Official intake 8

pb82 · 16-12-2014 2:52pm

Emails in about the pre entry E-Learning

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minty141 · 16-12-2014 3:00pm

Has anyone any advice on whether to go for a laptop or tablet?

Cheers

pb82 · 16-12-2014 3:13pm

minty141 wrote: »

Has anyone any advice on whether to go for a laptop or tablet?

Cheers

I've a tablet

Mate of mine says it will be spot on, really only used for pre reads as u use the desktops in the workroom for assignments

gvillehopeful · 16-12-2014 5:38pm

minty141 wrote: »

Has anyone any advice on whether to go for a laptop or tablet?

Cheers

Thinking about asking Santa for wee tablet too lol. Could be a lot handier!

minty141 · 16-12-2014 7:31pm

gvillehopeful wrote: »

Thinking about asking Santa for wee tablet too lol. Could be a lot handier!

Has anyone any idea of which tablet suits best? I was thinking an iPad!

Duafc · 19-12-2014 2:44pm

minty141 wrote: »

Has anyone any idea of which tablet suits best? I was thinking an iPad!

Reckon I'll bring the iPad in and leave the laptop, should be grand!

Anyone any idea if the induction weekend is casual or business dress?

pb82 · 19-12-2014 2:58pm

Duafc wrote: »

Reckon I'll bring the iPad in and leave the laptop, should be grand!

Anyone any idea if the induction weekend is casual or business dress?

Business dress

Duafc · 19-12-2014 3:12pm

pb82 wrote: »

Business dress

Cheers, assumed so!

200WattWarlock · 22-12-2014 12:07am

A personal message for all over the last few days (didn't think Christmas Cards would be appropriate); to all Staff, Sergeants, ACC Mark Hamilton (you have a very piercing stare, well done) and my fellow pre-student officers, have a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

It was (nervously) fun and I hope to see you all shortly.

The clock is ticking, so let's get some use out of those January sales.

pb82 · 22-12-2014 8:40am

200WattWarlock wrote: »

A personal message for all over the last few days (didn't think Christmas Cards would be appropriate); to all Staff, Sergeants, ACC Mark Hamilton (you have a very piercing stare, well done) and my fellow pre-student officers, have a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

It was (nervously) fun and I hope to see you all shortly.

The clock is ticking, so let's get some use out of those January sales.

Was a good insight into what is to come

I'm shattered today mind you

pb82 · 22-12-2014 2:39pm

Got into the elearning

Difficult to find at first

DesertCreat_15 · 28-12-2014 1:45pm

Hows the online learning going for ya's all?

pb82 · 28-12-2014 2:50pm

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

Hows the online learning going for ya's all?

Not really done much

Been drunk the last 5 days

DesertCreat_15 · 28-12-2014 3:35pm

Good man, i'd say you're fit for fúck all for the next few days now too ! hahaha

I'm rightly through it already. Nothing too heavy yet!

What would people think of having a whatsapp group going, or is it a bit silly ?

Obviously you'd need to prove you were at the induction weekend first of all.

nr14 · 28-12-2014 6:25pm

I haven't written this much since 6th year haha. I'd be up for whatsapp, it will help keep us sane through all these topics! You started learning courtesy yet DC?

pb82 · 28-12-2014 7:17pm

I've done some of the mandatory modules like bullying & harassment

Didn't see the point in trying to learn stuff I'd stand no chance of remembering

DesertCreat_15 · 28-12-2014 11:33pm

nr14 wrote: »

I haven't written this much since 6th year haha. I'd be up for whatsapp, it will help keep us sane through all these topics! You started learning courtesy yet DC?

Have not tbh, mostly concentrating on this new stuff for the time being.

Take it most people couldnt be bothered with whatsapp haha sure i'll PM you anyway at least

DesertCreat_15 · 02-01-2015 12:28am

Any of you guys back at the whole fitness craic again?

pb82 · 02-01-2015 9:31am

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

Any of you guys back at the whole fitness craic again?

