Recruitment Process Timetable



Wholetime Duty System 2025 Recruitment Timeline

  1. 1

    SIFT

    Registration (09:00 Monday 20 January – 12:00 Monday 27 January 2025)

  2. 2

    Online Questionnaires and Ability Tests 

    Opens 12:00 Thursday 30 January – Closes 12:00 Wednesday 05 February 2025. You may complete the assessments in any order you chose during the above timeframe. 

  3. 3

    Physical and Practical Assessments

    Monday 17 – Friday 21 February 2025 

  4. 4

    Selection

    Includes and Interview and Group Discussion  which will take place across three weeks. 17 February 2025 for current On Call Employees of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the week commencing 03 March 2025 and 10 March 2025 for all other applicants.

  5. 5

    Water Affinity Test and CPR Assessment 

    Monday 24 March 2025 

  6. 6

    Medicals and Chester Treadmill Test 

    Thursday 3 April 2025 

  7. 7

    First Course

    Wednesday 28 May 2025