Delay email batch!

thanks Yorkist and Clare for the valuable info!
just a waiting game, with the option of reapplying (for whatever reason) much sooner than most thought!
cheers and best of luck still to all...

The e-mail also states that 'those passing automatically continue to the next stage, as outlined above'.

We pretty much know the following is roughly about right:-

Late January: 108 phased to PCA/vetting from the first batch of passes (18 per PCA session, with 3 sessions each day over 2 days)

Late February: 162 phased to PCA/vetting from the second batch of passes with everyone else receiving delay e-mails (18 per PCA session, with 3 sessions each day over 3 days)

Late March: Last batch of AC passes with a seemingly small group phased to PCA/vetting. There were people in the delay group who would have been in either of the two first pass batches (70%+ scorers) but they were given time to achieve their ICT qualification for Deloitte before they could be confirmed as progressing. These candidates are most likely being phased first with some of the high 60s scorers. There's a PCA late April and one mid May from what has been posted and very few seem to have posted anything. There were roughly 20 candidates at the April PCA familiarisation event - usually there were 3 familiarisation sessions, but seems only one this time unless I interpreted it incorrectly.

This is all based on information posted by those who have attended their PCA or familiarisation events, so it's surely not far off the mark. Factor in non-attendance or fails at each step and numbers significantly fall. In the January batch, around 60 odd made it to medical - statistically, from previous campaigns, around 95% attend the medical and 80-82% pass it. Then factor in those not bothering with on-line learning, anyone failing vetting and then those who just withdraw.

It really does seem to be a waiting game until we're all phased and the information now coming out from different sources would certainly seem to confirm that.

i agree....just have to wait and see....as frustrating as that is.....no point getting into hypothetical situations as its just even more frustrating....we should all get our chance at PCA....then just wait on next stage...
really appreciate those who are at various stages ahead of us still waiting, who have been good enough to give feedback to us.

vickmackey wrote: »

sorry Clare, meant to ask....did it set your mind at ease any??

I think like most girls I'm worried but yesterday definitly helped me and gave me more confidence about the push pull. Just need to give it my all!

gigity gigity wrote: »

Sthm, are you sure its 378 +100? Im thinking its 378 total?

http://www.psni.police.uk/general__psni_recruiting_figures

“Initially, 100 successful applicants will attend the Police College, Garnerville [...]



Subject to securing additional funding, we hope to be able to appoint up to 378 further student officers from the merit pool of candidates generated by this recruitment campaign.” Deputy Chief Constable Gillespie said.

That's what the story seemed to always be anyway! It does state 'up to 378 further student officers'. As far as I understand, the funding for the initial 100 officers was already secured under 2013/14 budget and the PSNI were then trying to secure funding for a further 378 under the 2014/15 budget. They received that funding under that recent letter sent round that stated they have secured funding for 'almost 400 officers' this financial year.

I am a bit baffled as to why the e-mail says 378, but it may just be ignoring the initial 100 because they'll be filled by people in batch one and two.

Edit: Same as this article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24154684

The plan is to recruit 100 new officers before the end of the current financial year in April 2014.

During the following financial year, it wants to recruit a further 378 officers.

That is a total of 478 new officers, but it will only be possible if the Department of Justice and the Stormont Executive can guarantee the necessary long-term funding will be in place.