PSNI Recruitment - Applying to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland

Shield · 14-06-2008 1:59pm #1

The Police Service of Northern Ireland recruit often. Post your questions, answers, comments, information, advice or experiences here.

lethal · 22-06-2008 7:22am

Hi, when is the next recritment process?

meathstevie · 22-06-2008 8:14am

Keep an eye on the main newspapers, North and Republic. Recruitment campaigns are anounced in the press or you can look at http://www.selectnipolice.org .

goodcopbadcop · 22-06-2008 10:27am

Probably next April or thereabouts. keep checking for it

mhairt · 04-07-2008 12:01pm

Hi All
Always wanted to apply for the Gardai, now considering PSNI. I am in a job at the moment and the contract does not finish until December 2009. So was wondering once you apply to the PSNI how long does the entire recruitment process take (assuming you are successful at each stage). Also is 20/20 vision a requirement and if so is laser surgery acceptable?

carlty888 · 04-07-2008 2:11pm

mhairt wrote: »

Hi All
Always wanted to apply for the Gardai, now considering PSNI. I am in a job at the moment and the contract does not finish until December 2009. So was wondering once you apply to the PSNI how long does the entire recruitment process take (assuming you are successful at each stage). Also is 20/20 vision a requirement and if so is laser surgery acceptable?

The next recruitment for the PSNI isn't until Spring 2009. The following link gives you a breakdown of the whole process.

http://www.selectnip.org/indexREGapp.asp?id=app_process.asp

Please note that vetting, for example, can take up to a year to complete.

As for eyesight requirements, you must have Binocular vision 6/6 aided or unaided (if visual aids are used must have 6/12 or better in best eye).

Follow this link for more info; http://www.selectnip.org/indexREGapp.asp?id=app_req.asp

Laser surgery is acceptable, but you have to have had it done well in advance of your medical (6 weeks minimum, I think).

smyff · 06-07-2008 12:13am

carlty888 wrote: »

The next recruitment for the PSNI isn't until Spring 2009. The following link gives you a breakdown of the whole process.

http://www.selectnip.org/indexREGapp.asp?id=app_process.asp

Please note that vetting, for example, can take up to a year to complete.

As for eyesight requirements, you must have Binocular vision 6/6 aided or unaided (if visual aids are used must have 6/12 or better in best eye).

Follow this link for more info; http://www.selectnip.org/indexREGapp.asp?id=app_req.asp

Laser surgery is acceptable, but you have to have had it done well in advance of your medical (6 weeks minimum, I think).

oh poop. i never thought about that. is it acceptable for an officer to wear specs? id better be off to the optitions soon for an eye exam!

inspector71 · 06-07-2008 11:29am

"As for eyesight requirements, you must have Binocular vision 6/6 aided or unaided (if visual aids are used must have 6/12 or better in best eye)."

There's you're answer!

smyff · 06-07-2008 5:29pm

inspector71 wrote: »

"As for eyesight requirements, you must have Binocular vision 6/6 aided or unaided (if visual aids are used must have 6/12 or better in best eye)."

There's you're answer!

haha yeah i was reading it last night. i guess i just wanted to see it in a different form :P. have to book an appointment for the optitians now i guess!!!

smyff · 06-07-2008 8:54pm

is there any way which a person of 18+ is able to get laser eye surgery done? ive read in the belfast clinic its 20+ which is pretty sickening for me if my eyes arent strong enough!!! ive felt wick all night because of it.

given1 · 06-07-2008 11:28pm

hey, yeh optical express, donegal place in belfast city centre!! i got mine done once i found out i had progressed to the medical for c13 and im only 19!! you were probaly looking at the one over in the lisburn road, they wont touch ya unless your at least 20 or something like that! its a free consultation, so its worth giving them a ring! they have a consultation clinic also over in connswater east belfast!

smyff · 06-07-2008 11:37pm

cheers again mate haha. your right it was the one on the lisburn road lol. ill look into it tomoorow when i get up cause im pretty wrecked!!!

cheers for the info though, should come in handy haha. much is it per eye? and whats a c13?!?!?!?! you only apply this year aye? first time?!?!

given1 · 06-07-2008 11:43pm

smyff wrote: »

cheers again mate haha. your right it was the one on the lisburn road lol. ill look into it tomoorow when i get up cause im pretty wrecked!!!

cheers for the info though, should come in handy haha. much is it per eye? and whats a c13?!?!?!?! you only apply this year aye? first time?!?!

np m8t!stands for campaign 13, it was the 13th application to go out for the PSNI! second time this year, still in with the slighest of all chances of geting in for my 1st application but not hopeful! its all on their website, worth a look, any more problems give me a shout sure.

carlty888 · 06-07-2008 11:44pm

smyff wrote: »

cheers again mate haha. your right it was the one on the lisburn road lol. ill look into it tomoorow when i get up cause im pretty wrecked!!!

cheers for the info though, should come in handy haha. much is it per eye? and whats a c13?!?!?!?! you only apply this year aye? first time?!?!

