Garda Recruitment - Applying to join An Garda Siochana

Hey im 18 doing my leaving cert in june.Ive been looking at applying for the gardai and been looking at the forums for a while now.Could someone tell me about the increments?Ive been to the gra links but could someone explain it simply for me?My parents would like me to get a degree before applying and im thinking of doing quantity surveying or something in the I.T.Is it really worth doing a degree first?

kerry4sam wrote: »

I agree here with li@mo on starting college. I think you should register for your course and start one at the very least. They will raise the issue of your education in the interview and showing that you have other options and are not just relying on A.G.S. would stand to you.

Besides you could be waiting anything up to 2years+ to enter Templemore and that's even with everything going well and you're getting though the stages of the recruitment process. So it would make sense to be further enhancing your skills (educational and otherwise) in the mean-time.

That's good advice. In the current uncertainty you don't know when AGS will recruit again. Keep your options open. If, God forbid, something came up that stopped you from going to Templemore at least you would have a couple of years of a degree done. It would be a great thing to have to fall back on. Also college would provide a lot of opportunities to develop skills relevant to the gardai through clubs, societies, etc. You could get involved in debating, sports or community projects. And, let's be honest, college is fun.

Yes College is Definently an option!.And I would suggest a course in any form of Social Studies area!.
Kerry4Sam is right the back log is Pretty high and unless Ireland's enconomy starts to boom this second
you will be waiting well over a year to 2 years to get in.Plus college shows discipline and determination
these are strength and Qualities AGS are looking for!.And you are only 18 You have time on your side!.
Getting to the point of increments....with a third degree qaulification after you have finished your 2
year probationary you only have to wait 2 years before you can apply for a sergeants' course without it
you will have to wait.Increments I think its worth an extra 2000-3000k a year!.Not much over 1 or two years
but base this over a career of 30 years its 90000k probably a third of a mortgage so I think College is
definently a Positive option!...Goodluck to You mufc4life. The only Problem I got with you is Your a Man Utd fan!(:-)

I was just thinking about something and i wonder if anyone can help. When the next recruitment drive happens, is there a cap on the number of people they accept or if say 1000 people reach the standard required are 1000 people then put into the system for a call up even if there is 400 places to be got this year for example and then they roll over to next intake etc.

That might sound confusing, but the jist is do they only accept the top of the bunch to fill a quota or is it the standard set that decides how many get accepted. So are we competing against each other or against a set standard.

Might be a stupid question but anybody have any insight into that?

Ruairi88 wrote: »

Well I dont want to sound like a smart ass but if they capped it at the certain 400 and only told 400 applicants out of 10000 that they were getting in We wouldn't have a backlog would We.If they think 900,1000 or even 9,999 people are Good enough for the job with only 400 places well then you get the much talked about backlog!.Hope that sheds light on your Question JYPO!.

Ye was hoping thats the case, would prefer to be in a backlog rather than not in at all.Thanks.

I do believe there is a transfer, but only as an observer for a specified amount of time. There is no transfer of power. One of the lads/ladies on the psni forum quoted this. Not sure if it works both ways...

TomRooney wrote: »

how could that be possible, one is run by the british government the other by the government here, its like asking can you transfer from the london metropolitan police to the gards.

Hi, youre actually registering for the alerts not appplying so you might be in the wrong section on that site

yep just go to the register bar in the top left, and when registering you should be given the choice of alerts you want and it will be under security.

Thanks Ero. This is good for me even if it on a per application basis, ie if I fail this recruitment process, my taken age will begin from receiving my app for the next recruitment drive.

Eli, from what I understand there are two recruit drives a tear and it can take anything up to two years from when you first apply to when you set foot in Templemore. I'm a noob too, so I'm just giving my two cents.


On anothe mote, I see Garda Preparation Courses advertised in newspapers every now and again. These are unrelated to the official recruitment process. Are they any good or are participating in them even necessary in order to succeed? I believe ex-gardai run some of them.

I would not worry too much, there will be a recruit by the end of the year or an announcement of one. Im positive there will be one.

eilissinead wrote: »

Hi guys!

I'm looking for a little help!

I really want to apply to the Gardai, I have for years now...

but when I go onto www.publicjobs.ie all I see a link for is the reserves!

Can anybody help me on this please??

