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For me it was just under 2 years from MMI to start date

Anyone here on a course for SN for end of this month?

I have a start date now, I believe it's been just under 19 months in the pool so far.

Anyone on here that's on any of the upcoming courses with Southern?

Chatting with colleagues, we're under the impression that the freeze in recruitment will be with non safety crit roles. However, judging by the latest vacancy email, that hasn't been implemented yet. From what we gather, we will find out more on the plans for the shakeup in a few weeks.

That's great to know, my knowledge is only on GTR and SE unfortunately. Thanks for that though

You'll hear one way or another, in time. Assuming they're going through in phases, i may be wrong but I haven't seen anyone hearing a peep from the Northern brand yet. As someone said, there's around 20k+ applicants, must be a nightmare to sift through. Unfortunately with this role patience is...

DFFT is part of the assessments for GTR. Are the only TOC that I know of that doesn't use it. I only know about GTR and SE though so could be others. So you could fail the DFFT twice but still be able to apply for SE for example. Know of one person thag has managed it this way. Hope this helps...

Fingers crossed eh. You on the March course then? If so all the best with it

That would make a bit more sense now, SN for me

Of course :lol: next update coming up soon. Only been in the pool a year to be fair, just itching to start now. Which brand have you gone for?

Mine was 25 months ago, still no news on a course date get

Wow that's really quick notice. Surprising how quickly this current drive is moving! Need anything help, drop me a message, still remember all the tests, more or less

You'll be fine I think. I know a couple femail drivers for GTR around that height

Nope, no PTS required for the OBS role. As far as I'm aware it isn't really classed as safety crit, I could be wrong though, others may help. Role of OBS from what I've seen is stepping off each stop to check for any assistance, checking tickets (pre pandemic), general assistance on board and...