Driver Tester Recruitment Campaign 2017 – 2018 (closing - 5.30pm Friday 5th January)

Tanky89

wedger wrote: »

This is taking too long. Working at this pace I’ll never get a call up. It should have been done on a regional basis - going through 8 at a time will take years to get up to the 70 odd they require.
Was all your correspondence through e-mail?

Post for the panel, think the vetting was email a few posts from here said

wedger

Has anyone from the second batch heard anything yet? Lad I done driving test with got a letter this morning with his place on panel - I’m hoping post is late for me!!! Mind you he’s that far down it could be years before he gets a call!!!

Tanky89

wedger wrote: »

Has anyone from the second batch heard anything yet? Lad I done driving test with got a letter this morning with his place on panel - I’m hoping post is late for me!!! Mind you he’s that far down it could be years before he gets a call!!!

What number did he get out of interest

wedger

Into the 70’s I think

BABYDOLL

Any updates on where they are up to on Panel numbers?

Tanky89

Anyone hear back yet from the initial panel?

wedger

Gone very quiet all round! As said before process is very slow

puntypower

Got Garda vetting through on email I'm in the high teens

wedger

puntypower wrote: »

Got Garda vetting through on email I'm in the high teens

Not holding out my hope for me i’m About 40 behind you... keep us posted punty on how you get on.
New “Clancy” amendment I think in place now meaning offence for learner drivers to drive unaccompanied... will see a surge in licence applications

Tanky89

wedger wrote: »

Not holding out my hope for me i’m About 40 behind you... keep us posted punty on how you get on.
New “Clancy” amendment I think in place now meaning offence for learner drivers to drive unaccompanied... will see a surge in licence applications

I got my vetting email today. Once thats in and all clear they said they'd get back to us by 10th August.

sean3318

How long does vetting take, roughly?

Tanky89

No idea, anyone else here already through the vetting, the email gives an email to respond to, however the vetting form says it must not be a photocopy and has to be filled out in ballpoint pen 🙄

IP freely

Tanky89 wrote: »

No idea, anyone else here already through the vetting, the email gives an email to respond to, however the vetting form says it must not be a photocopy and has to be filled out in ballpoint pen 🙄

I printed the form filled it out then scanned it in. That isn't the vetting either that is you submitting an application to be vetted for the role.

sean3318

Yeah, I did the same thing. It usually takes around 6 weeks I'd say. I presume if all is fine you will go for a medical if you have been offered a role?

IP freely wrote: »

I printed the form filled it out then scanned it in. That isn't the vetting either that is you submitting an application to be vetted for the role.

sean3318

https://www.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-news/extra-staff-and-driving-test-inspectors-being-hired-as-surge-in-learner-driver-tests-expected-37133889.html

Tanky89

Anyine filling out the vetting for what do you put in the 'your reference' box and the 'name of organisation' boxes

aka_alex

Anyone been offered a job from the original panel lately?

IP freely

aka_alex wrote: »

Anyone been offered a job from the original panel lately?

Yep just today.

Tanky89

IP freely wrote: »

Yep just today.

Today

aka_alex

Got mine too, 3 hours from home, ye any closer??

magentis

Mate of mine living in Dublin was offered Cork City.He was willing to take any Dublin centre or Navan.Shame really after all the effort he put in.

aka_alex

magentis wrote: »

Mate of mine living in Dublin was offered Cork City.He was willing to take any Dublin centre or Navan.Shame really after all the effort he put in.

It's crazy really, just seems to be a lottery as to where the posts are offered. I take it he didn't take cork then.

Tanky89

aka_alex wrote: »

Got mine too, 3 hours from home, ye any closer??

Got lucky im about 35 mins up the m1

aka_alex

Tanky89 wrote: »

Got lucky im about 35 mins up the m1

That's great, well done, you were lucky.

magentis

aka_alex wrote: »

It's crazy really, just seems to be a lottery as to where the posts are offered. I take it he didn't take cork then.

He is undecided.He reckons there is probably someone in Cork offered Dublin or Meath,haha!!!

aka_alex

magentis wrote: »

He is undecided.He reckons there is probably someone in Cork offered Dublin or Meath,haha!!!

Could be. Did he contact RSA about it??

sean3318

Does anyone have any holidays booked?

magentis

aka_alex wrote: »

Could be. Did he contact RSA about it??

