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If you are funding the boots yourself just make sure that the pair you buy have a safety-rating equivalent too or greater than the boots that the TOC/FOC would normally issue. If you have an accident in anything less then you won't have a leg to stand on... literally!
The company I work for...
I'm ex Armed Forces and several of my colleagues are. When I went through Driver Training there were 4 of us (RAF/Army) within the cohort of 14, plus an ex copper! Keep checking these forums, company websites, job sites, etc, as trainee positions do crop up. Drop me a PM if you need further...
A friend of mine started training on 13th Jan this year for West Mids hub. Looking back on the original DB thread from 2018, it would appear that you may have done stage 2 together!
The bottom line is that if you cannot provide originals/copies of your previous qualifications which must clearly display your unique certificate number(s) then you will need to sit Functional Level 2 in English, Maths and ICT (delete as required). For those wondering what previous...
All you need to know about the proposals:
https://www.rmt.org.uk/about/pensions/pensions-news/freightliner-section-of-the-railways-pension-scheme-rps051218/?preview=true
Having done (and passed) the DMI, the opening question from the script was "What can you tell me about the Company?" That's a typical 'open' question giving you the chance to display how much research you've done about the Company. I did all my fact-finding on the FL website and there is more...
Does your email state you've been accepted or does it just 'advise' you that you are being progressed to the next stage and have been invited to attend a medical?