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Belfast International Airport Police Recruitment

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  • #52
    Dog8ox
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Dog8ox


    Aye or understand much of it lol mostly waffle lol.
    Keep me posted if you hear anything


  • #53
    sparkylarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭sparkylarky


    Dog8ox wrote: »
    Aye or understand much of it lol mostly waffle lol.
    Keep me posted if you hear anything

    Haha yea sames!

    Yea I will do


  • #54
    Peterh89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Peterh89


    Anyone hear anything back?


  • #55
    sparkylarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭sparkylarky


    Yea just got on a reserve list which might as well be a no lol did you hear anything?


  • #56
    Peterh89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Peterh89


    yeah got an interview for the start of Feb, reading this thread you would near be put off joining them.


  • #57
    sparkylarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭sparkylarky


    Peterh89 wrote: »
    yeah got an interview for the start of Feb, reading this thread you would near be put off joining them.


    Congratulations! Lol yea it's quite negative to be fair, but it could be a great job too, my advice would be go for it and ask them plenty of questions before signing up especially if you have to pay for training if you leave


  • #58
    MavicMan
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭MavicMan


    My cousin has some experience in this. Once you join you are waiting on a space at GV. This could be straight away or could be a few months. Just depends on when GV have squads going through.

    You do the GV full training, then come back to the airport as a fully trained Constable, and would be on 2 years probation, similar to PSNI.


  • #59
    sparkylarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭sparkylarky


    MavicMan wrote: »
    My cousin has some experience in this. Once you join you are waiting on a space at GV. This could be straight away or could be a few months. Just depends on when GV have squads going through.

    You do the GV full training, then come back to the airport as a fully trained Constable, and would be on 2 years probation, similar to PSNI.


    Im not disagreeing with you but I thought you had to do 2 years as a "proabationer" then do GV, I honestly dont know im just putting that out there


  • #60
    Dog8ox
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Dog8ox


    It's hit and miss, they do some training on site but you can be waiting on them getting a slot in GV, which can take some time so get a comfy seat lol.
    The job is what it is, if you get bored easily I'd say it's not for you. If you are happy with routine work and know that you are really only a constable to allow you to carry firearms then you will be happy. But you need to be aware that if you don't like it and you go through any type of training you will have to repay the costs.


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  • #61
    Peterh89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Peterh89


    absolutely no pathway to the psni? I know the psni have recruited from the harbour police previously. At the very least it would surely do no harm in having experience in a role that is very similar to a community officer.


  • #62
    MavicMan
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭MavicMan


    Nah, the cousin arrested people and was in court all the time too. They do plenty. Thefts, assaults, rowdies, traffic crashes, all the normal stuff. Then all the airline side of it too, people kicking off on the plane. He said you are just the same as PSNI Officer, only your area is just at the airport. Not outside of it.


  • #63
    NiK9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭NiK9


    Peterh89 wrote: »
    absolutely no pathway to the psni? I know the psni have recruited from the harbour police previously. At the very least it would surely do no harm in having experience in a role that is very similar to a community officer.

    PSNI no longer take transfers from any force for constable level. If you wanted to join PSNI at a later stage youd be the same as everyone else applying.
    Obviously if you have extra training etc it would be took into consideration after you finish GV. But there isn't much training that would swap across.
    As the airport police is a private police force and not governed by the home office there is limited specialisation e.g. no longarms, dog handler etc. These are all handled by PSNI.


  • #64
    Banterbus28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭Banterbus28


    NiK9 wrote: »
    Peterh89 wrote: »
    absolutely no pathway to the psni? I know the psni have recruited from the harbour police previously. At the very least it would surely do no harm in having experience in a role that is very similar to a community officer.

    PSNI no longer take transfers from any force for constable level. If you wanted to join PSNI at a later stage youd be the same as everyone else applying.
    Obviously if you have extra training etc it would be took into consideration after you finish GV. But there isn't much training that would swap across.
    As the airport police is a private police force and not governed by the home office there is limited specialisation e.g. no longarms, dog handler etc. These are all handled by PSNI.


