Trainee Train Driver Assessment

[johndominic]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been invited to a Trainee Train Driver Assessment Day with Great Western Railway, and I’m currently preparing for the psychometric tests.

The assessments include:

• Group Bourdon (GBD)
• TEA-Occ
• TRP 1 & 2
• WCT
• WAFV
• ATAVT
• 2Hand Coordination
• SJE

I’d really appreciate any advice from people who have taken these assessments before, especially for the Group Bourdon test.

At the moment, I’m averaging around 6 rows per minute with few mistakes, and I’m trying to understand whether that pace is competitive enough or if I should focus more on improving speed while maintaining accuracy.

Any tips on:

• pacing strategy
• concentration techniques
• common mistakes to avoid
• realistic pass-level performance
• or how the actual assessment day feels

would be massively appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Hugo3000]

Six lines is not enough - you need to be around 10ish plus.

There is an abundance of information on here that you can find using the search function.

 

[transportphoto]

Hello, welcome to the forum.

Please do have a read of, and make good use of, the existing discussions. You’ll find a helpful thread or two sticky with a separate thread specifically discussing GWR Trainee Driver recruitment.

Thank you.