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2018 Campaign

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 123 ✭✭Joceyjoe


    VickyDoc wrote: »
    Have people filled out vetting forms yet for the 18 campaign?

    I haven’t received any forms yet.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 160 ✭✭Tom_90


    No forms sent to me either


  • Registered Users Posts: 17 VickyDoc


    I was thinking that I didn’t get them sent to me. So that’s a relief


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Wee bit early for that maybe? I’ve already completed my AC for 1810. Just going from my experience in 1509, I think I had my AC results before the vetting stuff came out. I’m near sure AC results are May for 1810.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 JR87A


    W221 wrote: »
    Wee bit early for that maybe? I’ve already completed my AC for 1810. Just going from my experience in 1509, I think I had my AC results before the vetting stuff came out. I’m near sure AC results are May for 1810.

    My vetting forms came out a few weeks after my AC for 1710, but my AC was the end of Feb. I had mine last week for 1810. Should be march


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 redsox101


    Can anyone shine some light on how the AC is actually scored or what the required passed mark is? Just completed AC for this year.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 JR87A


    redsox101 wrote: »
    Can anyone shine some light on how the AC is actually scored or what the required passed mark is? Just completed AC for this year.

    I could be talking out of my backside, but if I remember correctly, it was 50% minimum last year


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    1509 was 60% if I remember right but it seems some things may have been relaxed as time has went on.

    No idea how they score it though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 redsox101


    Thanks for the response guys; do you know if you get a breakdown of the mark for the different aspects of the AC?

    I remember when I put in for the full time fire service this wasn't avaible due to the amount of applicant for some aspects of the testing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27 BruceWayne1


    Last year we got a breakdown on the available marks and then our individual score for each exercise


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  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    redsox101 wrote: »
    Thanks for the response guys; do you know if you get a breakdown of the mark for the different aspects of the AC?

    I remember when I put in for the full time fire service this wasn't avaible due to the amount of applicant for some aspects of the testing.

    Yes there’s a detailed breakdown of your score. In 1509 I did a lot better in the practical side than I did in the written parts. The overall score allowed me to pass though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 redsox101


    W221 wrote: »
    Yes there’s a detailed breakdown of your score. In 1509 I did a lot better in the practical side than I did in the written parts. The overall score allowed me to pass though.

    If you don't mind me asking did you go any further after AC or currently waiting on a call for GV ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    redsox101 wrote: »
    If you don't mind me asking did you go any further after AC or currently waiting on a call for GV ?

    Yeah I was booked in for the PCA soon after getting my AC results, also completed the vetting stuff. At that time the cheating thing happened. I spoke to PSNI recruitment about it and they suggested that my potential intake would be delayed by 6 months which it turns out is exactly what happened. I decided at the time to pull the plug and started my own business. As a result I didn’t go for the PCA or medical etc. I still run my own business at the moment which has been kind to me but I do regret not carrying on through the process of 1509. I would most likely have been in the second squad to be taken, I think it would have been May 2017??


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Ptmrk


    Does anyone have an idea when training would begin for successful candidates? I own a business and I’m trying to plan out the next year as much as possible. Reading here that AC results won’t be out until May makes me think think the process is going to go on longer than I had originally thought.

    Thanks!


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Ptmrk wrote: »
    Does anyone have an idea when training would begin for successful candidates? I own a business and I’m trying to plan out the next year as much as possible. Reading here that AC results won’t be out until May makes me think think the process is going to go on longer than I had originally thought.

    Thanks!

    I can’t answer your question on when training would commence but I’d say that’s a pretty normal length of time to have to wait for AC results. I did this once before back in 2015 and I think at best you’d be talking a year from the IST to being appointable/appointed. Again, at best depending on your merit. They’ll maybe push ahead faster once it’s in the PSNI managed stages. At the moment it’s Deloitte. I run my own business too and have vehicles and assets to start to sell off etc but for now I’m working and planning new work as normal.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭TW2017


    Ptmrk wrote: »
    Does anyone have an idea when training would begin for successful candidates? I own a business and I’m trying to plan out the next year as much as possible. Reading here that AC results won’t be out until May makes me think think the process is going to go on longer than I had originally thought.

    Thanks!

