Senior Police Officer Intake 2013
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Originally posted by LizT:
Hi zoro same here. Been checking the status almost everyday. Is the first stage of assesment tough? I heard from my fren who sign up for JO could not finish the paper but got un eventually. Suppose SO tougher?
Hi LizT and Zorro7,
Invitation to Selection Assessment will be notfy through email. took about a month to get back to me. Personally, I also could not finish the timed segment of psychological assessment. With that said, you have to complete a decent number of questions so they can make validate the test too.
Zorro7, which division were you from? TRACOM?
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Hi Whyzee! I am formerly from Ang Mo Kio Police Div aka Foxtrot.
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Originally posted by mjlee:
Police to revamp service schemes
The Singapore Police Force has not been spared the country's labour crunch. So, in a bid to better recruit and retain talent, it is planning to revamp its service schemes.
Last Friday, the police called for a tender to merge its current Senior Police Officer and Police Officer schemes - better known among the men and women in blue as the senior officer and junior officer tracks respectively - into one.
Currently, degree holders are usually recruited into the senior officer scheme, while those with at least five GCE O-level passes or a Nitec from the Institute of Technical Education come under the junior officer scheme.
Junior officers may later be considered for promotion into the senior ranks.
In an interview with The Sunday Times earlier this year, Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee admitted that attracting young people with the right values and passion for policing has been a challenge. It is made tougher because the pool of Singaporeans and permanent residents eligible for the job is shrinking, he added.
The police, which had 14,000 officers as of last year, did not reveal how many it needs to hire every year.
But to fill the positions needed for its Community Policing System (Cops), which was rolled out last May, the force needs to sign up at least 450 new recruits. Cops aims to strengthen Neighbourhood Police Centres, making them the front line in the fight against crime. The police also said that they had a monthly average resignation rate of 0.3 per cent for uniformed officers in the last three years.
The national monthly resignation rate was 2.1 per cent in 2012, according to Manpower Ministry statistics.
Last year in February, the force introduced a $10,000 sign-on bonus for diploma holders and increased starting salaries to up to $2,370 and $4,372 for junior and senior officers respectively.
Now it is considering doing away with dividing the senior and junior officer tracks on the basis of educational qualification, since this may no longer be relevant with more people expected to have a degree in the future, said the police.
The new review is about "future-proofing" the police recruitment process, a spokesman told The Sunday Times.
When told that the police were considering combining its two career paths, former officers such as Mr Linus Neo lauded the move. He believes this could help non-degree holders become senior officers faster.
The 37-year-old diploma holder, who now works as a senior executive in the health-care industry for 50 per cent more pay, left the force after more than a decade.
He recalled how his secondary schoolmate, who joined the force with a degree, became his supervisor. He also knows of many officers who quit to study for a degree before rejoining the force.
"For junior officers to become senior officers, they would need to spend one year as an acting inspector, holding the same junior pay.
"After that, they go for a nine-month course and spend another year as a probationary inspector. In all, it would take about three years to be a full-fledged inspector, which is why many chose to study for a degree instead."
Hi, any idea when this will be implemented? like how about for those who are gonna do their diploma and degree now and plan to sign on soon after their degree, abt 2-3 years from now? will it become a waste to have doing their degree then entering.? Plus would NS life in SPF in NPCO help in anyway?
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Originally posted by spring22:
Hi, any idea when this will be implemented? like how about for those who are gonna do their diploma and degree now and plan to sign on soon after their degree, abt 2-3 years from now? will it become a waste to have doing their degree then entering.? Plus would NS life in SPF in NPCO help in anyway?
Hi, as mentioned by the article, it is still at the tender stage so I doubt there are any information released to the public as of now. What I suggest is that you not worry too much about it because firstly, this tender is aiming to attract more people to join SPF, especially non-degree holders given the improved prospect for a JPO from this.
