Applicants on successful completion of all prior elements of the DWFRS Control recruitment process will be invited to attend an in-person assessment day at the DWFRS Support offices in Potterne. The assessment day will also include an interview and should take up to two hours to complete, subject to the number of applicants and proceedings on the day. The assessment day will be split into two assessments and an interview.
Assessment 1 – Typing assessment.
This assessment will be an audio transcript read at 50 words per minute. This will be recorded using Word. All formatting, spellcheck and grammar will be turned off. There is no time limit for this test, it will be the length of the passage read at 50 words per minute for approximately 5 minutes. The typing test will be conducted using a PC with a keyboard to simulate the Fire Control environment. The pass mark is 80% accuracy at 40 words per minute.
Assessment 2 – Practical scenario
This will be completed using our training mobilising system and will test the ability to not only work through instructions but also test recall of information.
Reasonable adjustments can be considered and will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.