PSNI Recruitment - Stage 2 - The Assessment Centre

we have passed the a/c if we get our vetting forms (doesnt mean to say we've scored really well!) just that we've achieved whatever the minimum acceptable standard is. i read somewhere, perhaps on here that in order to save money now they are not doing medicals until you successfully pass vetting - perhaps an explanation as to why we got the forms so promptly??

as for the cover letter, thats standard, exactly the same as the one i got in campaign 13, the 14 days etc is all just standard stuff.

try not to stress to much about it, gotta think about your blood pressure for the medical!!!

Believe me you passed. Stop worrying about it, if you had got no vetting forms for 6 months like me then it would be time to worry

Consensia probably dont know how it works. The vetting is nothing to do with them. Then again anytime I called consensia they were very hard to get information out of.

6 months after I passed Ac until i got vetting forms

No idea.

My theory based on the timing of other similar people getting their vetting is that I passed along with loads of others, and was kept on some kind of backup list incase i would be needed since there is generally less catholic applicants.


I guess that by Feb of this year they calculated they would need extra catholics and then they sent me the vetting, medical etc.

Why else would i be kept in the dark for so long?

It also explains why there were people who passed and got Dear john letters and I didnt.

Well The list i have imagined is only because I was catholic I assume, since there are catholics being taken in with very high merit numbers.

About getting your medical, I would think you will have it by september october. I dont know if it means your vetting is complete or not though.

Recruitment

Police Trainees

These provisions streamline the police trainee recruitment process to allow the PSNI to make provisional police trainee appointments, subject to the satisfactory completion of medical tests and security vetting

13. These provisions will amend the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 and change the police trainee recruitment procedures to allow the medicalassessment and security vetting processes to take place after the merit pool of candidates is established, instead of beforehand.

14. As there are only a finite number of police trainee places available (440 per year), a large majority of candidates (at least 1800 per year) are not considered for a position as they fail to score high enough in merit order to be offered one of the limited number of places. These candidates are nevertheless subjected unnecessarily to the security vetting and medical assessment

The policy objective of this proposal is to allow the Chief Constable to make provisional police trainee appointments subject to the satisfactory completion of medical tests and security vetting. Should a candidate fail either part of these processes, the Chief Constable can provisionally appoint the next applicant on the merit order list to replace the failed candidate.

16. This will obviate the need for a large number of candidates, who will not be offered a police trainee position, being subjected unnecessarily to the medical assessment and security vetting processes Both the PSNI and Policing Board holdthe view that undertaking security vetting and medical examination of a large group of candidates to satisfy the “qualified applicant” criteria, when at the conclusion of the recruitment process only some of that group will have been successful, is both costly and time consuming.

18. Each applicant costs approximately £300 to process through the securityvetting and medical assessment processes. A figure of at least £540,000 per annum is indicative of the savings to be achieved if 1800 fewer candidates were security vetted and medically assessed. As well as obviating the need for a large number of candidates to be subjected to the medical assessment and security vetting processes, the following
efficiencies and advantages will be achieved as a result of this change:

• Tangible annual cash savings of at least £540,000;
• Non-tangible opportunity costs in terms of time delays and staff time.

The overall PSNI recruitment process will be significantly streamlined and made more efficient e.g. the Patten Report recommended that the recruitment process is completed within 6 months. PSNI currently find this target challenging; it is critical that current recruitment processes are streamlined as much as possible before a recruitment contracting-out tender exercise is finalised in September 07.

Hi can anyone tell me a couple of things about the Roleplay..
1. Can there be more then one actor involved in a given roleplay.
2. In each of the scenarios am I taking the position of a policeman or can I be anybody?

Also the written exercise seems like it is very similar to the situational interview except I have to put it in writing instead of talking about it.. Is this correct?

Any help is appreciated

P.s THanks Given for your advice in previous Thread... how did you get on in A/c.

Can any one give me advice on what to wear? I want to feel comfortable but not turn up like someone whos on a day off lol

Jason Clerkin wrote: »

Hi can anyone tell me a couple of things about the Roleplay..
1. Can there be more then one actor involved in a given roleplay.
2. In each of the scenarios am I taking the position of a policeman or can I be anybody?

Also the written exercise seems like it is very similar to the situational interview except I have to put it in writing instead of talking about it.. Is this correct?

Any help is appreciated

P.s THanks Given for your advice in previous Thread... how did you get on in A/c.

hey, basically what pyg said in her short and sweet reply answered it for ya:D you may some times get 5 people in the during your role play, the actor, two accesors from consensia and rarley two independant people who make sure its a fair test!

when is yours mate?

cheers, it went good compared to last year and i passed last year, so hoping for a decent merit score!!

Hi,

First off some good posts here, gave me loads of info!

Second, does anyone know how long it takes between sending in your vetting forms and finding out if you cleared vetting? Also how long it takes to find out what merit number you are?

Cheers!

PapaYankeeGirl wrote: »

hahaha!!!!!! :D you've been quiet Judgedredd

Aye, just counting down the days to AC, well over a month to go yet! Keep telling myself it's more time to prepare but actually wish it was over and done with.

Dont you early AC guys be taking all the places now

Hello all,

Ive got my A/C in the morning.

Will keep you updated.:eek:

Good luck pathway!

Don't want to throw out any negative vibes, but just wondering if anyone has been unsuccessful in the c14 A/C yet?

Any feedback or scores?

pathway wrote: »

Don't want to throw out any negative vibes, but just wondering if anyone has been unsuccessful in the c14 A/C yet?

Any feedback or scores?

I'd say there'l be no failures notified until the 6 week mark (or there abouts).
It's probably not really to consensia's advantage to get that info out quickly.

Hi Folks

The waiting is the hardest part of all. I wake up in the mornings and it is the first thing in my head!! It hasn't been a week since my AC and it feels like I did it months ago!!!!:rolleyes:

I brought sandwhiches, water and jaffa cakes to my Ac last year, it came in handy let me tell you