Secondly, if you are only going to finish your degree 2-3 years from now (I'm assuming), that's still a long ways away. There will definitely be some policy changes affecting perhaps not just SPF but also public service as a whole within this period of time be it minor or major, so just focus on your studies and do well in it. You can worry about the SPF application when you actually start applying for it. Plus, if you choose the right degree programme, it is never going to be a waste as the qualification will stay with you beyond your career in SPF. About NS with SPF, you would have to ask other forum members who are in the same shoes. During the panel interview, they will be interested to find out more about your background and NS is one of the things they'll definitely ask about.
Anyway, has anyone who attended the panel from 2-3weeks back heard from recruitment yet? Be it rejection or medical? Thanks!
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Originally posted by Muchogusta:
Hi, as mentioned by the article, it is still at the tender stage so I doubt there are any information released to the public as of now. What I suggest is that you not worry too much about it because firstly, this tender is aiming to attract more people to join SPF, especially non-degree holders given the improved prospect for a JPO from this.
Secondly, if you are only going to finish your degree 2-3 years from now (I'm assuming), that's still a long ways away. There will definitely be some policy changes affecting perhaps not just SPF but also public service as a whole within this period of time be it minor or major, so just focus on your studies and do well in it. You can worry about the SPF application when you actually start applying for it. Plus, if you choose the right degree programme, it is never going to be a waste as the qualification will stay with you beyond your career in SPF. About NS with SPF, you would have to ask other forum members who are in the same shoes. During the panel interview, they will be interested to find out more about your background and NS is one of the things they'll definitely ask about.
Anyway, has anyone who attended the panel from 2-3weeks back heard from recruitment yet? Be it rejection or medical? Thanks!
Hi, had my panel in early oct.
No news and career@gov status still the same; shortlisted. Still waiting thou. No news on medical yet thou.
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Well, According to the recuitment officer, if u don't receive any calls/news after a month, means that u've definitely pass the broad interview... U'll just have to be patient n wait for medical... So, even if u didn't receive any rejection mail after 2 wks, as long as it is b4 the time limit of a month, there is still a chance that u'll get rejected in the end...
Hoho... Its hasnt even been a wk since I attended the board interview n I'm already waiting with my fingers crossed... Well, for now till a month's time, no news means good news guys ^^
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@szee14 Thanks! Here's hoping we'll hear from them soon :)
@Rleeps How did your panel go? They told me I will know the results of the panel in 2-3weeks, then again all the timeline they had given me so far had proven to be rather inaccurate haha! I'm approaching the one month mark soon-ish, can already feel the mould growing on me!
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Hi Everyone.
been fairly new to this forum but nevertheless, those who are still waiting for good news, hang on!
i applied online since feb 2013 , attended SA only in Jul , and now only clinical interview scheduled next monday. so ppl, dun lose hope!!
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Originally posted by Muchogusta:
@szee14 Thanks! Here's hoping we'll hear from them soon :)
@Rleeps How did your panel go? They told me I will know the results of the panel in 2-3weeks, then again all the timeline they had given me so far had proven to be rather inaccurate haha! I'm approaching the one month mark soon-ish, can already feel the mould growing on me!
Hey Muchogusta ^^ Dont worry, i think u'd get the call soon i'm sure ^^
Well about my interview... I think I did fairly ok... But i guess I didn't give very intelligent answers during the interview... I may have slipped up a bit on one of the questions cos the officer practically stated that I had not answered his question n asked me for my answers again... Lol (though couldn't remember which question it was)... The questions asked of me were quite different from urs though... Still, I'm hoping that I'd manage to scrape through, pass the interview n get that medical appointment ^^
Also, it seems that recuitment r now actively recuiting guys rather then girls... On the day of my interview, there were at least 2 guys there who had their SA in august n yet, r in the same interview group as I am, who had my SA in June... The girls on the other hand, where from the June/July batch... Hmm...
Anyway, does anyone know how many board interview sessions r there in a month on average? Just feeling curious about it... Lol
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I think the force needs more female than male SPOs.