Thanks

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Eilissinead, You firstly need 2 have an account with Publicjobs.ie once you have that You can then set up for job alerts.this should be
near the top left hand corner of Your screen.When you click on this You will be asked to click a new "Job Alert" When you do this a list
of selected Government vacancies will come up.You then click Security/Emergency Services and under this a role will have to be selected
you then select "GARDA" when this is done click the "SUBMIT" bar.You will then be notified of the next up and coming Garda Recruitment Campaign!.Goodluck!.
Security

Hi, Long time viewer, 1st time poster. There was an article in the Irish Independant last week on Garda numbers and how a number of well known high ranking officers will be retiring this year. There was also an article on the 1st African member of the Garda reserve, a Nigerian guy who is hoping to get in full time. Hopefully the press know more than we do about what numbers are needed as they were definitely pushing for a campaign as there hasn't been one for almost a year now.
A bit about me, Ive been waiting since last July, when I decided to join up.. missed the last campaign by a month or 2. Wentto the open day last October and have been studying for the aptitude test since. I also joined the Civil Defence in Janaury... I'm 27 and have a degree. Is there anything thing else I should be doing to improve my chances?

Here here charliecroker. Watching sky news now and everyting going on up north(im not making a comparison but our gangland scene is as bad), it just shows how important security and policing is and that it is the one thing that should not be pennypinched . Im sure AGS are puting every pressure on government to maintain recruitment.

Headshot what your doing is excellent.AGS interviews are looking for COMMUNITY,COMMUNITY and COMMUNITY based work.Im a team leader
for a nationwide community group and I also volunteer with another local group!.
I myself will go back to College in Sep and Im going to Uptake a course In Social Care!.So if your Unsure of a course anything connected
to the social field will give you a good shout in the interview!.
IslandFella the reserves should help.in the Interview you will have the chance to tell the panel about your experiences as a reservist!
So from a personal opinion I say go for it!.

Island fella I did My aptitude test in march last year nd was ranked 900 and sumtin cant remem exactly. I did a mock interview
with a guy in Templemore last March....but I had failed Maths for my leaving Cert in which I was repeating the same year so when
I had to submit my Results for the Interview I told them the story and they told Me that I was uneligible to proceed onto the next stage!.
I got My C1 happy now.But I couldn't proceed further on in the competition!.

IslandFella wrote: »

Will a stint in the reserves help increase our chances during the recruitment interviews? Or is this just a matter of opinion with an obvious answer.

Island fella as a reserve garda I am telling you do it!!! HUGE advantage trust me!!! If you want any details on it mail me no problem whatsoever. Take it this way your at your interview you say you always wanted to be a guard. Super asks you if you had so much interest why didnt you join the reserve? Well why dont you!!!!!

Headshot wrote: »

when the gardai recruitment finally begins this is what im going in with

youth community worker and soccer referee

tbh I was thinking doing a degree but unsure of what to do

so do you think youth community worker and soccer referee will be enough?

At interview you must show trough life experiences certain qualities. The board find this out from your scenarios and other questions they ask. the best advice i got on here and from prep courses is be yourself. What you do for a living didn't seen to be important, what you have learned form your experiences and how this has shaped you as a person.

Id seriously recommend anyone to join tha Reserves as it will give you a taste of the job and you'll know if its for you. It will significantly help you in your interview as you can use your scenarios from your time as a reserve which are more relevant to the job you are applying for. Standards for the medical and Physical are the same as the full time.

From talking to a few old college friends who are trying to join the police in england and wales, the competition is huge there and they very rarely recruit, so its almost got to a stage where you really need to be a special constable (their version of a reserve) to suceed in applying. As ireland goes deeper into a recession and more and more people wanting to join the gardai and only 400 places up for grabs per year then the competition will also be huge for the next recruitment drive. Being a reserve may give you an advantage.

However from what i see it takes on average a year to join the reserves as you go through almost the same recruitment process as full timers. Interview, background checks, medical, physical etc... They wouldnt be too happy wasting so much money sendging you to templemore twice.

dkhill47 wrote: »

it only looks good if you do it for the right reasons, making your application look good isnt one. a friend is a reserve and has failed at interview twice!

Everyones different I suppose!!! Theres 42 of us and just under half want to become full time members there is an advantage with regards to Garda experience and dealing with public!

In the same boat as yourself chole

my application to join the reserves is still ongoing.

However i wonder am i still aloowed to apply for the full time well my reserve application is still in the works???