January 2020 Recruitment.

Boss20

Medical passed and merit number through on the same day! Just waiting on SMT results! Anyone any insight on time between medical and SMT result..and then SMT result to phone call? FT2 and merit 100-150

MrChew

Boss20 wrote: »

Medical passed and merit number through on the same day! Just waiting on SMT results! Anyone any insight on time between medical and SMT result..and then SMT result to phone call? FT2 and merit 100-150

About a week to two weeks for SMT result after medical, then for the call, how long is a piece of string? Your call will depend on how many they are putting in each intake, how many appointable folks are ahead of you in the queue etc. It will likely be summer or early autumn at the latest.

Boss20

MrChew wrote: »

About a week to two weeks for SMT result after medical, then for the call, how long is a piece of string? Your call will depend on how many they are putting in each intake, how many appointable folks are ahead of you in the queue etc. It will likely be summer or early autumn at the latest.

Thanks for getting back to me! But just got confirmation of my SMT result today... now to wait!

MrChew

Boss20 wrote: »

Thanks for getting back to me! But just got confirmation of my SMT result today... now to wait!

Boom! That was fast, nice one.

Now you'll be jumping every time your phone rings!

walkman2302

I’m assuming every candidate has to be approved by the vetting panel hence the reason it can take so long to get approved as they only meet at certain times?

johnboy76

walkman2302 wrote: »

I’m assuming every candidate has to be approved by the vetting panel hence the reason it can take so long to get approved as they only meet at certain times?

I think that the vetting panel only looks at people that have had to go for a vetting interview

CLC93

johnboy76 wrote: »

I think that the vetting panel only looks at people that have had to go for a vetting interview

I was at a vetting interview recently enough and they told me everyone's files goes to the vetting panel, not just those interviewed.

walkman2302

CLC93 wrote: »

I was at a vetting interview recently enough and they told me everyone's files goes to the vetting panel, not just those interviewed.

Thanks for the info.

HopefulCan2002

Hi got my got my date for PCA.

I was wondering has anyone who has completed the PCA did you go to the familiarisation day?

What do you do at it? What did you wear to it? Is it worth going to?

Thanks in advance

ASM1234

Emailed recruitment about estimated time frames for 500-550. They said middle of June or end of June for vetting forms to be sent out to us. Hopefully this helps anyone in that bracket

johnboy76

HopefulCan2002 wrote: »

Hi got my got my date for PCA.

I was wondering has anyone who has completed the PCA did you go to the familiarisation day?

What do you do at it? What did you wear to it? Is it worth going to?

Thanks in advance

Yes I went to the familiarisation day and it was definitely worth it. If you can get off work, go to it. Wear the same thing that you will wear to the actual pca so tshirt, trackies and trainers. At the familiarisation you get to have a look around the course to see how it is set out, you also get to try each section of it as much as you want, but you can't do a full lap or time yourself.

Mcfluffers

HopefulCan2002 wrote: »

Hi got my got my date for PCA.

I was wondering has anyone who has completed the PCA did you go to the familiarisation day?

What do you do at it? What did you wear to it? Is it worth going to?

Thanks in advance

Absolutely worth going to! Really calms the nerves, I’d imagine if you didn’t go you would feel a bit more overwhelmed on the day not knowing how the course looks in person. You do get a few minutes on the actual test day to have a look around but you can spend as much time as you want checking each section out on the familiarisation day

BelfastGuy65

Is it normal to get your pca date before the vetting forms arrive?

JRR2021

BelfastGuy65 wrote: »

Is it normal to get your pca date before the vetting forms arrive?

Don’t know if it’s normal but that’s what’s happened to me! Waiting on the vetting forms hopefully any day now

BelfastGuy65

JRR2021 wrote: »

Don’t know if it’s normal but that’s what’s happened to me! Waiting on the vetting forms hopefully any day now

In the same boat as you

Howdyfolks

I know the answer is here somewhere but darned if I can find it so I'll ask again.

Roughly how long is the wait between doing the medical and SMT and getting results? Am I right in thinking between 2 +4 weeks?

MrChew

Howdyfolks wrote: »

I know the answer is here somewhere but darned if I can find it so I'll ask again.

Roughly how long is the wait between doing the medical and SMT and getting results? Am I right in thinking between 2 +4 weeks?

I got my medical results after one week or so and SMT about a week after that. However, there's folks on here who have been getting their SMT results faster than that. Someone the other day got medical and SMT results on the same day.

Xxx1234

Anyone know a rough time estimate from doing your PCA to getting a date for medical. Thanks

NeeNaw21

Xxx1234 wrote: »

Anyone know a rough time estimate from doing your PCA to getting a date for medical. Thanks

If you pass within about 20 mins of leaving the venue

AlphaBravoOut

Xxx1234 wrote: »

Anyone know a rough time estimate from doing your PCA to getting a date for medical. Thanks

Not sure about the 20 mins above ^^ but in this campaign, people waited between 1-4 weeks after PCA. Most for FT2 was around 3 weeks, myself included

DDGS7

NeeNaw21 wrote: »

If you pass within about 20 mins of leaving the venue

Definitely not

johnboy76

Xxx1234 wrote: »

Anyone know a rough time estimate from doing your PCA to getting a date for medical. Thanks

This was just before covid, I did PCA on the Friday and had my medical date on the Tuesday.