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its been 79 days after board, 58 days after medical and i am still waiting.. army also pressing me for reply, but i really want to join SPF....
the wait really is tormenting.. lol â”�(‘～`ï¼›)┌ -
Originally posted by xuande:
its been 79 days after board, 58 days after medical and i am still waiting.. army also pressing me for reply, but i really want to join SPF....
the wait really is tormenting.. lol â”�(‘～`ï¼›)┌Mine is 179 days since board interview and 137 days since medical .... so tell me .. who's wait is more tormenting
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@TerryBear, Pm replied. =)
@James: hey james, how has your 2nd round medical screening coming along? They called you?
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Originally posted by Whyzee:
@TerryBear, Pm replied. =)
@James: hey james, how has your 2nd round medical screening coming along? They called you?
waiting for the outcome of the 2nd medical review
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Originally posted by james.wlr:
waiting for the outcome of the 2nd medical review
Hi James,
Dun worry, Im sure it will be alright for you! =) Sent u a pm too.
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Originally posted by james.wlr:
Mine is 179 days since board interview and 137 days since medical .... so tell me .. who's wait is more tormenting
@James, I can understand your frustration, you and a couple others had waited the longest of time amongst many of us on this forum. Kudos to you for your determination and perservence, hang in there and don't give up yet :)
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Originally posted by Muchogusta:
@James, I can understand your frustration, you and a couple others had waited the longest of time amongst many of us on this forum. Kudos to you for your determination and perservence, hang in there and don't give up yet :)
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Heys!
Has anyone from 29th Aug panel/ Sept second week medical review gotten any news? I am suddenly getting really anxious about this .... :/
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Originally posted by ladyEmpowerment:
Heys!
Has anyone from 29th Aug panel/ Sept second week medical review gotten any news? I am suddenly getting really anxious about this .... :/
Hey you are not the only one! My panel was on 29 August too, medical on 10 Sept. No news received yet..
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Originally posted by randomhh:
Hey you are not the only one! My panel was on 29 August too, medical on 10 Sept. No news received yet..
Patience ppl ... its only about a month plus ...
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29th Aug panel and 2nd week sept Medical too. No response YET. haha. Seems like situation is normal now. So by right we should have seen each other before? haha.
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Seems like everyone is monitoring this thread closely/daily...hmm...so how many had done medical and is waiting? @James (Done medical very long time ago) @qaihonda(Done medical very long time ago) @Fish(??) @Muchogusta(??), @xuande(28/8/13), @Whyzee(10/9/13) , @randomhh (10/9/13), @ladyEmpowerment(10/9/13), ..Myself(29/8/13) Anyone else??. Btw, there is this home team festival this weekend, 8 – 10 Nov 2013 at the Singapore EXPO Hall 4. Feel free to check it out. JIAYOU peeps!!
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Originally posted by TerryBear:
Seems like everyone is monitoring this thread closely/daily…hmm…so how many had done medical and is waiting?
@James (Done medical very long time ago),
@Fish()
@Muchogusta(),
@xuande(28/8/13),
@Whyzee(14/9/13) ,
@randomhh (10/9/13),
...Myself (29/8/13),Anyone else??.
Btw, there is this home team festival this weekend, 8 – 10 Nov 2013 at the Singapore EXPO Hall 4. Feel free to check it out.
JIAYOU peeps!!Mine is the same as randomhh. 10th Sept. Prolly same as Lady too? haha
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Originally posted by Whyzee:
Mine is the same as randomhh. 10th Sept. Prolly same as Lady too? haha
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me too terry. long time ago I do hope this next intake comes fast! anyone know the date for the next SO batch?Originally posted by TerryBear:
Seems like everyone is monitoring this thread closely/daily...hmm...so how many had done medical and is waiting? @James (Done medical very long time ago) @Fish(??) @Muchogusta(??), @xuande(28/8/13), @Whyzee(10/9/13) , @randomhh (10/9/13), @ladyEmpowerment(10/9/13), ..Myself(29/8/13) Anyone else??. Btw, there is this home team festival this weekend, 8 – 10 Nov 2013 at the Singapore EXPO Hall 4. Feel free to check it out. JIAYOU peeps!!