ESB apprenticeship

Grannie Annie · 18-04-2011 9:34pm

Hi,
Maths are just basic calculations. it's the time allowed that poses a problem. Gool Luck.

ChriisM · 18-04-2011 10:57pm

Jesus people, i haven't got around to doing it yet, i was worried about the maths but everyone seems to say its handy enough.
So What are the sections i should watch out for? anything particularly hard?

Cramming Study in for the leaving leaving me tired of anything circular so ive been avoiding it

HoggyRS · 18-04-2011 11:36pm

I just did there earlier on. Grand altogether.

If you could do pass maths in the Junior Cert then you'll have no problem.

stephenk123 · 19-04-2011 10:38pm

i hope i did well.. the questions with the shape developments was hard

kona · 19-04-2011 10:45pm

Grannie Annie wrote: »

If you are interested in mechanical engineering I think you are completly off track applying to the ESB!

Depends on what part of the company you want to work in. Mechanical Engineering is a far cry from what alot of people, including my careers teacher thought in school.
Theres alot of Thermodynamics and the likes which would be very useful in Powerplants.

HoggyRS · 20-04-2011 11:06pm

I'd wonder would we hear back quicker about the results than in previous years owing to the fact that the assessment was online this year?

Sparky2011 · 21-04-2011 5:22pm

kona wrote: »

Depends on what part of the company you want to work in. Mechanical Engineering is a far cry from what alot of people, including my careers teacher thought in school.
Theres alot of Thermodynamics and the likes which would be very useful in Powerplants.

If your lookin to do mechanical engineering your going the wrong way im afraid, as Bassey has said you can only do Electrical Engineering and it is in DIT or CIT. Also you must complete the first two years as an apprentice electrician ie. 3 months on job at least, then 20 weeks in a FAS centre doing phase two, and 6 months on job again. Along with all of this you have to complete extra modules and further tests for them to see if you are eligible to do the engineering!

If you are successfull you will start in sept of your third year ( you will already have completed two years as an apprentice electrician!) in either DIT or CIT. However the great part of that is that they will sponsor (pay!) you 300e a week during term time (ie. when you are on summer holidays etc you will not be paid) and they will also pay your registration fees at the start of the year!

Daniel S · 21-04-2011 8:14pm

osullic wrote: »

No just have a calculator handy.Its just basic multiplication and addition for most of it.
I did it on Saturday and found the maths and verbal handy but was a bit caught for time on some of the other stuff.
All the best with it anyway J.R.

No, don't bring a calculator. That's cheating. It's an aptitude test.

osullic · 21-04-2011 9:02pm

mtb_kng wrote: »

No, don't bring a calculator. That's cheating. It's an aptitude test.

You don't bring anything anywhere its an online test plus they say you can use a calculator.

Heres a quote from the email they sent out

You will find it useful to have some paper and a pencil for the tasks and a calculator for numerical assessments. Our best advice on how to approach the tasks is to work both quickly and accurately. If you get stuck on a question, mark your best choice and then move on, avoid wild guessing. You may skip questions if you wish - the instructions before the test explain how to do this.

Please note once you start a task you will not be able to leave it and re-enter. However you can take breaks between tasks.

- The `Shapes' personality assessment is not timed. All other assessments however are timed and the time remaining in each assessment is present on-screen. Instructions and examples are provided with each task. It is imperative that you read and understand these before you start the tasks.

so jog on with your misinformation.

Daniel S · 21-04-2011 9:08pm

osullic wrote: »

You don't bring anything anywhere its an online test plus they say you can use a calculator.

Heres a quote from the email they sent out

so jog on with your misinformation.

Fine, I was wrong.

kona · 21-04-2011 10:00pm

Sparky2011 wrote: »

If your lookin to do mechanical engineering your going the wrong way im afraid, as Bassey has said you can only do Electrical Engineering and it is in DIT or CIT. Also you must complete the first two years as an apprentice electrician ie. 3 months on job at least, then 20 weeks in a FAS centre doing phase two, and 6 months on job again. Along with all of this you have to complete extra modules and further tests for them to see if you are eligible to do the engineering!

If you are successfull you will start in sept of your third year ( you will already have completed two years as an apprentice electrician!) in either DIT or CIT. However the great part of that is that they will sponsor (pay!) you 300e a week during term time (ie. when you are on summer holidays etc you will not be paid) and they will also pay your registration fees at the start of the year!

Im basically finished a Mech eng Degree, so I have that under my belt already (finally

)
Im just saying that mechanical Engineering wasnt what I or many others expected

.

Sparky2011 · 22-04-2011 10:07pm

kona wrote: »

Im basically finished a Mech eng Degree, so I have that under my belt already (finally )
Im just saying that mechanical Engineering wasnt what I or many others expected .

Sorry there lad i didnt mean to quote your post at all!

yeah they do employ mechanical engineers but that is in E.S.B International and not networks which is the part of the company that deals with the apprenticeship!