C13 is short for Campaign 13. We are currently in the middle of Campaign 14 (C14). There's a bucket-load of abbrieviations to get used to.

given1 · 06-07-2008 11:48pm

carlty888 wrote: »

C13 is short for Campaign 13. We are currently in the middle of Campaign 14 (C14). There's a bucket-load of abbrieviations to get used to.

lol out of a matter of intrest carlty888,anychance do you know what SRN stands for? i know its something to do with an induction when you get accepted, but never understood what it stands for!

lol meant to ask you ages ago, you find a free parking spot in belfast when you were doing your a/c?:)

goodcopbadcop · 06-07-2008 11:49pm

Student registration night

carlty888 · 06-07-2008 11:59pm

given1 wrote: »

lol out of a matter of intrest carlty888,anychance do you know what SRN stands for? i know its something to do with an induction when you get accepted, but never understood what it stands for!

lol meant to ask you ages ago, you find a free parking spot in belfast when you were doing your a/c?:)

Looks like GCBC (another abbrieviation!!!) beat me to that one!

No free parking I'm afraid. I parked in a multi-storey round the corner. Cost me £9.40!!!! :eek:

In the end I was glad I parked there because as soon as I sat down in the waiting room I realised that I had left my letter in the car. I know, what a dumbass!

I had been reading over it before I went in and left it there because I was so hyped up about it all.

Really glad I paid for near-by parking. I nearly got the bus that day!

given1 · 07-07-2008 12:06am

carlty888 wrote: »

Looks like GCBC (another abbrieviation!!!) beat me to that one!

No free parking I'm afraid. I parked in a multi-storey round the corner. Cost me £9.40!!!! :eek:

In the end I was glad I parked there because as soon as I sat down in the waiting room I realised that I had left my letter in the car. I know, what a dumbass! I had been reading over it before I went in and left it there because I was so hyped up about it all.

Really glad I paid for near-by parking. I nearly got the bus that day!

lol he did indeed:D(cheers gcbc)! :eek::eek::eek: just as well you did, that would have been the worst case scenario!!!cuz theyre really strict on the letter seen so many people being turned away from the initial test for c13 because they had forgot it! if ya had listened to my advice of parking in the holylands you would probably have killed me by now:D

carlty888 · 07-07-2008 10:12am

given1 wrote: »

lol he did indeed:D(cheers gcbc)! :eek::eek::eek: just as well you did, that would have been the worst case scenario!!!cuz theyre really strict on the letter seen so many people being turned away from the initial test for c13 because they had forgot it! if ya had listened to my advice of parking in the holylands you would probably have killed me by now:D

Hahaha. I would've hunted you down and killed you very slowly.

smyff · 08-07-2008 9:58pm

just got me eyes tested earlier, and so far so good. im fine sight wise, just a weeee bit above the minimum level. cheers given

ill leave laser eye till im older then. the one thing tho now, ive to look at my colourblindness :P

does anyone know of any good tests online? i dont think its that severe!

OnFire · 09-07-2008 3:30pm

smyff wrote: »

just got me eyes tested earlier, and so far so good. im fine sight wise, just a weeee bit above the minimum level. cheers given

ill leave laser eye till im older then. the one thing tho now, ive to look at my colourblindness :P

does anyone know of any good tests online? i dont think its that severe!

Hi Smyff just wondering did your optician take the eyesight requirement "if visual aids are used must have 6/12 in best eye" as being 6/12 when your wearing your glasses or when you're not? It's been puzzling me!!!

smyff · 09-07-2008 3:34pm

ammmmmm, well, ive got 20/20 vision with the specs on.

i took my glasses off and he asked me to read the most lines i could.

the 6/12 in the best eye thing is with your glasses off, because we have to assume that you have 20/20 with your glasses on!!!

are you colour blind at all mate? book an appointment with the optitians and see what the craic is with it.

MustBeCrazy · 09-07-2008 6:30pm

smyff wrote: »

ammmmmm, well, ive got 20/20 vision with the specs on.

i took my glasses off and he asked me to read the most lines i could.

the 6/12 in the best eye thing is with your glasses off, because we have to assume that you have 20/20 with your glasses on!!!

are you colour blind at all mate? book an appointment with the optitians and see what the craic is with it.

