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NCA Trainee Investigator/Intelligence 2019

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Reply 1780

hi, after I did my interview for the ODP I received a provisional offer (pre-employment checks must be done) and Ive later been booked in for the pathway selection AC. does this mean I can still not get the job if I don't do well enough at the AC? I am so so confused about the whole recruitment process :frown:

Reply 1781

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by americanocoffee
hi, after I did my interview for the ODP I received a provisional offer (pre-employment checks must be done) and Ive later been booked in for the pathway selection AC. does this mean I can still not get the job if I don't do well enough at the AC? I am so so confused about the whole recruitment process :frown:

Hi congratulations on the offer! I have my interview for the ODP next week and was wondering if you had any advice? How was the interview overall?

Reply 1782

Hi there, I had my interview as part of the NCA Trainee Officer Development Programme on May 15th 2024 and have not heard back. I was advised 6-8 weeks but have people heard back sooner?

Reply 1783

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by americanocoffee
hi, after I did my interview for the ODP I received a provisional offer (pre-employment checks must be done) and Ive later been booked in for the pathway selection AC. does this mean I can still not get the job if I don't do well enough at the AC? I am so so confused about the whole recruitment process :frown:

I got the offer too! However, they promised me a vetting form. And twelve weeks in, still no vetting form. Has anyone had the same problem?

Reply 1784

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by americanocoffee
hi, after I did my interview for the ODP I received a provisional offer (pre-employment checks must be done) and Ive later been booked in for the pathway selection AC. does this mean I can still not get the job if I don't do well enough at the AC? I am so so confused about the whole recruitment process :frown:

I'm still waiting on my assessment centre as I couldn't make the one earlier on in the year.

Reply 1785

Hi there, bumping an old thread but does anyone have their assessment centre coming up for the NCA ODP?

Reply 1786

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by lemo****69
Hi there, bumping an old thread but does anyone have their assessment centre coming up for the NCA ODP?
I assume that's the pre employment pathway selection? I did my one in July. I'm still waiting for PEC following the assessment, which they promised.

Reply 1787

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by Ramazm56
I assume that's the pre employment pathway selection? I did my one in July. I'm still waiting for PEC following the assessment, which they promised.

Wow, that's mental, I had assumed the July lot had been through PECs by now...I would hope that once these final AC/peps have been done that it should begin, and that they're looking to do it all at once. Any general advice for what to expect? And do you don't have to reply but what region did you select and which pathway are you aiming for?

Reply 1788

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by lemo****69
Wow, that's mental, I had assumed the July lot had been through PECs by now...I would hope that once these final AC/peps have been done that it should begin, and that they're looking to do it all at once. Any general advice for what to expect? And do you don't have to reply but what region did you select and which pathway are you aiming for?

It all became a mess after the election. Honestly it's been a pain in the ass, because I spent half a year on this. Honestly, it's mental. In November, they said that they're doing a workforce planning exercise because of cost-cutting initiatives for CS.

Update: I did south west and my preference.was intel analysis as I got prior experience in that. Plus it was fun doing the PEPs for that.

No need to worry about the PEPs. You got the job, it's just seeing what pathway you'll be best suited for. See it as part of pre-employment checks. Secondly, it's two written exercises and a role play interrogation. There is no pass or fail nor are you competing with others. They will explain all to you in due course. Don't worry about, it's relatively simple.
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Reply 1789

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by lemo****69
Hi there, bumping an old thread but does anyone have their assessment centre coming up for the NCA ODP?

How long is it till you have your assessment centre? I’ve also been waiting since July to hear my result!

Reply 1790

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by Koda2110
How long is it till you have your assessment centre? I’ve also been waiting since July to hear my result!

Me too as well. They even told us that we will start PECs while we wait. And still nothing

Reply 1791

Lots of issues with the NCA. Imagine if you’ve been waiting this long for PECs etc, what it’s actually like in the job?

Drs Hawley and Beizsley have written about it

https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SoC_IBFK_final.pdf

Reply 1792

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by Koda2110
How long is it till you have your assessment centre? I’ve also been waiting since July to hear my result!

Heya, I've heard that the assessment centre days taking place over the coming week are the final ones.

Reply 1793

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by ScarletSpy
Lots of issues with the NCA. Imagine if you’ve been waiting this long for PECs etc, what it’s actually like in the job?
Drs Hawley and Beizsley have written about it
https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SoC_IBFK_final.pdf

I read that article before. Even worse budget changes to civil service complicate it further. However, they have a retention problem, so they're desperate for new recruits.

Reply 1794

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by lemo****69
Heya, I've heard that the assessment centre days taking place over the coming week are the final ones.

it depends what region, because each region started posting for vacancies in different times. It's quite decentralised. But I think it's just the recruitment freeze due to change in government complicating these matters.

Reply 1795

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by lemo****69
Wow, that's mental, I had assumed the July lot had been through PECs by now...I would hope that once these final AC/peps have been done that it should begin, and that they're looking to do it all at once. Any general advice for what to expect? And do you don't have to reply but what region did you select and which pathway are you aiming for?

How did you find the assessments ? Did they give any indication of timelines for results ?

Reply 1796

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by Koda2110
How did you find the assessments ? Did they give any indication of timelines for results ?

For me, they said we would start PECs, with postings occuring from November. However, I did it during election season, so the timeline has messed up. I tried to seek an update, but they couldn't tell me. So it's a mystery when results or postings would occur. We just have to wait unfortunately.

Reply 1797

I applied for this in the summer of 2023(July), had my interview in November 2023 and then my assessment in May 2024, everything went fine, I told them my preferred location and was told that it was fine. Fast forward to July 2024 I received an email confirming my pathway but still had to wait to get my PECs done, it was in November in 2024 that I finally got the email confirming that I had passed my PECS. However during the end of November 2024 I got another email about the NCA undertaking restructuring and that they are unable to give me a timeline on when that will finish but I'm in the pool and will be contacted if there is an update. Strangely since July 2024 the civil service job website says that I have the job so who knows what's going its been radio silence ever since November 2024.

Reply 1798

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by mageroman1
I applied for this in the summer of 2023(July), had my interview in November 2023 and then my assessment in May 2024, everything went fine, I told them my preferred location and was told that it was fine. Fast forward to July 2024 I received an email confirming my pathway but still had to wait to get my PECs done, it was in November in 2024 that I finally got the email confirming that I had passed my PECS. However during the end of November 2024 I got another email about the NCA undertaking restructuring and that they are unable to give me a timeline on when that will finish but I'm in the pool and will be contacted if there is an update. Strangely since July 2024 the civil service job website says that I have the job so who knows what's going its been radio silence ever since November 2024.

Interesting! I had my interview in Feb following application in December 2023. I did my assessment in June 2024. Told I would do PECs but received an email in July saying there were delays. Fast forward in November, I got the same email about restructuring. I never received any confirmation regarding my pathway, even though they told me they would decide. So it seems you're a step ahead haha.

Reply 1799

Any updates on ODP? Or are we all waiting for updates?

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