    They’ll probably appoint people in the 1810 campaign, from roughly September 2018 to Nov 2019, depending on your AC score and how quickly you pass PSNI managed stages you could be anywhere within those rough dates.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭TW2017


    TW2017 wrote: »
    They’ll probably appoint people in the 1810 campaign, from roughly September 2018 to Nov 2019, depending on your AC score and how quickly you pass PSNI managed stages you could be anywhere within those rough dates.

    You meant to say September 2019 to November 2020. Idiot.


  • Registered Users Posts: 357 ✭✭MD4PSNI


    Can anyone advise what the Discord chat is? And send me a link if possible. Thanks in advance


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Good morning folks, I’ve had some correspondence from Deloitte today. They put a side note on indicating that they’re aiming to release the AC results on or before the 10th of May. Knowing the way they, work it probably will be the 10th of May itself.


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    MD4PSNI wrote: »
    Can anyone advise what the Discord chat is? And send me a link if possible. Thanks in advance

    From other threads I’ve seen, I think the Discord is closed now.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭NornIron74


    MD4PSNI wrote: »
    Can anyone advise what the Discord chat is? And send me a link if possible. Thanks in advance

    The Discord was deleted a while ago


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭NornIron74




  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    NornIron74 wrote: »

    Thanks!

    The IST carried out a mass cull! I’m quite surprised by the numbers.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 4wesome5auce


    W221 wrote: »
    Thanks!

    The IST carried out a mass cull! I’m quite surprised by the numbers.

    Afaik it seems roughly about the same numbers as last year. I think fewer people applied this year as well but I haven't studied the FOIs deeply but I'll double check.


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Afaik it seems roughly about the same numbers as last year. I think fewer people applied this year as well but I haven't studied the FOIs deeply but I'll double check.

    Back when I went in to 1509 I believe there was close to 10000 applicants!


  • Registered Users Posts: 36 Cml29


    Hi all,

    Anyone else done the assessment centre yet and felt they completely messed up the report?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Dutchcub


    Cml29 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Anyone else done the assessment centre yet and felt they completely messed up the report?

    Yes same here... and the 3rd role play, still can't figure out what that was about 🀔


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Cml29 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Anyone else done the assessment centre yet and felt they completely messed up the report?

    I made a complete balls of the report in 1509, I don’t think I got it finished either but ended up with an overall B. After that I was progressing quite fast through the rest of the stages. Try not to sweat it too much.

    I did the 1810 AC a month ago. I managed to finish the report and feel that I made a better attempt at it than last time round. It’s killing me having to wait so long for the result!


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Dutchcub wrote: »
    Yes same here... and the 3rd role play, still can't figure out what that was about ��

    I don’t think you’re meant to solve it, it’s about adapting to change :)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 36 Cml29


    W221 wrote: »
    I made a complete balls of the report in 1509, I don’t think I got it finished either but ended up with an overall B. After that I was progressing quite fast through the rest of the stages. Try not to sweat it too much.

    I did the 1810 AC a month ago. I managed to finish the report and feel that I made a better attempt at it than last time round. It’s killing me having to wait so long for the result!

    Nice to hear you can still achieve a decent overall score even if you feel you completely dived in one of the activities!

    I’m trying to forget about it until the results come out!

    Did you withdraw from 1509?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 4wesome5auce


    Cml29 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Anyone else done the assessment centre yet and felt they completely messed up the report?

    I messed it up pretty badly this year and didn't get it finished, but as far as I'm aware most of the marks for the AC are in the roleplays. While I'm not holding my breath, I could surprise myself I suppose.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 45 cazzie23


    Last years AC marks were
    Action plans out of 10
    1st Roleplay out of 20
    2nd Roleplay out of 25
    3rd Roleplay out of 20 and
    Report out of 15
    You had to get 50% to pass so it doesn’t matter if you mess up on one you could get full marks in the others and pass
    The mark system may change and the pass mark may also change this year depending on how well everyone has done
    The IST mark was 34 last year but 33 this year
    Hope that gives people a rough idea of scores


  • Registered Users Posts: 4 Drtldl


    Did anyone from previous years find the AC a bit odd this time round? It was my first go at it and it was not at all what I was expecting from what I’d been told by couple of friends in the PSNI. Kinda reminded me of a murder mystery game.


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Cml29 wrote: »
    Nice to hear you can still achieve a decent overall score even if you feel you completely dived in one of the activities!

    I’m trying to forget about it until the results come out!

    Did you withdraw from 1509?