Starting again tomorrow,done nothing but eat and drink this last week so should be interesting

Gonna make a start on the induction material today,did all the dpa,foi,dse modules so far

pb82 · 02-01-2015 1:41pm

pb82 wrote: »

Starting again tomorrow,done nothing but eat and drink this last week so should be interesting

Gonna make a start on the induction material today,did all the dpa,foi,dse modules so far

Just did all the knowledge checks from the pre entry course, must have retained a lot more information than I thought

mrpickle · 03-01-2015 4:08pm

been a wild few weeks there. Going to have to get fit and crack on with this online learning! Hope everyone had a good xmas! No doubt we will all be getting a severe reality check soon enough

pb82 · 03-01-2015 4:59pm

mrpickle wrote: »

been a wild few weeks there. Going to have to get fit and crack on with this online learning! Hope everyone had a good xmas! No doubt we will all be getting a severe reality check soon enough

I'm scared

Very scared

2 weeks to get some semblance of fitness back

pb82 · 04-01-2015 1:09pm

Started my kit list shopping

Where's best to get decent socks?

Mop a top · 04-01-2015 1:39pm

Not sure if this will help but I got men's hiking socks from tesco. I use them when I'm wearing my riding boots and have cut down on the rubbing as they're double layered. I got the smallest size since I'm only a 5 lol

pb82 · 04-01-2015 2:43pm

Mop a top wrote: »

Not sure if this will help but I got men's hiking socks from tesco. I use them when I'm wearing my riding boots and have cut down on the rubbing as they're double layered. I got the smallest size since I'm only a 5 lol

That sounds like the kinda thing I'm looking for

Nightmare the kit list, it's like a task on the apprentice

DesertCreat_15 · 04-01-2015 8:07pm

Went for a jog today, might as well a been starting from scratch :eek:

How are you's getting on with the learning? Some lift a stuff in the pre induction too. Im afraid i wont be fit to retain even half of it like.

pb82 · 04-01-2015 8:45pm

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

Went for a jog today, might as well a been starting from scratch :eek:

How are you's getting on with the learning? Some lift a stuff in the pre induction too. Im afraid i wont be fit to retain even half of it like.

If i cab retain 67 % of it ill be more than happy

Finished pace on friday, couple more modules to do, went through all the knowledge checks from pre entry stuff was surprised how well I did

Wee blast on exercise bike yesterday and a run today, safe to say I'll be getting a hard time on the fitness end of things, guaranteed to boke

Damn you Christmas holiday binge

DesertCreat_15 · 05-01-2015 12:15am

pb82 wrote: »

If i cab retain 67 % of it ill be more than happy

Finished pace on friday, couple more modules to do, went through all the knowledge checks from pre entry stuff was surprised how well I did

Wee blast on exercise bike yesterday and a run today, safe to say I'll be getting a hard time on the fitness end of things, guaranteed to boke

Damn you Christmas holiday binge

What way are you learning it? Just reading like Fúck over and over again ? I can't use my old style of learning for it, literally too much of it !

pb82 · 05-01-2015 12:24am

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

What way are you learning it? Just reading like Fúck over and over again ? I can't use my old style of learning for it, literally too much of it !

Pretty much just reading over it then doing the knowledge checks

Will finish it this week then spend the week after really trying to hammer it home

VincentChase · 06-01-2015 4:44pm

Struggling with the e-learning here too. There's such a huge volume of stuff it's difficult to know what to concentrate on?

Is reading through everything gonna be enough to have a working knowledge of all sections or are we expected to know the in's and out's of all the components as well?

pb82 · 06-01-2015 6:08pm

VincentChase wrote: »

Struggling with the e-learning here too. There's such a huge volume of stuff it's difficult to know what to concentrate on?

Is reading through everything gonna be enough to have a working knowledge of all sections or are we expected to know the in's and out's of all the components as well?

I'm on the introduction to investigation module now and the amount of information is hard to take in

I'd find it impossible to take notes on it as it's impossible to work out what you could leave out

I'll hopefully read over it all another couple of times and see how I go

mrpickle · 07-01-2015 10:59pm

This induction course is so tedious. I should have started sooner than I did. So much to take in! I hope everyone feels the same as me about it. Also, did a Whatsapp group ever materialize for this squad?

pb82 · 07-01-2015 11:42pm

It was a tough slog indeed

I'm gonna start going through everything now and make notes

Virtually impossible to narrow it down

Don't think the whatsapp group materialised

DesertCreat_15 · 08-01-2015 12:47am

In the middle of note taking at the mo. Trying to not let it stress me out, but not that easily done, you're not alone anyway.

Just me and NR14 in the whatsapp group so far ! :rolleyes: lol

pb82 · 08-01-2015 5:48pm

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

In the middle of note taking at the mo. Trying to not let it stress me out, but not that easily done, you're not alone anyway.