He is very put off by the maximum 24 month contract bit too.He will likely leave it.

wedger

Well doneTanky best of luck.
Anyone any idea what number they are at now? Or how many have been selected?

Ridiculous carry on sending people all over the country like that. This should have been done a a regional offer basis where you name a region and you are considered for any vacancy within that region.
Asking people to travel hundreds of miles to and from work is a bloody joke.

Anysavage

wedger wrote: »

Well doneTanky best of luck.
Anyone any idea what number they are at now? Or how many have been selected?

Ridiculous carry on sending people all over the country like that. This should have been done a a regional offer basis where you name a region and you are considered for any vacancy within that region.
Asking people to travel hundreds of miles to and from work is a bloody joke.

Sounds like the head of the HR Dept of RSA has missed the day his tutors covered common sense and value for money when recruiting Nationwide. Why on Earth the distribution madness?

Can anyone tell me what number has now been trained and given area to cover,. How many is in current training and what number on the panel are they up to regards training. Are they after jumping numbers because I know someone on no 20 and no call up yet! TIA people. Best of luck to those on their asses with iPad in hand, those with 2 heavy breathers by their sides currently and those ready and waiting (day by day) for the nod!

colmwills

Hey Guys.

I have been following the thread here over the last few weeks, like the rest of you waiting and hoping for some kind of good news, I was hoping that the offer wouldn't be to far and was preparing myself for a bit of travelling. I am number 50 on the panel and I got an offer yesterday. I live on the Sligo / Donegal border and I was offered Newcastle West!! Limerick not far from Kerry, its an 8 hour round trip without traffic. It is a disgrace that someone somewhere can't take charge of this. Look I'm not saying I want to be placed at home and I am willing to travel but this is crazy.

I emailed the RSA and got this reply.

At present there is no option for change of location. If other candidates come back to us to say their areas is unsuitable we will look at this again.

aka_alex

colmwills wrote: »

Hey Guys.

I have been following the thread here over the last few weeks, like the rest of you waiting and hoping for some kind of good news, I was hoping that the offer wouldn't be to far and was preparing myself for a bit of travelling. I am number 50 on the panel and I got an offer yesterday. I live on the Sligo / Donegal border and I was offered Newcastle West!! Limerick not far from Kerry, its an 8 hour round trip without traffic. It is a disgrace that someone somewhere can't take charge of this. Look I'm not saying I want to be placed at home and I am willing to travel but this is crazy.

I emailed the RSA and got this reply.

At present there is no option for change of location. If other candidates come back to us to say their areas is unsuitable we will look at this again.

I emailed them also and got the exact same reply. I was also told that if I efused the post that my name would be removed from the panel.

Someone really needs to look at this, it is crazy to put people through the whole process of getting on the panel only to be offered a post that is a six or eight hour round trip from home. Other public and civil departments offer posts by the region selected by applicant at application stage, why can't the RSA do this.

wedger

Are they moving through the numbers quickly or are they picking people at random? They seemed to have jumped up the numbers pretty quickly mind you that’s probably because of the ridiculous offers to post people incommutable distances from their homes.

I’d be asking what is their policy on offer placement? Is it on an ad hoc basis or is there some system to it?

colmwills

Ya totally agree, its a crazy system, they are destroying the panel that they have built up over last few months, you have the top 100 heads from a couple of thousand, use them wisely. They are offering people positions in places that between accommodation and travel costs, you won't have any wages left, not to mention in my case I'd have 1 day at home a week. I'm sure like a lot of other people you never thought you'd even consider turning it down but its looking like it. UNBELIEVABLE SYSTEM

wedger

Well any more word of offers? Any idea why number they’re at now?

Anysavage

IP freely wrote: »

Yep just today.

IP Freely
What do you mean by the original panel?
I'm getting very confused now.
The current recruitment campaign took in 400 from applicants. Do you know what number got through altogether from this 400 and what number are already trained...do you or any other thread follower know please? TIA

Anysavage

wedger wrote: »

Well any more word of offers? Any idea why number they’re at now?

I'm wondering the same. Is the panel to be 100 and currently they are training first batch? How many have trained and are they inviting trainees in number sequence or are they training on a lotto basis? Thanks for keeping this thread going.
Unfortunately I'm feeling that the whole process is ridiculously cumbersome for the people trying to make decisions. Thanks all.

