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Newest Review: ... MANY MANY weeks later i received my letter to tell me i was going to be a Trainee Probation Officer OH MY GOD!!!!!! I duly accepted the offer in August and the in Sept found out i was 18weeks pregnant due March and meant to start in the April ooooooops. (See i wasn't getting fat at the application stage i was already about 8-9weeks pregnant with 1st child ha ha) The Service were fantastic ... more

... and as they have intakes every 6mths they deferred my entry until the October. I started working in October 2004. The training consists of being a Trainee Probation Officer for 2 years undertaking a degree in Criminal Justice and an NVQ 4 in Community Ju...more

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Diary of a Trainee Probation Officer (1020 words)
by - written on 06/02/09 (Very useful, 718 readings)
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I joined the Probation Service in 2004. I started the application process way back in 2003 and at the time it consisted of an application form in the first instance. I applied with the same application form to both London Probation and Hertfordshire Probation and very quickly received a rejection letter from the Hertfordshire Service. With this being a National Probation Service i then just waited for the rejection letter to arrive from London. I was very shocked when a week later a letter appeared through the door to say i had been successful at this stage and i needed to attend London to undertake a written exam to assess my ability for the degree portion of the ... Read the complete review

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