Garda Inspector Promotion case studies

The Inspector Promotion Examination is the competitive selection stage An Garda Síochána uses when filling inspector posts. It is aimed at sergeants who already hold a supervisory role and want to move into middle management, where the job shifts from running a shift to owning risk, resources and results across a district or specialist unit. Candidates are typically assessed on more than recall: a written or multiple-choice element tests legal and procedural knowledge, while competency-based assessment and interview panels probe judgement, leadership and communication under pressure. The syllabus is broad, spanning ethics and professional standards, criminal law and evidence, roads policing, public order and incident command, investigations and case management, supervision and people management, critical-incident decision-making, community engagement, governance and oversight, information management and data protection, and health, safety and welfare. The Garda Inspector Promotion case studies are 5 cases and about 3,913 words.