Do you mind me asking what you could read (how many lines) without your glasses? The eyesight bit has been worrying me a bit - have yet to see my optician and ask his professional opinion but will do so soon. TIA

smyff · 09-07-2008 9:51pm

2 lmaoooooo. but i could sorta read the 3rd if i squinted a bit. my eyes where a bit sore n i was tired, since 9am monday, n that was tuesday at 3.30pm. hada do a nightshift in work!!! but he said that its borderline/a bit better than it.

just book an appointment asap, n get it off your mind!!! are you colour blind at all?!?!?!

inspector71 · 09-07-2008 10:41pm

I got my eyes tested before the IST.
I'd managed to get a bit of metal in one in february and I started to panic that it might ruin my eyesight and chances of getting in the police
I must be very lucky, coz it didn't do any damage at all.
scary stuff though!!

I heard they were strict on colour blindness! I got checked and it's worth it to put your mind at rest!

OnFire · 10-07-2008 9:52am

smyff wrote: »

ammmmmm, well, ive got 20/20 vision with the specs on.

i took my glasses off and he asked me to read the most lines i could.

the 6/12 in the best eye thing is with your glasses off, because we have to assume that you have 20/20 with your glasses on!!!

are you colour blind at all mate? book an appointment with the optitians and see what the craic is with it.

Just find it odd because the eyesight requirements are exactly the same as the english forces except their 6/12 is aided or unaided whereas people here seem to be saying that it's definitely 6/12 unaided which of course is a massive difference to someone like me who might just miss out and is scared stiff of getting laser! No I'm not colour blind but looks like I'm gonna miss out anyway because of my eyesight. Last time at opticians I was 6/20 unaided in best eye!!!

shaz200828 · 10-07-2008 6:26pm

Hi given1,
If i'm not mistaken SRN is Student Registration Night.

Hope that helps

garnier · 17-09-2008 12:31am

psni wrote: »

The Police Service of Northern Ireland recruit often. Post your questions, answers, comments, information, advice or experiences here.

hi psni,
i'm new to this whole setup and dont really know how the this posts/treads stuff works. i was reading your comments and really found your advice great.
i'm hoping to apply to psni next time it comes round, any idea when that is?
also, i'm married with kids living in tipperary, dont really want to move them closer to the north, and was concerened about the shifts worked. there seems to be confusion as to weather or not it's 4 days on/off or 8 hour days or is there a choice?
thanks in advance. i hope i've written this in the right place?!

inspector71 · 29-09-2008 11:00pm

keithrodgers wrote: »

Hi there Garnier as far as i know the next psni recruitment time is early march 2009 i think i will give it another go !!! Anyone else going for it next year???

Hi ***** ******* from *********** - welcome to the forum and all, but i'd advise you to re-register and not use your name and exact location for all the world to see! This forum can provide a lot of info to the wrong people.

Chelsea555 · 30-09-2008 9:23pm

Thanks Inspector 71 for the advice appreciate that!! Keep in touch!

inspector71 · 30-09-2008 10:22pm

Chelsea555 wrote: »

Thanks Inspector 71 for the advice appreciate that!! Keep in touch!

No problem!

Chelsea555 · 30-09-2008 10:43pm

hows it going Inspector 71:D

TheMoj · 02-10-2008 10:26pm

Alrite guys i just have a few questions to ask,

Im currently 16 and living in Armagh its been my dream, you could say to join the police since we got a visit to the school by the police when i was 4 and now as im getting older im trying to do as much research into the job as i can and i need some questions answered if you dont mind..

- What age do i have to be before i can apply to join?
- I've always wanted to get into the dog handling section, is it hard to get into?

Thats pretty much it, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Mr.Anderson · 02-10-2008 10:55pm

TheMoj wrote: »

Alrite guys i just have a few questions to ask,

Im currently 16 and living in Armagh its been my dream, you could say to join the police since we got a visit to the school by the police when i was 4 and now as im getting older im trying to do as much research into the job as i can and i need some questions answered if you dont mind..

- What age do i have to be before i can apply to join?
- I've always wanted to get into the dog handling section, is it hard to get into?

Thats pretty much it, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi there TheMoj and welcome to the board!

Sadly for yourself you must be aged between 18 and 57 on the application deadline date, so it looks like another 2 years max til you can apply.

I'm not sure how difficult it would be to get into the dog handling section, i think you need to be out of your probationary 2 year period before you can apply to be a dog handler..someone feel free to correct me.

Hope this helps you!:D

TheMoj · 02-10-2008 11:17pm

Thanks,

Yeah I had a feeling it was 18 but didn't know if it really was or not and I've no problem waiting until then. Thanks for verifying that for me

I was told that I would have to wait a while before being able to apply for the dog handling section and yet again I've no problem waiting. I've grew up all my life with German Shepherds so I'm no stranger to dogs and as soon as I knew that I could work in the police along side dogs my mind was made up.

I just hope that when the time comes I wont have much difficulty in getting into the police. Have any of you guys got any advice on what sort of obstacles I could face when applying?

