Garda trainee febuary class 2017

Irishlad199

Hi. I was just wondering would there be any interest in creating a thread for people who have completed medicals and fitness test and who are hoping to get a call for the Intake in febuary. This would be ideal to know how everybody is getting on and to get to know potentially future class mates and colleagues. Hope there is interest! 😊

BobbyDaisy

No harm! I did my physical middle of October but as of two weeks ago my vetting is still outstanding so I'm hoping for February but not overly confident it will be back in time

Irishlad199

BobbyDaisy wrote: »

No harm! I did my physical middle of October but as of two weeks ago my vetting is still outstanding so I'm hoping for February but not overly confident it will be back in time

I completed my physical in October too. Same thing my vetting is taking awhile I think because I have relations in England did you contact somebody in HR?

BobbyDaisy

Irishlad199 wrote: »

I completed my physical in October too. Same thing my vetting is taking awhile I think because I have relations in England did you contact somebody in HR?

Yeah I have a large family so I assume that's the hold up and had an uncle who spent a year in Australia so I think that might have added to the hold up as well

Gnr_Iver

Sure I might as well take a seat in here have a sup of tae while I'm waiting haha

Gnr_Iver

Anyone know when they'll be sending out offers for Feb ?

noelctb

Gnr_Iver wrote: »

Anyone know when they'll be sending out offers for Feb ?

I'm guessing if the 1St induction week is starting the 23rd of January that them offers will be out xmas week nd the second week be after new year

Loradublin

Was the first induction not January the 30th?

Wax100

Done my physical in August and still waiting to meet my local super! Met the sgt and all but big delay waiting on this meeting. Really hoping for February hate my current job!

Gnr_Iver

Loradublin wrote: »

Was the first induction not January the 30th?

I thought the first week was starting on the 30th as well

OhThatsGreasy

"I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that there will be four intakes of 200 trainee Garda in 2017 scheduled for 13 February, 2 May, 8 August and 6 November giving a total intake of 800 trainee Garda."

https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2016-11-15a.35&s=garda+recruitment

This was previously posted in another thread on this forum.

Elliot192

Gnr_Iver wrote: »

Sure I might as well take a seat in here have a sup of tae while I'm waiting haha

Any sign of that vetting Gnr_Iver? You may check over in the lost and found at this stage!

Gnr_Iver

Elliot192 wrote: »

Any sign of that vetting Gnr_Iver? You may check over in the lost and found at this stage!

They must have lit a fire under my forms ha, either that or they sent it the long way around when going abroad.

How are you fixed with vetting ?

noelctb

I taught d start date was d 6th..it be d 30th 1st induction so offers b out after d new year i'm guessing

Garda91

Yeah vetting holding me up as well. Rang the other day and apparently my application has been put forward to the Commissioner for decision and can take a number of weeks to come back. Vetting hasn't been cleared until the Commissioner signs it off apparently so Feb could go either way for me at this stage.

Vamp369

OhThatsGreasy wrote: »

"I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that there will be four intakes of 200 trainee Garda in 2017 scheduled for 13 February, 2 May, 8 August and 6 November giving a total intake of 800 trainee Garda."
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Prephaps the 13th February start is after the two inductions weeks are completed. I.e Induction week 1 starts 30th January, week 2 starts 6th February. If my thinking is correct offers would probably start the last week before Xmas.

When I ran about my vetting I was told expect offers just before Xmas and start of the new year.

Garda91

Vamp369 wrote: »

Prephaps the 13th February start is after the two inductions weeks are completed. I.e Induction week 1 starts 30th January, week 2 starts 6th February. If my thinking is correct offers would probably start the last week before Xmas.

When I ran about my vetting I was told expect offers just before Xmas and start of the new year.

Have you had your vetting cleared yet Vamp369?

AM11

My vetting isnt back yet either. This wait is awful.

BobbyDaisy

AM11 wrote: »

My vetting isnt back yet either. This wait is awful.

How long have you been waiting?

Gnr_Iver

AM11 wrote: »

My vetting isnt back yet either. This wait is awful.

I feel your pain mate

Vamp369

Garda91 wrote: »

Have you had your vetting cleared yet Vamp369?

Yep, rang HR two or three weeks ago and got the good news.

AM11

BobbyDaisy wrote: »

How long have you been waiting?