Again my bad!

Sparky2011 · 22-04-2011 10:10pm

mtb_kng wrote: »

Hi,
I just did it, it's exactly as its supposed to be. An aptitude test. I'm 17, I did it, but I timed myself pretty badly. Took too long on certain things and took me a while to figure out I could skip questions. Just let him have a go and see. As it says on the letter, there's no point in helping him, he'll have to do it again if he gets futher.

Also, does anyone know if you can skip the apprenticeship and go straight to engineering in college. Does it have to be Electrical Engineering and does it have to be in CIT/DIT? I'd rather be do Mechanical Engineering as I want to become an Formula One engineer sooooo badly!!!

If your lookin to do mechanical engineering your going the wrong way im afraid, as Bassey has said you can only do Electrical Engineering and it is in DIT or CIT. Also you must complete the first two years as an apprentice electrician ie. 3 months on job at least, then 20 weeks in a FAS centre doing phase two, and 6 months on job again. Along with all of this you have to complete extra modules and further tests for them to see if you are eligible to do the engineering!

If you are successfull you will start in sept of your third year ( you will already have completed two years as an apprentice electrician!) in either DIT or CIT. However the great part of that is that they will sponsor (pay!) you 300e a week during term time (ie. when you are on summer holidays etc you will not be paid) and they will also pay your registration fees at the start of the year!!

perseus123 · 25-04-2011 11:33am

Hi lads, I applied for this apprenticeship also and have done the aptitude tests. They went well, I think. I am currently completing an arts degree at university, which I intend on doing nothing out of it. An apprenticeship I feel is the right path for me. I'm just wondering if this degree is worth any brownie points as regards selection for this apprenticeship and/or the engineering degree option?

HoggyRS · 25-04-2011 12:25pm

perseus123 wrote: »

Hi lads, I applied for this apprenticeship also and have done the aptitude tests. They went well, I think. I am currently completing an arts degree at university, which I intend on doing nothing out of it. An apprenticeship I feel is the right path for me. I'm just wondering if this degree is worth any brownie points as regards selection for this apprenticeship and/or the engineering degree option?

Ha, funnily enough i am also finishing an arts degree this year and hoping to get into the ESB!

I wouldn't imagine the degree is much of a swaying factor, they'd probably prefer good marks in leaving cert subjects like physics etc to an unrelated degree!

ChriisM · 25-04-2011 3:38pm

MTB_Kng ..... Kona?

why am i getting the impression theres more than a few Mtbers here haha.

m.j.w · 26-04-2011 10:36am

Just wondering if anyone could answer this lads, im in phase 4 at the minute and when I finish my apprenticeship I will not be getting kept on as the company I work for never keep apprentices on. I was thinking could I apply to do the ESB apprenticeship after I finish this one and if I did get in could I just work for the four years instead of going to phase 2,4 and 6 as I would have already completed them? Has anyone ever heard of this being done?

sparcocars · 26-04-2011 3:19pm

m.j.w wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone could answer this lads, im in phase 4 at the minute and when I finish my apprenticeship I will not be getting kept on as the company I work for never keep apprentices on. I was thinking could I apply to do the ESB apprenticeship after I finish this one and if I did get in could I just work for the four years instead of going to phase 2,4 and 6 as I would have already completed them? Has anyone ever heard of this being done?

I doubt you would be able to do that. They want to give people without an electrician qualification the opportunity to get it. Sure if they were to take you on for the 4 years they may as well keep you on as you'll be qualified anyway. Would emigrating not be a better option?

m.j.w · 26-04-2011 4:52pm

sparcocars wrote: »

I doubt you would be able to do that. They want to give people without an electrician qualification the opportunity to get it. Sure if they were to take you on for the 4 years they may as well keep you on as you'll be qualified anyway. Would emigrating not be a better option?

Yea emigrating is the plan but just wondering was this posible.

leem6 · 26-04-2011 8:09pm

just wondering has anyone heard back from esb since completing online assessments, or has anyone got any idea on the timeframe for hearing back?

bassey · 26-04-2011 8:13pm

m.j.w wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone could answer this lads, im in phase 4 at the minute and when I finish my apprenticeship I will not be getting kept on as the company I work for never keep apprentices on. I was thinking could I apply to do the ESB apprenticeship after I finish this one and if I did get in could I just work for the four years instead of going to phase 2,4 and 6 as I would have already completed them? Has anyone ever heard of this being done?

Absolutely not possible

Daniel S · 26-04-2011 8:18pm

leem6 wrote: »

just wondering has anyone heard back from esb since completing online assessments, or has anyone got any idea on the timeframe for hearing back?