Mr.Anderson · 02-10-2008 11:23pm

TheMoj wrote: »

Thanks,

Yeah I had a feeling it was 18 but didn't know if it really was or not and I've no problem waiting until then. Thanks for verifying that for me

I was told that I would have to wait a while before being able to apply for the dog handling section and yet again I've no problem waiting. I've grew up all my life with German Shepherds so I'm no stranger to dogs and as soon as I knew that I could work in the police along side dogs my mind was made up.

I just hope that when the time comes I wont have much difficulty in getting into the police. Have any of you guys got any advice on what sort of obstacles I could face when applying?

You seem like a good kid, and i do wish you all the best when you do apply.

I checked myself and it is after 2 years probationary, that you can start applying for specialist units...ie dog handlers.

Well there are quite a lot of obstacles that you shall encounter. The first is your test at the initial selection test centre where you have multiple choice questions. Then if you pass that there is the interview stage at the assessment centre, where you are given different situations that you must role play on the spot basically. Next comes the vetting forms and medical...just make sure you don't take anything that looks like lemsip, up your nose in a clear plastic bag!! Then after all that...it's a waiting game my friend!!

TheMoj · 02-10-2008 11:34pm

Haha, I wouldn't worry about me taking anything dodgy I've stayed clean from that sort of stuff and plan to stay clean.

Yet again thanks for your advice I really do appreciate it, it's good to talk to somebody that has some knowledge of the job to share with me.

I guess that's pretty much me sorted, now all that's left is the wait..

Thanks again.

goodcopbadcop · 02-10-2008 11:37pm

best advice I have for you is work hard at school so you have a back up.... and stay out of trouble, the next couple of years there will be alot of times when it will be easy to slip up and get on the wrong side of the law when out partying etc, just stay neutral and dont get involved with anything that could affect you getting in.

Mr.Anderson · 02-10-2008 11:37pm

TheMoj wrote: »

Haha, I wouldn't worry about me taking anything dodgy I've stayed clean from that sort of stuff and plan to stay clean.

Yet again thanks for your advice I really do appreciate it, it's good to talk to somebody that has some knowledge of the job to share with me.

I guess that's pretty much me sorted, now all that's left is the wait..

Thanks again.

No problem mate,

This board will surely be here when it's your turn to apply! And there will be more helpful people to answer all your questions!

I'll just be finishing my probationary period when you apply, so i do wish you all the best!!:D

Chelsea555 · 03-10-2008 6:39pm

Hi there TheMoj u have been given some sound advice there all i can add to that is as soon as u r 18 apply if i can be of any help to u like the other guys on the board feel free to give me a shout

TheMoj · 03-10-2008 9:49pm

Yeah i plan on applying when i hit 18, which will be in Jan. 2010 so still a fair bit to go until then..

I'm going to try my best to stay out of trouble, shouldn't be that hard for me i'm usually working weekend nights so that keeps me from partying and things, im not much of a party person anyway. All my mates are pretty sensible guys so I doubt we'll get up to anything we shouldn't be doing.

I've finished up with school now and my results are all pretty good so i don't think that will be a problem but if it is i've no problem in going back to try and better them.

03-10-2008 11:25pm

No mate, there's no requirements for education for the PSNI, it's all assessment based. It doesn't matter if you left school with 3 GCSEs, or spent 4 years trying to destroy your liver and hump the leg of every girl you came across at university, a person is judged on their merits as they relate to the job.

MrFug · 04-10-2008 4:29am

Judging my the medical rejections I've been reading lately I'm tempted to tell you to be careful what you visit your doctor about!!

Sadie OOO!!! · 05-10-2008 9:33am

dog handling would be excellent too:-) but is that all based in belfast or has every dcu got one.

Chelsea555 · 05-10-2008 2:00pm

Just wondering is anybody going for campaign 15 next year??:D

Chelsea555 · 05-10-2008 2:03pm

Just wondering is anybody going for C15 next year???:D

MrsGeneHunt · 05-10-2008 2:04pm

Chelsea555 wrote: »

Just wondering is anybody going for C15 next year???:D

yup.

Chelsea555 · 05-10-2008 2:35pm

Happy days thought i was on my own there!!!

carlty888 · 06-10-2008 10:20am

Chelsea555 wrote: »

Happy days thought i was on my own there!!!

On your own in C15?! Not likely! There'll probably be about 8,000 applying again. Including most of us from C14 who haven't been called up by March.

Sadie OOO!!! · 06-10-2008 11:45am

is march the final calls. so if we haven been called by march its a dear john then.

carlty888 · 06-10-2008 11:56am

No. The calls will probably go on to December or thereabouts.

C15 starts March/April 09, so anyone who hasn't had a call for C14 by then would be advised to reapply for C15.

PSNI Recruitment - Applying to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland

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