Tashbash

For anyone who was unsuccessful this time round, just in case you weren’t aware, the belfast international airport police are recruiting. They do the exact same training course as the PSNI in garnerville. Just another option

NeeNaw21

Tashbash wrote: »

For anyone who was unsuccessful this time round, just in case you weren’t aware, the belfast international airport police are recruiting. They do the exact same training course as the PSNI in garnerville. Just another option

And get paid pennies.

Literally minimum wage until out of probation.

NeeNaw21

DDGS7 wrote: »

Definitely not

Literally the experience everyone else from my campaign and 1710 had.

Email was sitting when I stopped for a coffee on way back to work.

DDGS7

NeeNaw21 wrote: »

Literally the experience everyone else from my campaign and 1710 had.

Email was sitting when I stopped for a coffee on way back to work.

Damn, that's brilliant. It hasn't been like that this time round. 4 week wait in-between and then 4 weeks following the email to the actual date itself

johnboy76

NeeNaw21 wrote: »

Literally the experience everyone else from my campaign and 1710 had.

Email was sitting when I stopped for a coffee on way back to work.

What campaign were you? 1509?

NeeNaw21

johnboy76 wrote: »

What campaign were you? 1509?

1810.

ML 40-60

RoboCop123

Could anyone confirm that the last set of calls went out for June? A start in July would be great and hoping that weather stays up Everything passed with a decent ML in the top 100

Columbo1234

Calls for a July start should be going out very soon over next few weeks. Hoping to get one too.

MUFC1

is anyone in here going to GV in September ?

CMAG90

Just got my call for july start .... absolutely buzzing...

walkman2302

CMAG90 wrote: »

Just got my call for july start .... absolutely buzzing...

Congrats!

Sky56

CMAG90 wrote: »

Just got my call for july start .... absolutely buzzing...

Congrats Buddy, buzzing for you!

Where abouts on the ML are you roughly ?

As I am 20-40 on the ML and appointable

CMAG90

Thanks so much... still in shock was 80-90 on ML ... 8 weeks notice approx given which is great

CMAG90

Sky56 wrote: »

Congrats Buddy, buzzing for you!

Where abouts on the ML are you roughly ?

As I am 20-40 on the ML and appointable

You should be getting a call very soon ...

Columbo1234

Congrats. I’m appointable and 30-50. Fingers crossed here for a call too.

Sky56

CMAG90 wrote: »

You should be getting a call very soon ...

Fingers crossed maybe see you in GV.

Again Congrats Buddy!


EDIT: Just got the Call!! they are working their way down the list

Columbo1234

Sky56 wrote: »

Fingers crossed maybe see you in GV.

Again Congrats Buddy!


EDIT: Just got the Call!! they are working their way down the list

Congrats both, buzzing for you!

Columbo1234

I got the call. Absolutely delighted. Good luck everyone for the coming months especially those working through the managed stages. Hope to see you all in GV / on the job soon!

MrChew

Congrats to all who got the call. It all moves very quickly from here!

mariyapsni

Congrats to all who got the call. I am sure you are delighted! I am also delighted that my vetting forms came through the post today. Progress is on the way! Buzzing too xx

SausageDog33

Got the call.
230-240

Sky56

SausageDog33 wrote: »

Got the call.
230-240

Congrats Buddy!

Belfast555

Hi, long time lurker starting soon. I have stuff going on in my personal life right now and was thinking of talking to my GP about a short course of beta blockers? Will this lead to me getting medically discharged during training? Advice appreciated.

Irishman84!

mariyapsni wrote: »

Congrats to all who got the call. I am sure you are delighted! I am also delighted that my vetting forms came through the post today. Progress is on the way! Buzzing too xx

Hi Mariyapsni, What ML were you if you don't mind me asking? I am 500-550 and told to expect vetting form end of the month so hopefully see them arrive in the next few weeks

MUFC1

Don't get to excited about vetting, I have worked on a custody setting & been vetted for the past 15 years and my vetting took 15 months to come back, I hope it comes back quicker for people waiting.

johnboy76

15 months is ridiculous, nobody should have to wait that long on it. I only ever had a basic security check before and my vetting took 3 months.

AlphaBravoOut

MUFC1 wrote: »

is anyone in here going to GV in September ?

Appointable here and thought I would have gotten the call for a July start with my ML number. Out of interest, did you receive the call and just defer until September?

mariyapsni

Irishman84! wrote: »

Hi Mariyapsni, What ML were you if you don't mind me asking? I am 500-550 and told to expect vetting form end of the month so hopefully see them arrive in the next few weeks

Hi Irishman84!. My ML position is 300-350. Although some people say it may take a long time, i think the psni stages are very fast moving, so i am very optimistic for fast vetting as well. I emailed them this morning about a query and they came back to me with a response in 5 minutes!!! Really helpful, both the PSNI recruitment team and the vetting team! Hope this helps xx