HSE (health and safety executive) Trainee Health and safety inspector

For those who went to the assessment centres - how did it go? Have you had your results / confirmation back yet?

very intense but went well; I enjoyed it. not sure what you mean by confirmation, but results are released mid to end November as are the results.

anyone heard anything as of yet? anything regarding an offer or expenses being paid? radio silence my end

Hi, thank you for your reply!

Strangely after my last post asking for advice on this, I checked my emails and then Junk email folder after posting the message and found the Civil Service had sent an update that same day about an hour before I posted my question here! I've copied the message below as it may of some help in providing some information, although I suppose it doesn't really answer my question as to what the likelihood is of being recruited off the Reserve List on a campaign that only has 1-2 vacancies per region (but I'm not sure if anyone actually could answer that for me, think I was just looking for some reassurance or the opposite, so that either way I'd have more of an idea as to whether or not to keep it in mind!)

"Trainee Inspector of Health and Safety (FOD/CD Band 4/HEO)

I hope all is well.

I would like to apologise for the length of time it has taken to get a response over to you regarding the reserve list. Some of you have personally emailed in and have received a response so I apologise if you already know the following information. I'd also like to acknowledge those who have emailed in and are still waiting on a reply, it will come shortly as a priority of mine.

First of all congratulations for meeting the benchmark. The standard was brilliant again this year and to meet the final benchmark from over 3000 applications at the start is a great achievement in itself.

You have been placed on a reserve list for 12 months which will run until November 2020 before it expires under Civil Service Recruitment Principle rules.

Placement relies on what the business want to do for 2020/21. If they require more trainees and they are in locations we have a reserve list for, then we will contact candidates to ask whether they are still interested and then start pre-employment checks if so.

In the meantime if you are no longer interested in the role we would kindly ask you to withdraw your application so we are not wasting anyone's time."

Hope this helps

I’m also on the reserve list for Plymouth and have received that latest email. I currently work for the civil service and know many people (included myself) who were pulled from the reserve list 6 months in to it. Somebody I know was taken from a 12 months reserve list the day before it expired. I also went for the grade below (HSE EO Grade visiting/ compliance officer) - the interview was around the same time as the Trainee Inspector assessment day- they contacted me a couple of weeks ago to offer me the job. They said the HSE are having a big shuffle around / recruitment in the next few months so it sounds promising. It really does depend on your location though. Fingers crossed for us all!

They offered it via email. Thank you. Yes, I’ve accepted it for now. Should start in 4-6 weeks time. I’m still holding out for the trainee inspector role- I’m still on the reserve list until Nov 2

No, nothing. I have no idea how long the reserve lists are or what position I am. Due you think we could request this information? 8 months left on them I think