I've been waiting since the summer. Passed my physical in early August. I lived abroad for a bit and have family up north but this is a joke. I can't wait around indefinitely.

Redzer99

Interview in August, medical in September, PCT in October. Met the super this week. I rang HRM and they said that once the files are in they'll do one more check and then it goes by your OOM. What's the OOM like with you lads???

Gnr_Iver

Redzer99 wrote: »

Interview in August, medical in September, PCT in October. Met the super this week. I rang HRM and they said that once the files are in they'll do one more check and then it goes by your OOM. What's the OOM like with you lads???

I can hardly remember when I met my local Sgt n super, feels like a age! My OOM Is in top 20, you ??

Redzer99

Gnr_Iver wrote: »

I can hardly remember when I met my local Sgt n super, feels like a age! My OOM Is in top 20, you ??

I'm around 600.

BobbyDaisy

Redzer99 wrote: »

Interview in August, medical in September, PCT in October. Met the super this week. I rang HRM and they said that once the files are in they'll do one more check and then it goes by your OOM. What's the OOM like with you lads???

My OOM is in the mid 500's but vetting isn't back yet so February isn't looking good unfortunately

Redzer99

BobbyDaisy wrote: »

My OOM is in the mid 500's but vetting isn't back yet so February isn't looking good unfortunately

Have you family abroad?

BobbyDaisy

Redzer99 wrote: »

Have you family abroad?

Not at the moment had an uncle who spent a year in Australia when he was younger but that's it

Gnr_Iver

500-600's is a grand place to be at this stage, ye should be offered a place once all checks are completed and signed off.

ganthy

For those of you who did the PCT, how many failed? I heard its about 30%.

Alan1dd

Just wondering will we recieve an email or a letter in the post from HRM asking us to go to the induction week, like what happens their ?

BobbyDaisy

Alan1dd wrote: »

Just wondering will we recieve an email or a letter in the post from HRM asking us to go to the induction week, like what happens their ?

Email I heard

Gnr_Iver

If you are expecting an offer, you'll receive it by Email.

Xios

Just some information for you guys.

When I got my offer in 2014, it was on the 22nd of December with a start date around the 20th of January. Roughly one month before the induction week. So expect an offer in 2 weeks. Maybe on Friday 23rd or Monday 19th.

Before Christmas anyway.

Coffeeguzzler

I've had my vetting cleared and my name is down for February, but "should applicants be cleared who are ahead of you on the order of merit, they will be offered a place before you."
Fingers crossed I don't lose my spot!

"The next intake is scheduled to commence in early February so the inductions weeks will commence towards the end of January."
It's not very specific yet but it's a general idea.
I'd love if the offers made it out before Christmas, it would be the best present.

DooraGirl

Coffeeguzzler wrote: »

I've had my vetting cleared and my name is down for February, but "should applicants be cleared who are ahead of you on the order of merit, they will be offered a place before you."
Fingers crossed I don't lose my spot!

"The next intake is scheduled to commence in early February so the inductions weeks will commence towards the end of January."
It's not very specific yet but it's a general idea.
I'd love if the offers made it out before Christmas, it would be the best present.

Did you get an email that your vetting is cleared?? I'd love to know what stage mine is at. Still have physical to do so doubtful i'd get Feb as people reckon the offers might be out before Christmas. Congrats by the way

BobbyDaisy

Coffeeguzzler wrote: »

I've had my vetting cleared and my name is down for February, but "should applicants be cleared who are ahead of you on the order of merit, they will be offered a place before you."
Fingers crossed I don't lose my spot!

"The next intake is scheduled to commence in early February so the inductions weeks will commence towards the end of January."
It's not very specific yet but it's a general idea.
I'd love if the offers made it out before Christmas, it would be the best present.

Congrats I'd be very confident of getting an offer if I was you

TallGlass

I still have to get a date for my physical also. So doubtful I will make Feb intake.

DooraGirl

TallGlass wrote: »

I still have to get a date for my physical also. So doubtful I will make Feb intake.

Let's not lose hope just yet. Plenty people have gone for the physical and been offered a place soon after. Positive pants

TallGlass

DooraGirl wrote: »

Let's not lose hope just yet. Plenty people have gone for the physical and been offered a place soon after. Positive pants

I'm just a little unfit to be quite honest! So I wouldn't be too hopefull I will pass it. I just passed the Irish assessment so was flat out with that. Going to start on training for physical never know I could surprise myself and pass. It's just the push up and sit ups I am worried about, I should manage the bleep test hopefully with a bottle of water.

