[Prodigy]

(Original post by cstewart91)
I got a call from a witheld number asking what dates suit me best for PSV training (anyine know what that is?) i asked the girl on the phone and she apologised but had no idea what it was either. i asked about cctv and she said they were still organising a venue so depending on the interest and venue they would select people from there. i reckon theyll just pick people closest to the venue to save them money. i sent the guy an email making it clear id be happy to travel to train for cctv (pay is £15p/h!) il keep you updated if i hear back mate

15 p/h? Jesus. Well I got told dates in the survey, I had 11th of June for CCTV Training (the SIA Badge one) and then role specific was 18th June but it didn't say in the survey what it was...

Are you from Manchester mate?

[tj hughes]

(Original post by Prodigy)
Are you from Manchester mate?

No, London... Yourself?

[Prodigy]

(Original post by tj hughes)
No, London... Yourself?

Are you the same guy as cstewart? lol

[tj hughes]

(Original post by Prodigy)
Are you the same guy as cstewart? lol

No, but I want to be your mate

[Prodigy]

(Original post by tj hughes)
No, but I want to be your mate

Haha, fair play, I'm from Manchester mate. How's your application going. lol.

[tj hughes]

(Original post by Prodigy)
Haha, fair play, I'm from Manchester mate. How's your application going. lol.

My youthfulness served as a barrier for my progression into the role, which I was most disappointed about. I was about a month out

Enjoy it though, London 2012 will be good... don't know why you northerners are getting involved though

[Prodigy]

(Original post by tj hughes)
My youthfulness served as a barrier for my progression into the role, which I was most disappointed about. I was about a month out

Enjoy it though, London 2012 will be good... don't know why you northerners are getting involved though

There's roles in Old Trafford, and other Football Stadiums. I'll have to restrain from cutting up a bit of turf haha.

[tj hughes]

(Original post by Prodigy)
There's roles in Old Trafford, and other Football Stadiums. I'll have to restrain from cutting up a bit of turf haha.

hahaha, fair enough!! I would love to do it - I'm quite jealous of you!

Just 'tie your shoe laces', and rip a few blades of grass up!!!!!

[ALazyThracian]

Just found this thread!!

Can someone help me out and tell me what an "Pre-Screening Assessment" consists of?

[cstewart91]

(Original post by Prodigy)
15 p/h? Jesus. Well I got told dates in the survey, I had 11th of June for CCTV Training (the SIA Badge one) and then role specific was 18th June but it didn't say in the survey what it was...

Are you from Manchester mate?

Yeah i got exact same dates although I already have my SIA badge, just came in post today actually. Said 18th June for CCTV role specific training. No im from Glasgow, iv got PVS training for a day on the 8th June up here, no idea what it is! ha

[Prodigy]

(Original post by cstewart91)
Yeah i got exact same dates although I already have my SIA badge, just came in post today actually. Said 18th June for CCTV role specific training. No im from Glasgow, iv got PVS training for a day on the 8th June up here, no idea what it is! ha

18th of June in London? Guess I'll see you there then!

[grizzletheconquerer]

(Original post by cstewart91)
I got a call from a witheld number asking what dates suit me best for PSV training (anyine know what that is?) i asked the girl on the phone and she apologised but had no idea what it was either. i asked about cctv and she said they were still organising a venue so depending on the interest and venue they would select people from there. i reckon theyll just pick people closest to the venue to save them money. i sent the guy an email making it clear id be happy to travel to train for cctv (pay is £15p/h!) il keep you updated if i hear back mate

How did you get CCTV role? I fancied that but I think I'm going to be a rapiscanner.

Btw does anyone know what Rapiscan equipment is, and how and what the training is? Thanks

[ALazyThracian]

If you have piercings would you have to take them out?

(Forgot to ask in the interview)

[grizzletheconquerer]

(Original post by ALazyThracian)
If you have piercings would you have to take them out?