Just me and NR14 in the whatsapp group so far ! :rolleyes: lol

Courtesy

Courtesy is a quality.....aaaaaahhhhh

200WattWarlock · 09-01-2015 3:30am

pb82 wrote: »

Courtesy

Courtesy is a quality.....aaaaaahhhhh

.. is an ESSENTIAL quality...

I swear there's a path being worn in my carpet.

JtmC · 09-01-2015 6:47am

I hope it's a smooth path in the carpet.

pb82 · 09-01-2015 9:38am

JtmC wrote: »

I hope it's a smooth path in the carpet.

My good temper is being tested with information overload

gvillehopeful · 10-01-2015 12:33am

How's everyone been splitting their time up over the induction 'v' the pre-entry material and then the definitions?
Finding it tough enough my note talking isn't the best and it's difficult to know what they want ya to know for the test then what your working knowledge should be for the first week! Stressed already lol!

mrpickle · 10-01-2015 5:23pm

gvillehopeful wrote: »

How's everyone been splitting their time up over the induction 'v' the pre-entry material and then the definitions?
Finding it tough enough my note talking isn't the best and it's difficult to know what they want ya to know for the test then what your working knowledge should be for the first week! Stressed already lol!

I've basically just finished note taking on the induction course. From tomorrow on I'm going to spend an hour or two a day reading over the notes I made for the pre-entry back in August and the Induction notes I have made this week and hopefully that's enough. Is it just the courtesy definition we need to know for when we start?

200WattWarlock · 10-01-2015 6:57pm

mrpickle wrote: »

Is it just the courtesy definition we need to know for when we start?

Yep, that's what I took away from the induction.

LadyVernal · 10-01-2015 7:32pm

mrpickle wrote: »

I've basically just finished note taking on the induction course. From tomorrow on I'm going to spend an hour or two a day reading over the notes I made for the pre-entry back in August and the Induction notes I have made this week and hopefully that's enough. Is it just the courtesy definition we need to know for when we start?

Hey it is getting close now... you do not need to know the Courtesy def for the week 1 exam, haven't been asked it til week 8 exams

pb82 · 10-01-2015 7:59pm

LadyVernal wrote: »

Hey it is getting close now... you do not need to know the Courtesy def for the week 1 exam, haven't been asked it til week 8 exams

It's not for the exam, one of the tutors said it would be something you would be expected to recite verbatim on parade

LadyVernal · 10-01-2015 10:42pm

pb82 wrote: »

It's not for the exam, one of the tutors said it would be something you would be expected to recite verbatim on parade

yea we were told that too lol. nt been done yet haha...

pb82 · 10-01-2015 10:46pm

LadyVernal wrote: »

yea we were told that too lol. nt been done yet haha...

This is great news

Though I'll try and learn it just because I really am that unlucky

How you getting on?

gvillehopeful · 10-01-2015 10:56pm

mrpickle wrote: »

I've basically just finished note taking on the induction course. From tomorrow on I'm going to spend an hour or two a day reading over the notes I made for the pre-entry back in August and the Induction notes I have made this week and hopefully that's enough. Is it just the courtesy definition we need to know for when we start?

My notes feel like I've just copied some sections out hard to judge what is needed. But I feel some of its going in anyway! That big pre-read is worrying though is that for week one? Or people just worrying about the exam stuff first?

tron2000 · 11-01-2015 1:52pm

Last week of freedom boys and girls. How's everyone getting on? My note making is a nightmare also considering we have no idea what we are going to be asked. Everyone done their shopping?

pb82 · 11-01-2015 2:02pm

tron2000 wrote: »

Last week of freedom boys and girls. How's everyone getting on? My note making is a nightmare also considering we have no idea what we are going to be asked. Everyone done their shopping?

Going today to hopefully finish the shopping

Pretty sure I'll forget something, but sure tesco isn't far away

tron2000 · 11-01-2015 2:14pm

pb82 wrote: »

Going today to hopefully finish the shopping

Pretty sure I'll forget something, but sure tesco isn't far away

Any joy in finiding somewhere to get these wooden hangers with the sliding clips on bottom?

pb82 · 11-01-2015 2:46pm

tron2000 wrote: »

Any joy in finiding somewhere to get these wooden hangers with the sliding clips on bottom?

Nope

Gonna try and get the felt non slip ones, should do the same job?

I'm gonna open a shop that stocks all the stuff u need in the one place

Or failing that package it all up on ebay absolute pain

Official intake 8

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