Arriva london trainee driver

[OneLowban]

Anyone else on here got Stage 2 assessments on Tuesday?

 

[Daly131]

No sorry i completed the sjt on friday hoping to hear back today if i can pass onto VSE. anyone on here there on friday and heard yet???

 

[OneLowban]

Passed all my assessments today, just waiting to hear back about the MMI result, was told 7-10 days. That was the worst part IMO.

Anyone else with any updates?

 

[OneLowban]

Received a call today telling me that I passed my MMI and to schedule a date next week for the DMI but I needed to check my work schedule so just waiting on a call back to arrange.

 

[Daly131]

Congrats mate i went to assesment at arriva on friday last week just to do the sjt still waiting to hear back :,(

 

[OneLowban]

Congrats mate i went to assesment at arriva on friday last week just to do the sjt still waiting to hear back :,(

Cheers mate.

Just the SJT? Did you do everything else with another TOC?

 

[Daly131]

Yeah i passed them with GTR last year..... however, arriva require the sjt and vse as additional tests. I sat the sjt last Friday still havent heard back so fingers crossed

 

[OneLowban]

Yeah i passed them with GTR last year..... however, arriva require the sjt and vse as additional tests. I sat the sjt last Friday still havent heard back so fingers crossed

Oh right I see. Best of luck mate.

My stage one took 7 days to get a reply hopefully you will hear this week coming.

 

[OneLowban]

DMI booked in for next Tuesday, fingers crossed!

Any updates from anyone else on here?

 

[Saffa]

Anyone from the March round of recruitment heard anything yet? My application online doesn't appear to have even been looked at yet as the date and time for "last assessed" is exactly the date and time I submitted it.

I know there is still a month to go in their "2 weeks to 4 months" window but wondering if the dreaded, thanks but no thanks, email is headed my way..

 

[Samuel Rock]

I applied in March and still waiting to hear back. A friend of mine applied a couple of weeks after me but he heard back from Arriva who told him he was unsuccessful. So I’m a bit confused as to why I still havent heard anything. I emailed them and they told me the waiting time was between 2weeks to 4 months. When I log on to the Arriva wedsite my application seems to be untouched since I submitted it.

 

[jyothi]

hi anyone knows what exactly VISUAL SEARCH EXECRCISE in London overground,i got a test coming up ,any advice and help will be appreciated thanks

 

[Techno77]

hi anyone knows what exactly VISUAL SEARCH EXECRCISE in London overground,i got a test coming up ,any advice and help will be appreciated thanks

There is very detailed description of this test on other threads here. I think one is called - Arriva Rail - London Overground

 

[Demonbarber]

Yeah i passed them with GTR last year..... however, arriva require the sjt and vse as additional tests. I sat the sjt last Friday still havent heard back so fingers crossed

Hi mate, I’ve just received an email inviting me to arriva assessment day 1. I’ve passed everything with gtr and sitting in a talent pool. If I go to arriva do you know what I would have to sit? Ie. The group bourdon? As I’ve already passed with gtr. Any info on this would be a huge help
Many thanks

 

[OneLowban]

Hi mate, I’ve just received an email inviting me to arriva assessment day 1. I’ve passed everything with gtr and sitting in a talent pool. If I go to arriva do you know what I would have to sit? Ie. The group bourdon? As I’ve already passed with gtr. Any info on this would be a huge help
Many thanks

Arriva have enhanced pass rates, so if you haven’t completed the assessments that are applicable to the enhanced standard, you will have to re-sit them. Not sure if GTR are standard or enhanced.

 

[utternoob]

I FINALLY GOT INVITED FOR STAGE 1 ASSESSMENTS !!!

email arrived this morning at 08:44

mine is on the 1st of August. Time to get revising

 

[CH86]

Got invited to assessment day also. I've already passed tests to enhanced standard with another Toc. Does anyone know if ARL have the highest pass mark of the Tocs due to the huge application volume they receive?

 

[Termak]

Got invited as well for the 2nd of August. Passed already to another TOC enhanced standard.

 

[Charliew24]

Also got invited to the 1st august, any advice on where to find revision material would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[utternoob]

should be 3 PDF attachments with the email invite:

ARL DFFT - Practice Leaflet

Arriva Rail London New Train Driver Supplementary Practice Materials - Additional Tests

Train driver practice materials

 

[OneLowban]

Best of luck guys. I recently failed a DMI ever so slightly, gutted. Now have to wait 6 months for ARL.

I was told that there will be another recruitment process this year, though.

Problem is I can’t apply until 12th December.

 

[utternoob]

did they give feed back as to why you failed ?

 

[OneLowban]

did they give feed back as to why you failed ?

Yes it was 2 of the competency based questions, my answers were not fully what they were looking for more or less.

 

[LM888]

Good luck to everyone for their assessment days.
I got invited to attend assessments of 6th July

 

[LukeC88]

Hi Guys... Got an invite for my first assessment... Been practicing daily.

I'm not sure if I'm understanding this supplementary practice tests. If anyone has the pdf... It's on page 27 where you have the boxes with the dot and the boxes with letters in them. Is that right that I'm only getting 4 seconds in total per line. Just seems impossible.

 

[OneLowban]

Hi Guys... Got an invite for my first assessment... Been practicing daily.

I'm not sure if I'm understanding this supplementary practice tests. If anyone has the pdf... It's on page 27 where you have the boxes with the dot and the boxes with letters in them. Is that right that I'm only getting 4 seconds in total per line. Just seems impossible.

I would just say keep practicing and trying to get better.

I wouldn’t get too caught up in timing and seconds etc as the test is not actually what you are doing there.

It’s just an exercise to get you used to doing two things at once.

 

[LukeC88]

I would just say keep practicing and trying to get better.

I wouldn’t get too caught up in timing and seconds etc as the test is not actually what you are doing there.

It’s just an exercise to get you used to doing two things at once.

Ok thank you... just worried about it that's it.

Good luck to everyone for their assessment days.
I got invited to attend assessments of 6th July

How did your assessment go?

 

[LM888]

Ok thank you... just worried about it that's it.



How did your assessment go?

Hello LukeC88,

They emailed me on the 12th July to let me know I passed my assessments. I have second stage assessments on the 15th August. When is your first stage?

 

[LukeC88]

Hello LukeC88,

They emailed me on the 12th July to let me know I passed my assessments. I have second stage assessments on the 15th August. When is your first stage?

My first stage is on 2nd August. Any advice?

 

[LM888]

My first stage is on 2nd August. Any advice?

Like OneLowban said, just keep practising. Make sure you get a good nights rest the night before and make sure you leave early enough as not to be late.
When it’s time to take the tests the lady will give instructions and there will be practise tests before each assessment which will show you exactly what is expected. Make sure you listen and follow the instructions carefully. If you have prepared well you will be fine.
Best of luck mate, let us know how you get on