    Yes, I did withdraw from 1509. The cheating thing that happened at the time set my potential intake back by 6 months or so. I would have been in the second intake around May 2017 from what I can make out. I kinda took the hump but regretting it now! I started my own business as I’d already handed my notice in to my full time job and have been doing that ever since.

    The wait for the AC results is wrecking me too!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 45 cazzie23


    Drtldl wrote: »
    Did anyone from previous years find the AC a bit odd this time round? It was my first go at it and it was not at all what I was expecting from what I’d been told by couple of friends in the PSNI. Kinda reminded me of a murder mystery game.

    No it was just as different last year, like someone else said the role plays aren’t to be solved it’s how you deal with each scenario
    Last year was domestics and anti social behaviour


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  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Drtldl wrote: »
    Did anyone from previous years find the AC a bit odd this time round? It was my first go at it and it was not at all what I was expecting from what I’d been told by couple of friends in the PSNI. Kinda reminded me of a murder mystery game.

    I found the general format to be mostly the same, even names, places and so on. But the role plays made little sense this time round. Last time I did it, I managed to solve the thing and get an admission :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4 Drtldl


    W221 wrote: »
    I found the general format to be mostly the same, even names, places and so on. But the role plays made little sense this time round. Last time I did it, I managed to solve the thing and get an admission :)

    Yeah until the very end I wasn’t aware there was anything that could be solved. Definitely missed out on some important info in the role plays. The actors felt so evasive. I asked the last one everything I could think of and then they asked me at the end if I was sure I had nothing left to ask. Definitely missed out on some key info on that one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Drtldl wrote: »
    Yeah until the very end I wasn’t aware there was anything that could be solved. Definitely missed out on some important info in the role plays. The actors felt so evasive. I asked the last one everything I could think of and then they asked me at the end if I was sure I had nothing left to ask. Definitely missed out on some key info on that one.

    There’s no way on Earth the 1810 AC could have been solved. It was just geared to see how you deal with the numerous scenarios the actors managed to put forth, to sort the wheat from the chaff if you will. The 1509 AC was totally different in my opinion. Like I say, I found a trail to follow and managed to get someone to break lol. I didn’t get that from 1810 at all. Maybe I’m totally wrong though!

    I just kept waffling away to them on both occasions which usually led to me thinking of something I hadn’t before. It’s all done now, we just gotta sit tight until May! The very best of luck.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭NornIron74


    Was anybody in here at the coaching class today in Belfast?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭Toots123


    Yes was very good


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  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    NornIron74 wrote: »
    Was anybody in here at the coaching class today in Belfast?

    Didn’t know such a thing existed. Who runs it? Too late for me anyway, AC completed a few weeks ago.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭NornIron74


    W221 wrote: »
    Didn’t know such a thing existed. Who runs it? Too late for me anyway, AC completed a few weeks ago.

    https://www.facebook.com/notomatoesconsulting/

    It's run by 2 former police assessors, I think today was their last class anyway


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭NornIron74


    Toots123 wrote: »
    Yes was very good

    Yes I found it really helpful.
    Where were you sitting? I was front row third from the right.


  • Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭JJss1988


    NornIron74 wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/notomatoesconsulting/

    It's run by 2 former police assessors, I think today was their last class anyway

    Never knew these classes were ran.......too late now I guess


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 4wesome5auce


    JJss1988 wrote: »
    Never knew these classes were ran.......too late now I guess

    Hey, always good to know if things don't go as planned this campaign! There's always other campaigns and hopefully these get you well prepared for them.


  • Registered Users Posts: 17 VickyDoc


    Still waiting to do my assessment.

    Do people know when we would receive the result of it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 4wesome5auce


    VickyDoc wrote: »
    Still waiting to do my assessment.

    Do people know when we would receive the result of it?

    By 10th May was the official word I believe. I'll double check now.

    EDIT: Yep.


  • Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭W221


    Yes, as above 10th May. And they’ll make us wait to the exact date :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭Toots123


    Do we get results via email? I was to do mine end of January but due to other commitments i had to change and been deferred to end of march.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭NornIron74


    Toots123 wrote: »
    Do we get results via email? I was to do mine end of January but due to other commitments i had to change and been deferred to end of march.

    Yes results will be emailed out, there will be a breakdown of how many marks you got in each section along with merit list number should you pass.


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