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I already applied in January 25 for Birmingham but now I have seen Coventry I wish I applied for this as that's very close to me. I don't think I can change depot preference can I
No you can not unfortunately. I applied for Bletchley just from a link here and after found out Coventry was up too... not much closer but 10/15 mins makes a difference for them to judge
There's no maths test as such. Apprenticeship modules in English, Maths, and ICT come later in training. If you have GCSE certificates in these subjects with A-C grades, you are exempt from the corresponding modules.
I did email them and ask and they replied and told me they are going to put a note on my file for the preference of Coventry due to my post code... Hopefully thats a good sign
Thank you for this. I just can't believe how long it's taking to get to OPC 1 testing
It's in their interest after all for you to be able to come to work easily and reliably, and not going home everyday completely run down
When you get invited to do the tests, they usually tell you if you’re doing the paper tests or all of them on one day (which is rare I think). What does your email say as well as the practice materials?
I was on the 8th and I'm still waiting myself. I agree, it's been a long week waiting to hear!
What station are you applying for? I heard back Im Bletchley
Shrewsbury
No still nothing on Shrewsbury from me either.
If you're regularly rejected have a think about how you are answering the application and do you have suitably relevant situations you have experienced. Rethinking those can help.
I've been trying to get on the railways for nearly 5 years now and even got to 2 final interviews (Still to this day don't know why I wasn't successful but hey ho) but I refuse to give up. What I would suggest is maybe take a break from applying even just for 6-12 months and agree with the previous poster Bigfoot copy and paste the questions on to a word Document, grab yourself a coffee and get in a good calm mindset and try to answer them as comprehensively as possible with plenty of detail and think of good examples! Then copy and paste those answers into the next application you see.
Congrats and good luck. Im still eaiting for bletchley i dont have high hopes
I never recieved any email back from them when i emailed. Hopefully now the due date is today i will recieve some sort of email soon
Im sure its start off 35k but tgen not sure. Seems reallynlow compared to another toc im actually waiting for. And lower than what im on currently but i would sacrifice it if i manage to get through all the stages
So TOCs do vary. Some do trainee wage until you pass some exams. Then a bit more when you pass your handling & route learning, then full salary when you are out on your own and productive 12-18 months after starting.