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The Uniformed Public Services Course at Chesterfield College provides learners with the opportunity to study for a qualification that will enhance their skills and interest in the armed forces and emergency services; ultimatly providing them with the confidence and knowledge to enter a public service of their choice.

As a large course (approx. 400 learners) we celebrate all those learners who make their transition into the Public Services and this blog is another such celebration.

Please read on and follow one of our National Diploma students who has chosen to join Derbyshire Special Constabulary. He is a shining example of the hard work, commitment and dedication that the Uniformed Public Services seeks to teach through its ethos.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

What else did you have to do other than the application form?

The other stages of the recruitment process were;




  • A fitness test, which required level 5.4 minimum on the bleep test and 30kg push and pull test. Candidates were allowed 3 attempts at any one they failed. I found this easy because of all the sports and fitness I do in my spare time and at College.




  • The next stage was the Competency Based Questions and a short writing test. These were slightly harder because it was 50 questions and they had only given us 2 practice questions to do on the application form.




  • I then had to answer 5 questions in an interview in relation to what experiences I have in Teamwork, Leadership, Conflict Resolution and Equality and Diversity. I was given a time limit of 5 minutes to answer each question.

After all of these stages i had to attend another day where they tested my fitness, eyesight and hearing. I was then passed as fit for duty!

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