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Student Paramedic 2016

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    #62
    KwackerJack
    Registered Users Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭KwackerJack


    Just got a email regarding the assessments on the 10th may.

    I presume every applicant got this or was it by a successful application?


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    #63
    Frazer212
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Frazer212


    Hi all. Anyone doing the Student Paramedic Preparation courses being run around the country? [The courses to prepare you for the upcoming assessment tests in Dublin] Anyone with any knowledge of them and are they worth the money?

    Regards (and good luck to everyone applying)


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    #64
    Dolmun
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Dolmun


    Can anyone clarify for me please can you use your college degree instead of the LC results or must you have both?


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    #65
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    They are worth doin if you are not too familiar with aptitude tests. If money is tight don't bother.

    Some people will tell you that you are the biggest fool in the world for doing them. Depends who you ask.


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    #66
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Dolmun wrote: »
    Can anyone clarify for me please can you use your college degree instead of the LC results or must you have both?

    They normally take college degree on a case by case basis. Depends if UCD accept your degree in lue of the LC.
    wrote:
    Hi all. Anyone doing the Student Paramedic Preparation courses being run around the country? [The courses to prepare you for the upcoming assessment tests in Dublin] Anyone with any knowledge of them and are they worth the money?

    I personally think the're a scam, looking to make a quick buck, from feedback from previous attendees, only benefit seems to be the setting in which you do the practice tests is similar to the setup on the "real" tests.


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    #67
    gateshead
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭gateshead


    So is this basically the same course as the new college course in Limerick? I was under the impression all recruitment would be through the colleges directly from now on.
    If it is the same course then will they continue to do both paths?

    I don't have lc unfortunately so irrelevant at this stage but just confused.


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    #68
    GoProGaming
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭GoProGaming


    gateshead wrote: »
    So is this basically the same course as the new college course in Limerick? I was under the impression all recruitment would be through the colleges directly from now on.
    If it is the same course then will they continue to do both paths?

    I don't have lc unfortunately so irrelevant at this stage but just confused.
    Different course(in some ways) but leads to the same qualification.

    You will be employed by the hse and paid to train. It is not a degree.


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    #69
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Anyone get any other date for tests other than the 10th, any one I've spoken to are all on the 10th? Maybe not a big uptake this time around


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    #70
    toadfly
    Registered Users Posts: 3,412 ✭✭✭toadfly


    Know of three on the 9th


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    #71
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    Mine is on the 11th.


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    #72
    ItAintMeBabe
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭ItAintMeBabe


    Hi All,

    Wasn't in a position to apply myself (newly qualified nurse, I love what I do but would like to go down the paramedic road in future). Does anybody know how often the HSE opens applications?? Will it be a few years before this comes around again?


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    #73
    sjb25
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭sjb25


    ItAintMeBabe wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Wasn't in a position to apply myself (newly qualified nurse, I love what I do but would like to go down the paramedic road in future). Does anybody know how often the HSE opens applications?? Will it be a few years before this comes around again?

    Last time was 2013 time before that was 2010 but before that was 2009 so depends how many classes the put through if you are wanting to do it you should try get all the licences etc sorted they take a while


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    #74
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Best of luck to anyone in for tests tomorrow


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    #75
    dmc36
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭dmc36


    Did the tests there today, won't give anything away of course, in and out within an hour. Now the week long wait for results begins. Best of luck to everyone who have the tests coming up.


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    #76
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    dmc36 wrote: »
    Did the tests there today, won't give anything away of course, in and out within an hour. Now the week long wait for results begins. Best of luck to everyone who have the tests coming up.
    Glad it went well for you ... can I just ask. Did they keep your paperwork .. qualifications/licence etc or just copies


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    #77
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Glad it went well for you ... can I just ask. Did they keep your paperwork .. qualifications/licence etc or just copies

    Will be taken and returned by registered post. It says in the email.


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    #78
    dmc36
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭dmc36


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Glad it went well for you ... can I just ask. Did they keep your paperwork .. qualifications/licence etc or just copies

    They give back your license there and then, the rest (any originals) will be posted back


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    #79
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Glad it went well for you ... can I just ask. Did they keep your paperwork .. qualifications/licence etc or just copies

    The lady doing registration takes the certs and said UCD return them by post


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    #80
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Glad it went well for you ... can I just ask. Did they keep your paperwork .. qualifications/licence etc or just copies

    The lady doing registration takes the certs and said UCD return them by post


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    #81
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    I did it today. Small numbers, only 12 in my session. But a session every hour? I found the connections with the grids tough.


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    #82
    Osgood
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Osgood


    Are they going on until Friday?
    There were about 20 in my group on Monday.


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    #83
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Osgood wrote: »
    Are they going on until Friday?
    There were about 20 in my group on Monday.

    Only 10 in my group on Tuesday, can't see them going till Friday, wouldn't have time to get education certs to UCD for approval and have results out by Monday. The girl doing registrations on Tuesday said it is all running on time so there shouldn't be a delay in getting result out by Monday. Have heard rumors that there was less than 700 going to aptitude tests.


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    #84
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    The very short application window and requirement to already have the C must have cut huge numbers of people out.

    A lesson to anyone who wants to be a paramedic in future - get your C asap because nobody will pay you to do it anymore. (For the benefit of anyone reading this thread in one or two years time)


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    #85
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    Osgood wrote: »
    Are they going on until Friday?
    There were about 20 in my group on Monday.

    Only 10 in my group on Tuesday, can't see them going till Friday, wouldn't have time to get education certs to UCD for approval and have results out by Monday. The girl doing registrations on Tuesday said it is all running on time so there shouldn't be a delay in getting result out by Monday. Have heard rumors that there was less than 700 going to aptitude tests.
    How did you find the assessments?


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    #86
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    How did you find the assessments?

    No too bad, a little easier than expected, the logical was fairly straight forward, could find the sequence in all bar one, but had time to look over it, got all the verbal done with about 3 seconds to spare!! Hopefully enough to get placed in band A. Did you do the test yourself if so how'd you find them?


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    #87
    STANDCLEAR!!!
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭STANDCLEAR!!!


    Anybody know if there was negative marking on the assessments?


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    #88
    emtally
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭emtally


    STANDCLEAR!!! wrote:
    Anybody know if there was negative marking on the assessments?


    According to the cut-e website they pride themselves in negative marking...


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    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    Anybody heard anything from the assessments?


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    #90
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Anybody heard anything from the assessments?

    Noting on my end yet, do they close at 5pm? Or could we hear later than 5, anyone know?


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    #91
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    Noting on my end yet, do they close at 5pm? Or could we hear later than 5, anyone know?

    Was it supposed to be today? Wow that's very quick.


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