Genuine question. With the 60 minute commute time rule, do they calculate it by the use of public transport or car. By the use of PT, it takes me roughly 70 minutes to get to Willesden but If I do drive its 50 minutes. Would they accept my application?
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Business Bob
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I believe it is by public transport
Barksdale
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Any update on this? Submitted the ms form on Monday I believe. Anyone who’s been thru the process what can we expect?
I didn’t get any update yet
Barksdale
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Just received an email this morning to do a VSE - Visual Search Excercise assessment, anyone know what to expect?
I haven’t received this yet. Has anyone else received this yet?
They asked for me to fill in additional form by Tuesday 3rd June. After that I’m waiting. Anyone else on same boat?
Yes mate exactly the same
Guess we have to be patient? What are they exactly looking for?
Barksdale
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Not yet; want to do a little research first, have you received the invite for the test ?
Yes I have
Barksdale
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Whether or not you’ve been invited to do the assessment or whether you’ve passed the VSE? I received my invite at 9:19am so not sure if the emails were sent out in one go
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Have you done it before? Know what to expect ?
Never done it
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I got mine at 9:12 am
Have you been given the email from OPC to do VSE?
Yes in the morning about 09:22
Barksdale
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Not yet, will do it tomorrow. Yourself ?
Barksdale
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Does anyone know how long the complete process roughly takes? Is there anyone from a previous campaign who has rough dates for training start dates?
I applied first in November 2023 when Trainee Driver Roles for New Cross Gate depot was advertised for a start date of April 2024. Invited to do the online VSE and SJT in November 2023 and passed that. Then invited to the Day 1 assessment in January 2024 and passed that. Then invited to Day 2 assessment in March 2024 at OPC office Watford. Found out I passed all the OPC assessments in the begging of April and the training dates for Aprils had been pushed back to October 2024. Invited to the DMI at Southwark in June 2024 and found out I passed end of June. Then was waiting for the October 2024 start date however was told it was delayed and was advised we would be put in for new training dates at the beginning of 2025 however due to business needs this was cancelled and was told we’ve been put in a talent pool till business needs for trainee drivers at NXG.
Barksdale
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Wow, quite a lengthy process! Are the assessment centres held on one day for each round or several? I’m trying understand numbers as there was 20 trainee roles advertised for this campaign. How did you find the assessment days? Anything you would look out for in particular? Is there some sort of grading criteria they go by to establish some sort of ranking system?. If the previous cohort hasn’t even started training dates then I guess it’s safe to assume we won’t be starting for a similar time frame. Unless ofcourse business needs is thru the roof and they need everyone in one go.
I’m planning on doing my VSE today or tomorrow. I’m guessing it’s fairly straightforward? I found a YouTube video which shows a guy on a screen following a pattern of arrows which light up one by one and they skip an arrow at times and you need to clock when it skips.. is it something similar? You also mentioned SJT. Was that taken online at the same time as VSE or do they email you the link for that once you pass the VSE? Apologies for all the questioning - I just like to be meticulous and try to understand the complete process
For the first part they only asked us to do VSE only. SJT will be when we pass and get invited to Watford assessments
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So your saying after passing the VSE it could take few months then invites for OPC Watford right?
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So your saying after passing the VSE it could take few months then invites for OPC Watford right?
It really depends you know, you can’t put a timing on train driver applications, sometimes they move fast once everyone has completed their opc and sometimes they move slow depending on how desperate they are for drivers
This is in preparation for West London shuttles where trains will shuttle to and from Clapham and eventual evolve into part of west London orbital
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Potentially only 20 places
So the plan is back on to reverse in the sidings at the North pole area. They made me and others learn that when I was still there and I left 4 years ago
. Having said that I thought they recruited for that before and that's why they are/were over compliment.