Aptitude Test Update: Question Upload for Ghana Police Service WASSCE Applicants’ Completed
- Ghana Police WASSCE applicants have been urged to proceed with their aptitude tests, as the system setup is now complete and ready for use
- The update comes after technical issues caused the Police and Ghana Immigration portals to go down, preventing applicants from accessing their tests like other service candidates
- The announcement has brought relief and joy to candidates who had been preparing for this day, as they now hope to pass and qualify for the next stage of recruitment
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Recruitment facilitators for Ghana’s security services have provided an important update for applicants awaiting their aptitude tests.
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In a recent post on the CSERP portal, the government confirmed that the test environment for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) applicants applying to the Ghana Police Service has been completed and successfully uploaded.
Aptitude test ready for Ghana Police applicants
The update brings relief to Ghana Police Service applicants who have been waiting to access their tests.
“The test is currently available for the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prisons Service, and Ghana Fire Service. The test environment for the Ghana Immigration Service is currently being set up. Applicants will be notified once the update is completed. Note that the test deadline would be extended to accommodate changes in the test schedule. Good luck,” the CSERP portal notice read.
This development comes after delays that prevented some applicants from accessing their tests.
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WASSCE applicants to Immigration receives update
While Ghana Police Service candidates can now proceed, WASSCE applicants for the Ghana Immigration Service are advised to remain patient.
Their test environment is still being prepared, and they will receive notifications as soon as it is ready. The government has emphasised that the test deadline will be extended to accommodate all candidates affected by these updates.
With the Ghana Police Service upload now complete, Category C (WASSCE) applicants targeting the police can officially begin their exams. This positive step ensures that recruitment schedules for the police and other services stay on track, while providing clarity and relief to applicants who have been eagerly waiting.
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GNFS shares update on aptitude test
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that reactions have trailed a statement from the Ghana National Fire Service over the second phase of the nationwide enlistment and recruitment exercise.
The service, in an X post, shared guidelines that persons expected to take the aptitude test are required to know and adhere to.
Delving into details, the statement advised applicants to ensure they take the test on a computer with a functioning webcam and microphone.
With the test to be conducted in categories, applicants grouped under Category A (NVTI and sportsmen) will answer 30 questions, whereas Categories B and C, comprising those with HND, first degrees, master’s degrees, as well as WASSCE holders, will answer 60 questions.
The pass mark necessary to move to the next stage of the recruitment process is 65 per cent.
Dos and don'ts of GNFS aptitude test
The statement announced that the aptitude test will be taken under strict rules.
With this, the aptitude test cannot be closed, stopped, or saved once the applicant starts. The test will be automatically submitted once the allotted time elapses.
Answers must be provided to each question before proceeding to the next, and any attempt to have a different person other than the applicant take the test will be detected and sanctioned.
Other requirements include applicants ensuring they have a strong internet connection before taking the test.
Applicants are also required to keep their faces aligned within the proctoring frame throughout the entire test duration or risk disqualification.
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GNFS to ensure seamless online test
In a bid to ensure fairness in the process for applicants, the GNFS, in its statement, indicated that the link to take the aptitude test will be made available to applicants through their portals on the specified dates per category.
Applicants will then be taken through an enrolment stage once they click on the "Start Test" button.
Applicants call on Muntaka over aptitude test
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a group had appealed to Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak and the authorities to resolve the technical challenges job seekers are experiencing while taking online tests to potentially qualify for security services jobs.
A large group complained that the hitches are blocking them from advancing to the next stage, with some lamenting that they are unable to progress at all.
Source: YEN.com.gh