Haven't hear anything back yet

HoggyRS · 26-04-2011 9:04pm

Nothing either lads but I had look through this thread and I don't think previous years heard anything till the end of May.

evosteo · 28-04-2011 4:25pm

Just wondering if anyone could answer this lads, im in phase 4 at the minute and when I finish my apprenticeship I will not be getting kept on as the company I work for never keep apprentices on. I was thinking could I apply to do the ESB apprenticeship after I finish this one and if I did get in could I just work for the four years instead of going to phase 2,4 and 6 as I would have already completed them? Has anyone ever heard of this being done?

tried it already j, not happening, got this reply from them bout two weeks ago

Thank you for your application for the ESB Apprenticeship Programme 2011.

I very much regret to inform you that as you are currently in or have completed an Electrical Apprenticeship programme we cannot consider you for this role.

This news will no doubt be disappointing to you, but may I sincerely thank you for your interest in ESB.

It is ESB Policy to retain all information submitted to us for 2 years, for recording purposes only. Please advise us if you are unwilling to allow ESB to hold your information for this period. ESB will not use this information for any future vacancies.

May I also take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for the future.[/QUOTE]

Grannie Annie · 09-05-2011 6:12pm

Hi,

Has anyone been called for an interview following the online aptitude test for ESB electrical apprentiship? Any idea how long after the appitude tests the interviews are scheduled?
Tnks

perseus123 · 15-05-2011 3:02pm

No sign of any call yet lads. I'd give it another week or so I'd say. The interviews are being run over the month of July I think.

leem6 · 23-05-2011 9:34pm

Just wondering if anyone has heard anything back yet?
Heard nothing myself

osullic · 24-05-2011 2:05pm

Nothing at all yet.:mad:

yew_tree · 26-05-2011 6:14pm

I heard nothing back yet either.......Id say they will let us know soon.....maybe next week???

Johner · 31-05-2011 11:26am

Nothing here yet either.

Young Friel · 01-06-2011 4:26pm

When we the letter or email be out about the interview 4 the ESB apprenticeship????

bassey · 01-06-2011 5:58pm

As far as I can remember I had done the interview at this stage so either it's taking a while to sort through the applications or else if you haven't heard anything yet, chances are you're not going to

Young Friel · 01-06-2011 9:04pm

@ Bassey just wondering what part of Ireland u are from????

Grannie Annie · 01-06-2011 11:25pm

Surely they will inform the candidates who have not succeeded as well as those who have? That would just be courtsy!!

HoggyRS · 02-06-2011 12:01pm

bassey wrote: »

As far as I can remember I had done the interview at this stage so either it's taking a while to sort through the applications or else if you haven't heard anything yet, chances are you're not going to

Interviews were mid July last year.

bassey · 02-06-2011 5:52pm

Ah well then sure there's still hope, I just remember still being in school when I had my interview.

Young Friel · 03-06-2011 10:12am

Am from Donegal and am just wondering when people from Donegal got the letter, email or phone call telling them about the interview???

woody281 · 07-06-2011 12:43pm

has anybody heard anything yet?? im sick of waiting

osullic · 07-06-2011 12:58pm

Getting fed up waiting,just let us know already ffs.:mad:

Grannie Annie · 07-06-2011 2:24pm

Does anyone know how contact is made? Is is e-mail, phone, letter?

yew_tree · 07-06-2011 6:32pm

I am fed up at this stage. We should have heard by now. maybe they are thinking twice about taking on people at all????

Johner · 07-06-2011 7:58pm

Still nothing here anyway.

Johner · 07-06-2011 7:59pm

Grannie Annie wrote: »

Does anyone know how contact is made? Is is e-mail, phone, letter?

I would imagine by an email.

Grannie Annie · 07-06-2011 9:20pm

I'm sure if they weren't taking on anyone they would send out the 'I regrets'!!!! Can't be too long more hopefully.

Grannie Annie · 07-06-2011 9:24pm

I's sure if they weren't tanking on anyone they would send out the 'I regrets'!!! Can't be too long more hopefully!!!

donegal2011 · 11-06-2011 11:45pm

Did any1 got any word back from online aptitude test or anything at all...

Johner · 12-06-2011 11:38am

No word yet, but it will have to be soon enough as interviews start at the end of the month.

NEXT STAGE OF THE PROCESS
Candidates successful at this stage of the selection process will be invited to attend an interview between the weeks of June 27th 2011 and July 22nd 2011.

donegal2011 · 12-06-2011 2:35pm

i in donegal, wonder where do interview take place for northwest?

osullic · 12-06-2011 4:39pm

I'm hoping we'll hear something next week,all this waiting around is so frustrating.

Grannie Annie · 13-06-2011 5:29pm

Johner wrote: »

No word yet, but it will have to be soon enough as interviews start at the end of the month.

NEXT STAGE OF THE PROCESS
Candidates successful at this stage of the selection process will be invited to attend an interview between the weeks of June 27th 2011 and July 22nd 2011.

How do you know what dates the interviews are being held?

ESB apprenticeship

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