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[Romeo29]

LV has asked us to put this together so he can pin it to Nott's Force Specific Area, if i'm correct the recruitment process is as follows;

Application form
PIRT
Interview
Security Vetting
Medical
9 Weekends worth of training-Including 40hours duty time.
Passing Out

Please amend this if i'm wrong.

The Above relates to SC's only

[jazzypizzle]

we had 10 weekends in total. 8 then 40 hours then 2 more. sorry to be picky!

i also heard talk that they might be adding an extra weekend of IT training! one weekend of it was enough for me!!

[Romeo29]

Oh dear, not more ICT training!!!!!

So it's 10 then


Being you're new, where are you based & how are you finding it?

[jazzypizzle]

I'm based at Central (apparently all new specials for C div have to start there), and I'm absolutely loving it tbh. I've done a lot of boring stuff as well as exciting things, but I haven't got to a point where I'm thinking about packing it in even when I'm standing around in the cold outside 'a certain club in town which has had some problems recently' lol. where are you based?

[Romeo29]

3 or 4 of my intake were based at Central, all of whom have now left.........Finishing University was the main factor I think .


I'm out on B-div at Ollerton, Policing 60% of the County

[piglet2511]

3 or 4 of my intake were based at Central, all of whom have now left.........Finishing University was the main factor I think .


I'm out on B-div at Ollerton, Policing 60% of the County

That must leave the other 40% for us at Newark!! :-)

We had 'official word from above' on Friday that all new intakes (from April I think it was) will now take the full fitness test as per regular recruits.

we had 10 weekends in total. 8 then 40 hours then 2 more. sorry to be picky!

i also heard talk that they might be adding an extra weekend of IT training! one weekend of it was enough for me!!

Jazzypizzle do you actually remember any of that training weekend.....sure you slept through it all

[Romeo29]

So the fitness test is now part of the recruitment process- Good, one more thing to bring us in line with the Regulars

[-AJ]

So the fitness test is now part of the recruitment process- Good, one more thing to bring us in line with the Regulars

Agree with that one, Iv just joined A Div mansfield, I am in training at the min module 2..

[SueE]

So the fitness test is now part of the recruitment process- Good, one more thing to bring us in line with the Regulars

Recruitment and selection process changes in line with national Specials selection process from March 2010.

Process now:

Competency based questions as part of application form
Situational Judgement Test
Written test
interview
fitness test
medical
references
security vetting

[Shikari]

Better than starting a new topic- At what age can I apply for notts specials? Is it 18 years old or 17, and 9 months?

Thanks,

Shikari

[UK_Bod]

Recruitment and selection process changes in line with national Specials selection process from March 2010.

Process now:

Competency based questions as part of application form
Situational Judgement Test
Written test
interview
fitness test
medical
references
security vetting

Hi

Is the situational judgement test part of PIRT? ie you do the role plays, multi choice numerical test etc.

They currently have my app form so just wondering what kind of thing I would be doing next, especially if it's changed.

[Pellucid]

Are there no:

• A numerical reasoning test lasting 12 minutes
  
• A verbal logical reasoning test lasting 25 minutes
  
• Two written exercises lasting 20 minutes each

[Dovahkiin]

Are there no:

• A numerical reasoning test lasting 12 minutes
  
• A verbal logical reasoning test lasting 25 minutes
  
• Two written exercises lasting 20 minutes each

Two of the specials i have spoken to in Newark area said they did not have to take any of the maths test.

[Blizzard1986]

I can confirm there is no maths test and verbal logical reasoning test. I passed assessment centre in February and there was only 1 written exercise and the situational judgement test and interview.

[Dovahkiin]

I can confirm there is no maths test and verbal logical reasoning test. I passed assessment centre in February and there was only 1 written exercise and the situational judgement test and interview.

Really? My alarm bells started going off when i saw maths test. I have never been good at maths.

Edit: Here is something I found aswell http://www.nottingha...ecials_test.pdf

Edited by B&Q, 27 June 2012 - 10:50 AM.

[Blizzard1986]

The maths and verbal test are for the regulars assessment centre.