Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 6:21 pm
As a current Recruit at the Academy and having recently both prepared for entry, being accepted, and currently training there, some of these posts are way off the mark from my experience. Just from my experience - other people have their own experiences, of course.
I guess I'm just trying to say don't try to cut corners, and don't take other people's comments as gospel about preparation, about what's best and what's crap, etc...
Most people pass the situp - they don't pass the beep test. Nobody failed the situp in my experience. About 70% failed the beep test however, in my experience.
Paragon works. Tafe works. One doesn't give work experience, one does. I did one, and I have heard success stories about the other one that I didn't do. See what suits you best.
To the comment that serving officers are saying these courses are crap - how many of them did the course, I wonder? Besides that, I fail to see how they [the courses] give an incorrect view of what policing is about when one offers work experience. And not only that, they both have several speakers from the Police that come out to give an exact idea of what it is like. Police officers who do the job themselves. The Police don't want to waste time and resources accepting people who change their mind later - so think about that.
ECU does offer some Police courses. They don't give you any direct access to policing. You still have to apply and get through at Recruiting level, and you still have to do everything the same. Eventually you may get to follow a path if you're the best applicant for it.
Police Recruitment, as stated, is at the Academy. Hit their site for contact details.
Bronze medallion is no longer a requirement. But it is still worth points on your application. And you do have swimming requirements to pass once in training.
It may be something to also note that the fitness instructor for the Police Prep course at Thornlie Tafe is the Academy's Physical Training Manager's wife. So you tell me if she's likely to be teaching/training appropriately.
Also, one last bit of information. 5/6 people who applied for the job who came from the same course as me have made it through.
It is my opinion, with the current state of recruiting versus attrition, that if you're up to it physically, have some idea what policing is about, can see yourself in the role, and have common sense and are not a complete dickhead, that you probably don't even need to go to a course. But I did anyway, and I have no regrets. Making it in first time around with no stress and knowing what's coming sure is quite rewarding.
Anyway, that's all just information for those who want to take it on board. Please note that I have used only firsthand information so as not to confuse people. The information seeping down to you would then be secondhand info, but still in my opinion pretty close to accurate [if you trust an anonymous online forum poster, that is].
I guess I'm just trying to say don't try to cut corners, and don't take other people's comments as gospel about preparation, about what's best and what's crap, etc...
Most people pass the situp - they don't pass the beep test. Nobody failed the situp in my experience. About 70% failed the beep test however, in my experience.
Paragon works. Tafe works. One doesn't give work experience, one does. I did one, and I have heard success stories about the other one that I didn't do. See what suits you best.
To the comment that serving officers are saying these courses are crap - how many of them did the course, I wonder? Besides that, I fail to see how they [the courses] give an incorrect view of what policing is about when one offers work experience. And not only that, they both have several speakers from the Police that come out to give an exact idea of what it is like. Police officers who do the job themselves. The Police don't want to waste time and resources accepting people who change their mind later - so think about that.
ECU does offer some Police courses. They don't give you any direct access to policing. You still have to apply and get through at Recruiting level, and you still have to do everything the same. Eventually you may get to follow a path if you're the best applicant for it.
Police Recruitment, as stated, is at the Academy. Hit their site for contact details.
Bronze medallion is no longer a requirement. But it is still worth points on your application. And you do have swimming requirements to pass once in training.
It may be something to also note that the fitness instructor for the Police Prep course at Thornlie Tafe is the Academy's Physical Training Manager's wife. So you tell me if she's likely to be teaching/training appropriately.
Also, one last bit of information. 5/6 people who applied for the job who came from the same course as me have made it through.
It is my opinion, with the current state of recruiting versus attrition, that if you're up to it physically, have some idea what policing is about, can see yourself in the role, and have common sense and are not a complete dickhead, that you probably don't even need to go to a course. But I did anyway, and I have no regrets. Making it in first time around with no stress and knowing what's coming sure is quite rewarding.
Anyway, that's all just information for those who want to take it on board. Please note that I have used only firsthand information so as not to confuse people. The information seeping down to you would then be secondhand info, but still in my opinion pretty close to accurate [if you trust an anonymous online forum poster, that is].
i still have problems doing that too, and ive been training my arse off...