It’s a new depot for SWR, so they will need a fair few. However they advertised only a couple of months ago for the same place and closed it quite quickly so maybe they closed too soon and didn’t have enough candidates apply or pass assessments?
Oh that makes sense.....I only read the hours in the box at the bottom of the page. Agreed about the hours of the training. Having said that, I have heard that SWR’s classroom training is longer days than most? I’ve never known training sessions to be any longer than 9-4 though...which would equate to 35 hours. Maybe they are only having a short course in comparison to other TOCs?
I edited my post above, but I heard about the DIs, that’s been ongoing for years really. The salary for training is higher than some other companies and as you say, it goes up to £33k. If it’s as it used to be, it goes up to £33k once you start your handling hours, then straight on the the full salary once qualified. They used to have a couple of increments from starting salary through to qualifying I believe.
Closed already apparently.
well done on passing the online assessment. Sometimes that is the hardest part.
That’s just a generic email. If you were out of the process at this stage, they’d have quite easily told you. Well done.
Yeah they will send the second one shortly. You have 48 hours from when you receive it. It’s a very straightforward one (match the numbers sort of thing...).Hopefully you’re right
It mentioned a 2nd assessment that needed to be done within 48 hours that’s why I worried!
“Please note if you are applying for a Trainee Train Driver position and pass this assessment, you will receive another email shortly after completion inviting you to take part in a second assessment.
All assessments should be completed at your earliest convenience, and no later than 48 hours after submitting your online application.”
I have not heard anything since I finished the first test after submitting my application. I have passed stage 1&2 with GWR so hopefully I will get an interview. Have you applied to be a train driver before?
Excellent. I gather you can transfer your results over from GWR?
The psychometric assessments can indeed be transferred (within a certain timeframe depending on the TOC/FOC), although some TOCs or FOCs still insist you retake them, which isn’t ideal. SWR should be okay though.
It’ll be Basingstoke, unless it’s changed recently, all operational training is done there at the ROC.Good luck to everyone!
Does anyone know where the Trainee Train Drivers course will be held? I’ve heard it’s Southampton.
Guess it’s a case of sitting tight and waiting for the next stage
Stigy may be able to correct me, but I'm sure, as he's told me, that they consider Basingstoke to be central enough that it can be reasonably commuted to every day and no hotel accommodation is provided by SWR.
Correct, as Viking says, there’s no hotels on offer.