Detective Constable Met Police Grad Scheme

Have they not mentioned anything to you about delays because of the Coronavirus because the met recruitment team have said they’re not releasing new day 3s etc I was just wondering

Not yet! I’m expecting they will. Has anyone who is due to start end of March heard from recruitment?

Hi! I’m also due to start on the July intake. Do you know anyone who has completed the TDC training and what the training schedule looks like? Just interested to know at what stage we do the uniform role and if we are in our borough whilst studying for the NIE or if that’s classroom based/online/home study? Appreciate you’re probably in the same boat as me and don’t know.

Thanks in advance

I finished my classroom training about 6 weeks ago and passed NIE last month. Here’s a summary:

You do about 20 weeks classroom training. This includes 3 periods of ‘coached patrol’ (working in your borough).

The training is generally a week of 7-3 and a week of 2-10, Monday to Friday. This does vary slightly from week to week.

During training you have a lot of assessments; 3 x KRE exams (multiple choice legislation based), practical assessments (handcuffing, stop and search etc. All these require a fair bit of independent study and practice.

You study for NIE in your own time. The exam sits 3 times a year and you normally sit it after your 20 weeks of classroom training. It can be as much as 2 or 3 months after you’ve finished at Hendon.

Whilst at Hendon you mainly learn about Met processes and policies and how to use the various awful IT systems. All the legal stuff and NIE has to done in your own time.

Regarding the uniform role. Different BOCUs do different things. Some rotate you to different teams for a few months, and some just stick you straight in the detective role. It really varies. Both have their advantages.

Good luck.

This sounds quite cool but hasn’t anyone due to start training in the coming months been contacted by recruitment because of covid, or has any delay with vetting also

I start date is at the end of April. Just got an email inviting me to join a pre-intake live Q & A on 16th April. Anyone else got the same email ?

Hi, anyone due to start April/May have any update with regards to delays?

Thanks

Has anyone just recently passed vetting or been offered a start date? I'm waiting for mine to clear (hopefully) and wondering how soon I would be able to start! How long did it take for people to hear back about vetting? Thanks!

Hi, I completed the detective day in Jan and was offered a conditional offer in Feb for start date in July. Still waiting on pre employment checks for the unconditional offer

Thanks! Weird because it seems that most people are offered a start date with their conditional offer, but I haven't yet, despite my vetting has been sent off and everything. So I don't really know what's happening. Wow you must have been waiting a long time then!!