(Forgot to ask in the interview)

Basically dress like you're about to see the headmaster.
imho it's probably best to take off the more 'unconventional' piercings out. Like snakebites and things like that which might seem boisterous. Anything that might affect the health and safety of you and others, or might offend some people of more conservative taste (or anyone for that matter) is best left out unless you have a genuine reason to wear it (like a hijab or something).

Bosses won't like someone dressing un-office-like so things like ear studs would be alright (if you're a woman, less so if you're a man) but ear-rings would be a "no-no".

[ALazyThracian]

(Original post by grizzletheconquerer)
Basically dress like you're about to see the headmaster.
imho it's probably best to take off the more 'unconventional' piercings out. Like snakebites and things like that which might seem boisterous. Anything that might affect the health and safety of you and others, or might offend some people of more conservative taste (or anyone for that matter) is best left out unless you have a genuine reason to wear it (like a hijab or something).

Bosses won't like someone dressing un-office-like so things like ear studs would be alright (if you're a woman, less so if you're a man) but ear-rings would be a "no-no".

I have a scaffold, tragus and a stretched ear

[grizzletheconquerer]

(Original post by ALazyThracian)
I have a scaffold, tragus and a stretched ear

It would be better if you could take it out for your job etc, but if you can't then leave it. It does largely depend on who you're dealing with.

[ALazyThracian]

(Original post by grizzletheconquerer)
It would be better if you could take it out for your job etc, but if you can't then leave it. It does largely depend on who you're dealing with.

I really do i hope i can keep them but if i can't they'll all come out!

Do you have any idea what a "Pre-Screening Assessment" is? I have to attend one before i go to london. Thanks for your help

[Tote Katze]

I tried to look through some of this thread but there is a lot of it so these questions may have been answered before.

I'm starting the SIA training tomorrow. It was supposed to be in Glasgow but has now changed to Livingston with free transport which is still a bit of a pain. I applied directly through G4S and was just wondering what the situation with pay is? People are saying that I'll probably get paid for the SIA training but I assumed since they were paying for the course that I wouldn't get paid until the actual olympics training.

Also, when it says you have to be available from the 1st of July, how important is that. We have a big family holiday booked and I wont be back till the 6th. Should I tell them or just see how it goes?

And, how does getting the badge work? I know they're paying for the training but do we still have to buy the badge ourselves or is that also paid for?

Cheers.

[Hemisphere]

(Original post by Tote Katze)
I tried to look through some of this thread but there is a lot of it so these questions may have been answered before.

I'm starting the SIA training tomorrow. It was supposed to be in Glasgow but has now changed to Livingston with free transport which is still a bit of a pain. I applied directly through G4S and was just wondering what the situation with pay is? People are saying that I'll probably get paid for the SIA training but I assumed since they were paying for the course that I wouldn't get paid until the actual olympics training.

Also, when it says you have to be available from the 1st of July, how important is that. We have a big family holiday booked and I wont be back till the 6th. Should I tell them or just see how it goes?

And, how does getting the badge work? I know they're paying for the training but do we still have to buy the badge ourselves or is that also paid for?

Cheers.

I have just completed the SIA training, we had to go to Livingston as well. But they did provide a free lunch. At the training we got told our roles and got further role specific training.

In terms of pay you only get minimum wage for training - £6.08 p/h. You will not get paid until you complete five shifts, there is no guarantee that G4s will give you five either. When the Olympic work starts you will get paid £8.50 p/h.

G4s pay for your SIA licence and the training course. If you did not complete five shifts, G4s will recovering these costs from your training pay.

From the 1st of July that is when everything starts to fall into place. G4s is responsible for the hotels and training grounds, so people will need to be available pre-games for work, I would let them know if there is dates you can't do.

[Dannybhoy1]

I did my SIA training for door supervision last week. My application says sent to screening again! Does anyone know the next stage? I still haven't heard what job I'm doing yet either.