DWP Work Coach - Formal Offer

How did you get on? I meant to ask, do you keep getting update emails from them? Mine are all the same, I seem to keep getting a generic email every Thursday saying :

“Your pre-employment checks are currently in progress and we will provide confirmation once these have been completed.If we require additional information from yourself with regards to the above we will advise you of this.”

I’ve got my occupational health appointment tomorrow which I’m feeling a bit nervous about. Hoping it all goes ok and I get an update on the pre employment stuff soon.

Yeah I get those update emails every Tuesday it’s been a month now.

I called them and was told my health questions had passed and DBS, references were done. So everything is done from my side i just have to wait.

Yeah same just want a start date too

Hey all,
I'm still waiting for the results of PRVI (11th of Dec), so I'm still a bit far from PEC. However, I'm wondering what checks are being made regarding health checks. Who are they gonna contact? Is there any health condition that would disqualify me from an offer? I have a long term health condition (Osteoarthritis) and had a shoulder injury last year January, so I just hope they will find me fit to work. Any comments are welcome!

Hiya! I’ve had some time off work recently for my mental health. I was really worried as I thought this may go against me and I really want the job. I was given a provisional offer and on the pre employment checks it asks you to give info about any health conditions. If they need further info, they send a link to an online portal where you complete some questions and then from that, if needed you are given an occupational health appointment. I had mine last week and it was all ok, no issues and I’ve been cleared as fit for the job. They just chat through the form with you and ask if you need any adaptations / how you live with your condition. I’m Just waiting to hear from them now for a start date. This is just my experience with it all, other posters may have a different experience to me. Good luck with the PRVI results - it’s just such a long process but hopefully we all get there in the end!

Hi, I’ve applied for the Cumbria and Lancashire campaign. I got the provisional offer straight away too.
Yeah I’m hoping it will be 4 weeks but they don’t give much information on the online chat or emails when you ask DWP so it’s frustrating. I think my health check might be the one causing a bit of a delay but don’t know can only assume 🤷🏻*♀️

If you don’t mind me asking, what number was the campaign you applied on for Cumbria and Lancashire ?

I'm still waiting on pec into my 5th week

Hiya, have you heard anything back now?

Hi guys. Does anyone know how long Dwp take to get back with Start date? Ive been waiting for more then a month now

I think it depends on your location, how sooner they need people mine took around a week after PEC were completed

Mine doesn’t need i believe 😭 even thought i went there for ID validation and i could see they need people 😭 weird. Do you know if my employment is confirmed with them?

They will eventually ring you and agree for a start date. Are you currently working?

Yes. But my place is toxic and its very far. I took this because i thought dwp will give me the job

Yeah I get those update emails every Tuesday it’s been a month now.

I called them and was told my health questions had passed and DBS, references were done. So everything is done from my side i just have to wait.

Yeah same just want a start date too

Have you gotten a formal offer yet?

Good luck for the checks and i really hope and pray we hear a start date call from Dwp soon. Do let me know of any progress. I really need some positivity as im losing hope now.
Do you have any idea how long it takes? Ive read someone said it takes 6 weeks to 14 months 😵*💫 i don’t know what to do should I apply outside of civil service because its seems like a lost cause to me now.