Preparation Course

Course details

This course outlined on this page is an example course outline for candidates who applied for the position of Fire-Fighter with Cork City Council through the before midnight on Thursday the 15th of March 2012. The course may change subject to different council’s recruitment process criteria.

Features

• Based on previous exam style questions
• Knowledgeable, experienced and friendly tutors
• Structured approach to the aptitude test questions
• Competency based interview preparation

Benefits

• Maximise your performance for the tests and interview
• Be fully familiar with all the aptitude test question types
• Improve your interview skills
• Have confidence knowing what types of questions will arise

What to Expect

The courses take place in top class conference centres to ensure your comfort . During the preparation course all aspects of the aptitude tests are fully analysed and discussed. Solutions are fully explained by tutors with the highest relevant qualifications in psychometric testing.

Our tutors always create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere during the course to ensure that there is a positive learning environment. We find that this encourages questioning from students and as a result allows for a clear understanding of the material for the whole class.

Overhead animated projections are used to good effect in aiding the students to understand the different assessments.

Numerous handouts will be distributed during the course.The competency interview preparation abilities learned during the course will not only be for the Fire-Fighter competition but candidates will also learn valuable interview skills that will be useful for the rest of their working lives.

Course Outline

Introduction

What to expect from the Fire-fighter assessments.

Test 1- Learning Information

The learning information test is about your ability to learn and retain information of the type required within a training or operational context. You will be presented with short talks on video, during which time you will be allowed to take notes and encouraged to do so. The talks will be on fire service related topics. You will then be assessed on how much you have learned on the topic.

Test 2 – Understanding Information

The learning information test is about your ability to learn and retain information of the type required within a training or operational context. You will be presented with a series of short passages on fire related topics and then be assessed on how much you have learned.

Test 3 – Using Numbers Test

This test is about the capacity to undertake calculations of the type relevant to using breathing apparatus in a fire-fighter role.

Lunch 1 pm (included)

Test 4 – Observation Test

This test is about the ability to identify key information presented on video involving a series of short films of objects set out in a number of rooms. Within these rooms are a range of items such as boxes, planks, containers, electrical equipment and furniture.

You will be shown a briefing video regarding information that you should look for within a number of rooms, which are numbered. You will need to listen carefully as only a minute is given afterwards for you to answer the actual questions.

The Structured Interview

How to write your scenarios

Questions that frequently arise in interviews for fire-fighters