DooraGirl

TallGlass wrote: »

I'm just a little unfit to be quite honest! So I wouldn't be too hopefull I will pass it. I just passed the Irish assessment so was flat out with that. Going to start on training for physical never know I could surprise myself and pass. It's just the push up and sit ups I am worried about, I should manage the bleep test hopefully with a bottle of water.

Plenty time to get fit for it. Have you been to an open day?? I'm fit-ish. The Christmas festivities slowing me down ever so slightly!! We know what's coming so no reason for us not to kick ass at it. Congrats on passing the Irish. One step closer

Gnr_Iver

Hoping for some good news soon, fingers crossed

Redzer99

Guys just wondering what your OOM are roughly!!

TallGlass

DooraGirl wrote: »

Plenty time to get fit for it. Have you been to an open day?? I'm fit-ish. The Christmas festivities slowing me down ever so slightly!! We know what's coming so no reason for us not to kick ass at it. Congrats on passing the Irish. One step closer

Yeah I was at an open day some time back. I think I would pass the shuttle test, so need to work more on the push ups and sit ups, the extra few KG I have put on over the years isn't helping.

I did find this which is interesting for the beep test, gives a break down of speeds and timings for each level, so if you wanted to train on a machine as such you could use these settings to help you out. I think these are the timings.

Level Shuttles running speed (km/h) time per shuttle (s) Total level time (s) Cumulative Time (min:seconds) Distance per level (m) Cumulative Distance (m)
1 7 8.0 9.00 63.0 1:03 140 140
2 8 9.0 8.00 64.0 2:07 160 300
3 8 9.5 7.58 60.6 3:08 160 460
4 9 10.0 7.20 64.8 4:12 180 640
5 9 10.5 6.86 61.7 5:14 180 820
6 10 11.0 6.55 65.5 6:20 200 1020
7 10 11.5 6.26 62.6 7:22 200 1220
8 11 12.0 6.00 66.0 8:28 220 1440
9 11 12.5 5.76 63.4 9:32 220 1660
10 11 13.0 5.54 60.9 10:32 220 1880
11 12 13.5 5.33 64.0 11:36 240 2120
12 12 14.0 5.14 61.7 12:38 240 2360
13 13 14.5 4.97 64.6 13:43 260 2620
14 13 15.0 4.80 62.4 14:45 260 2880
15 13 15.5 4.65 60.4 15:46 260 3140
16 14 16.0 4.50 63.0 16:49 280 3420
17 14 16.5 4.36 61.1 17:50 280 3700
18 15 17.0 4.24 63.5 18:53 300 4000
19 15 17.5 4.11 61.7 19:55 300 4300
20 16 18.0 4.00 64.0 20:59 320 4620
21 16 18.5 3.89 62.3 22:01 320 4940

TallGlass

Coffeeguzzler wrote: »

"should applicants be cleared who are ahead of you on the order of merit, they will be offered a place before you."

Redzer99 wrote: »

Guys just wondering what your OOM are roughly!!

I would be one of the people that Coffeeguzzler has mentioned

Redzer99

TallGlass wrote: »

I would be one of the people that Coffeeguzzler has mentioned

Good stuff, was that email sent out from HRM?

Gnr_Iver

Did ye contact HR yourselfs or did they contact ye ?

Vamp369

Redzer99 wrote: »

Guys just wondering what your OOM are roughly!!

I'm in the 50's.

Redzer99

Vamp369 wrote: »

I'm in the 50's.

What tool you so long to be called? Vetting? I'm between 600-610. Do ya think Feb would be realistic? Vetting has been cleared.

Brains55

Redzer99 wrote: »

What tool you so long to be called? Vetting? I'm between 600-610. Do ya think Feb would be realistic? Vetting has been cleared.

When was ur vetting cleared did u ring to find out... my number is near to yours but not cleared yet.😪 the wait is horrible

Coffeeguzzler

DooraGirl wrote: »

Did you get an email that your vetting is cleared?? I'd love to know what stage mine is at. Still have physical to do so doubtful i'd get Feb as people reckon the offers might be out before Christmas. Congrats by the way

I emailed them about it. I don't think they'd tell you without being asked