    I know this to be incorrect as interest circulars for level transfers have been floating about UK forces to go into the PSNI recently. May just be a contingency if the 1710 campaign doesn't place enough people quick enough but they do take transfers.

    However you WILL have had to have complete your probation in said GB force.


  • #65
    NiK9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭NiK9


    Well you've been told different from me. I've been told directly that they won't accept direct transfers at constable level.
    But then again, knowing what we have been told doesn't mean knowing lol.


  • #66
    notbrazil
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭notbrazil


    Peterh89 wrote: »
    absolutely no pathway to the psni? I know the psni have recruited from the harbour police previously. At the very least it would surely do no harm in having experience in a role that is very similar to a community officer.

    The PSNI has never accepted 'transfers' from Belfast Harbour Police. Much like the Airport Constabulary, BHP are not recognised as a police force under the Police Act and are not governed by either the Home Office or a devolved administration. They are essentially private security outfits with police powers.

    Officers from BHP have moved to the PSNI, but they are brought in as probationers and not transferees. Their service in BHP would only be recognised for pay purposes.


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  • #67
    notbrazil
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭notbrazil


    Banterbus28 wrote: »
    NiK9 wrote: »
    Peterh89 wrote: »
    absolutely no pathway to the psni? I know the psni have recruited from the harbour police previously. At the very least it would surely do no harm in having experience in a role that is very similar to a community officer.

    PSNI no longer take transfers from any force for constable level. If you wanted to join PSNI at a later stage youd be the same as everyone else applying.
    Obviously if you have extra training etc it would be took into consideration after you finish GV. But there isn't much training that would swap across.
    As the airport police is a private police force and not governed by the home office there is limited specialisation e.g. no longarms, dog handler etc. These are all handled by PSNI.


    I know this to be incorrect as interest circulars for level transfers have been floating about UK forces to go into the PSNI recently. May just be a contingency if the 1710 campaign doesn't place enough people quick enough but they do take transfers.

    However you WILL have had to have complete your probation in said GB force.

    I haven't heard anything about this, and I would say the PSNI would struggle to get significant numbers of transferees applying. They last recruited transferees from GB in 2012 and it was a disaster. They essentially lied about allowing people in specialist roles being allowed to stay in them (recruiting firearms officers on the previso that they would go straight into firearms units and then dumping them in response at undesirable stations, etc). Most went back, and I don't blame them.


  • #68
    Banterbus28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭Banterbus28


    Hence the interest circulars, they haven't pulled the trigger yet.

    If this campaign doesnt get the results they need then the PSNI has a tough choice.

    Either refuse potential retirees the retirement of their choice and prepare for Industrial tribunals galore or request mutual aid officers to make up for the lost manpower


  • #69
    stevo3344
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭stevo3344


    Has anyone attended an interview for the airport police or fireservice ? I have an interview for the Belfast international airport fire service on Thursday just wondering if anyone has tips or pointers or what kind off questions will be asked, as i can't seem to find much guidance online.


  • #70
    Peterh89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Peterh89


    stevo3344 wrote: »
    Has anyone attended an interview for the airport police or fireservice ? I have an interview for the Belfast international airport fire service on Thursday just wondering if anyone has tips or pointers or what kind off questions will be asked, as i can't seem to find much guidance online.

    Well Steve,

    From what I can remember the questions were the basic give us a time when you worked as a team those sorts, what let me down was not fully explaining the job description, they focused on it and also just the general duties you think are associated with the role. Never seen the fire recruiting you waiting long for a call?!
    Thanks
    Peter.


  • #71
    stevo3344
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭stevo3344


    Thanks Pete much help, the recruited few months after the airport Police, have my interview for fireservice apprenticeship program on Thursday so trying to prepare as much i can.


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