1. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS FORUM 18/19 May 2009
ACO JOHN HOEY
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FRS
EMPLOYEE RESOURCING WORKSTREAM

2. EMPLOYEE RESOURCING PROJECTS
National Fire Fighter Selection Tests
High Potential Development Scheme
Review of Asthma Standards for Recruitment
Review of ‘Retained Duty System Report – Recruitment and Retention Challenges’
Fitness Standards

3. REVIEW OF NATIONAL FIRE FIGHTER SELECTION TESTS
Progress to date
Initial Views on Key Components
Self Selection Questionnaire
Application Form
Psychological Test Battery
Physical Tests
PQA Interview
Final Check
NFS Forum 19th May
Production of Report

4. HIGH POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
CLG driven Project:
Chris Callow, London
Christine Walker, Staffordshire
Outline of Project:
Potential to achieve SM within 4 years
Selection and Trainee course
Competence/Experience at FF / CM / WM
11 FRAs involved
Sept 2009 – Internal Gateway
Jan 2010 – External Gateway

5. ASTHMA STANDARDS Review of Medical Standards & current thinking
Dr Ian Griffiths, Nottinghamshire ALAMA rep
Professor Paul Cullinan, Royal Brompton Hospital
“conducting research regarding the appropriate standards for the recruitment of staff who have a history of asthma.”
Google – “Paul Cullinan”

6. REVIEW OF RETAINED RDS CFO Frank Duffield, Humberside “CFOA RDS Lead”
First Meeting of Working Group 7th June
Input tomorrow

7. FITNESS STANDARDS CFOA Guidance on Fitness for new entrants
Fitness levels for existing staff
Fitness levels for other roles
Paul Hancock – DCFO Cheshire
Chair of ‘Firefit’

8. PART TIME TO FULL TIME MIGRATION
CFOA Policy
Common Themes
Humberside Input Tomorrow

9. QUESTIONS