IP freely

Anysavage wrote: »

IP Freely
What do you mean by the original panel?
I'm getting very confused now.
The current recruitment campaign took in 400 from applicants. Do you know what number got through altogether from this 400 and what number are already trained...do you or any other thread follower know please? TIA

From my understanding they recruited in 2 batches, the original batch and then a second lot of recruits, if you go back a few pages you'll see people getting invites to attend assessment days, something with most of us done a long time ago.

I'm unsure if they will be tacked onto the end of the existing panel, or a completely separate panel due to the new legalisation coming into effect running though the panel quickly.

sean3318

Has anyone heard anything about the location of training for the next batch going forward?

wedger

Think all training is carried out at training center in Tallaght. Never heard of any other training center

sean3318

It said in the letter across identified regions. It will be interesting to see if it's anywhere other than Tallaght.

wedger wrote: »

Think all training is carried out at training center in Tallaght. Never heard of any other training center

Tanky89

Has anyone had their vetting come back with any convictions you weren't aware of on there?

wedger

Holy crap.... bad enough this whole process dragging out so long only to also find out you’re a criminal unbeknownst to yourself too...!!!

Haven’t heard a ducky bird in ages. Don’t know where I am in the process or where the process is for that matter

Tanky89

Driving fines in court, never ever asked to go to that court no correspondence so i dunno what to do, they didnt gimme the boot just asked why i didn't declare the conviction but i didn't know i had them or that a driving offence was a conviction

wedger

Tanky89 wrote: »

Driving fines in court, never ever asked to go to that court no correspondence so i dunno what to do, they didnt gimme the boot just asked why i didn't declare the conviction but i didn't know i had them or that a driving offence was a conviction

Wouldn’t know how to answer that one? Guess it depends on the conviction- what were the driving fines for? Did you receive any summons for court? Was there a change of address along the way that might have meant fines/summons may have gone to old address???

Tanky89

No man like i got pulled for apparently driving while on the phone(bs) but my paper licence was damaged and i had already applied for my plastic one, but the garda went to town on me. Two weeks later sold the bmw and bought an alfa and immediately got two penalty points for speeding, sent the form away but it arrived on day 29 not 28 so they didnt take payment, i didn't realise until they gave a summons, went to court paid fine etc. I had gotten a letter for court in navan for the phone charge for the same date as the drogheda charge but then a cancellation to reschedule but no date provided and never heard anymore from then on.

Until now that is, i never paid the 200 fine the vetting says i got nor was i sent a letter to pay it

wedger

Tanky89 wrote: »

No man like i got pulled for apparently driving while on the phone(bs) but my paper licence was damaged and i had already applied for my plastic one, but the garda went to town on me. Two weeks later sold the bmw and bought an alfa and immediately got two penalty points for speeding, sent the form away but it arrived on day 29 not 28 so they didnt take payment, i didn't realise until they gave a summons, went to court paid fine etc. I had gotten a letter for court in navan for the phone charge for the same date as the drogheda charge but then a cancellation to reschedule but no date provided and never heard anymore from then on.

Until now that is, i never paid the 200 fine the vetting says i got nor was i sent a letter to pay it

So what’s story now? Is your place on the panel affected? Did they come back to you with any response? Where were you on the panel?

Tanky89

My training start date is effected. They required a letter delivered by tomorrow explaining the non disclosure. I think they are more concerned as to why i didn't disclose it. I rang the liaison today and she has said i will find out before the weekend so tomorrow i assume. She said it has happened in the past where people did not realise they had convictions or that something minor could be an offence.
Whats worse is the effect this has on my insurance etc. I have to track down a reason i wasnt sent a letter for the court date, or the fine or why i was not put on notice that I had one.

Fingers are crossed. I was 43, alot seem to have dropped out based on location.

wedger

Tanky89 wrote: »

My training start date is effected. They required a letter delivered by tomorrow explaining the non disclosure. I think they are more concerned as to why i didn't disclose it. I rang the liaison today and she has said i will find out before the weekend so tomorrow i assume. She said it has happened in the past where people did not realise they had convictions or that something minor could be an offence.
Whats worse is the effect this has on my insurance etc. I have to track down a reason i wasnt sent a letter for the court date, or the fine or why i was not put on notice that I had one.

Fingers are crossed. I was 43, alot seem to have dropped out based on location.

At least they are sensible on seeing that what happened was a mistake/oversight and not all on your part.
Were you given an offer? Did they give you a location when they made the offer?

puntypower

Got the offer through today, 18 month fixed contract and 12 months is the probationary period and they can moved ya where they like. I'm not going to take it.