage

You "suppose". Sure we'll see.

Plenty of room for the new people now.

n32

I know it's been covered before but I haven't time to read back through the thread. Is the 11am start tomorrow compulsory or will any to time between 11 and 2 be ok?

Turbo T

n32 wrote: »

I know it's been covered before but I haven't time to read back through the thread. Is the 11am start tomorrow compulsory or will any to time between 11 and 2 be ok?

Anytime between 11 and 2. As long as you're in before 2 you're ok.

Drive into the college aswell when you first arrive. You can park on the square on the right while you unload all your bags. You'll be asked to move it around to the golf club later in the evening.

n32

Turbo T wrote: »

Anytime between 11 and 2. As long as you're in before 2 you're ok.

Drive into the college aswell when you first arrive. You can park on the square on the right while you unload all your bags. You'll be asked to move it around to the golf club later in the evening.

Cheers for that.

Everytime

What time are most people heading down there tomorrow ? Early around 11 or closer to the 2 mark ?

Xios

I'm heading down early, the parents are eager to get down and look around.

Infernal Racket

Any word on stations yet and when the first wave of new recruits start in the the real world?

Blaireness

Gerry G wrote: »

Any word on stations yet and when the first wave of new recruits start in the the real world?

No word yet... We're all waiting for news! But as far as we know, we'll be starting in stations the week of the 11th of May

Infernal Racket

Blaireness wrote: »

No word yet... We're all waiting for news! But as far as we know, we'll be starting in stations the week of the 11th of May

I'm presuming you're in the second intake?? When does the first new intake hit the streets?

Blaireness

Gerry G wrote: »

I'm presuming you're in the second intake?? When does the first new intake hit the streets?

Nope 1st intake

Turbo T

2nd intake won't be operational until August.

Infernal Racket

Blaireness wrote: »

Nope 1st intake

Really? I had heard that the first intake were coming out in February. Is it not meant to be 6 months training in the college then off out to stations?

billie1b

Gerry G wrote: »

Really? I had heard that the first intake were coming out in February. Is it not meant to be 6 months training in the college then off out to stations?

8 months in the college (32 weeks), then a weeks holidays I believe and into the stations after that

Blaireness

Gerry G wrote: »

Really? I had heard that the first intake were coming out in February. Is it not meant to be 6 months training in the college then off out to stations?

It's a new course and quite different to the old way of doing things. College for 32 weeks, then attestation, 2 weeks off, into stations and on probabation for 2 years.

You can read more about the training we go through now here: http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=181&Lang=1

WhiteWalls

Whats gonna be the net monthly pay for recruits?

EveAlex

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Whats gonna be the net monthly pay for recruits?

going by the GRA break down, year one will be €1600

WhiteWalls

EveAlex wrote: »

going by the GRA break down, year one will be €1600

Thanks, that's not bad. Thought it would be worse

EveAlex

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Thanks, that's not bad. Thought it would be worse

I currently net €650 a month in the college, so €1600 is like winning the lotto!

Xios

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Whats gonna be the net monthly pay for recruits?

This page has all the details if you're curious.
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Pay

EveAlex

Xios wrote: »

This page has all the details if you're curious.
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Pay

and rent allowance is gone for new entrants

D Trent

Jaysis idn't he the gas man

EveAlex

D Trent wrote: »

Jaysis idn't he the gas man

yup, loads of words of encouragement for the young new recruits

carzony

EveAlex wrote: »

yup, loads of words of encouragement for the young new recruits

Sure he wants them to vote for him next year ;)

mycro89

carzony wrote: »

Sure he wants them to vote for him next year ;)

Was anything said for those stuck in the system? Will an update be given ?

gardapa

mycro89 wrote: »

Was anything said for those stuck in the system? Will an update be given ?

Mad for the updates !

Infernal Racket

EveAlex wrote: »

I currently net €650 a month in the college, so €1600 is like winning the lotto!

Until you have to start paying rent of course

Infernal Racket

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Thanks, that's not bad. Thought it would be worse

Minimum wage is €1460 per month. The new recruits wages will be slightly more. I think it's a joke considering the role they're taking on in current times

Xios

Gerry G wrote: »

Minimum wage is €1460 per month. The new recruits wages will be slightly more. I think it's a joke considering the role they're taking on in current times

When you factor in things like allowances, the 34 days of annual leave, the paid for training and education specific to the role and the numerous career options within the role, the start wage isn't so bad. Especially since it increases rather quickly.

If you have a degree already, you're looking at 34-35 thousand a year after you've completed your two years of trianing.