Garda Reserve Recruitment 2024

i am hoping to be in the next set of interviews but i did my leaving cert so long ago i couldnt even tell you what i passed or failed.

I did get 120 credits on the framework for a cert so im hoping that is enough

You have me worried now, all I have a level 6 Advanced Certificate but from what i can see is it is worth 120 credits. Don't understand how if a masters is only worth 90 (45 to them)

Very strange

Garda Reserve Recruitment 2024
Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the educational requirements?
Candidates must have obtained;
 an Irish Leaving Certificate with a grade D3 or O6 minimum in five subjects at Ordinary Level*, or
 hold a minimum of a Level 5 Major award (120 Credits) on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), or
 hold a recognised qualification (at Level 5 or greater), deemed comparable to the
above in terms of both level and volume of learning as determined by Quality
and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

So, one would think that your Degree is a "recognised qualification (at Level 5 or greater), deemed comparable to the above in terms of both level and volume of learning as determined by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)" (as stated above) and at least comparable to a pass leaving cert (I presume Irish of Enflish must be passed in the same LC?).

I'd definitely be quering that with AGS recruitment/Public Jobs i.e that your Degree should be acceptable to them in regard to reaching the 'educational requirements'.

Best of luck, hope it works out for you.

Personally I'd think it bonkers if they don't think a recoginised Degree from a recoginised College/Uni s not enough……from an educational requirement.

However maybe the type of Degree may be a factor…..Furniture Design for e.g may not be acceptable!

I think, for me, it might be the fact that I had no degree. I did a masters over two years. So the masters was 90 credits. But they only looked at year one, and they thought it was 45 credits and then asked me for my leaving cert results from a long time ago :). I would imagine someone with a masters who had a degree done before it, would have a huge amount of credits. I was able to do a masters without a degree due to my life experience.

See the interview links are popping up, let us know how it goes lads. All the best with it 👊

Be ready to answer what you would do differently or add to your answer for your written test. Also make sure to have at least to examples of competences. And make sure to read over your application as this is what they will start with and talk about for first half. They have stated these things.

If anyone has an idea of what OOM they are at let us know and thanks…