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Qualification details

Title New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Introduction) (Level 3)

Version 1 Qualification type Certificate

Level 3 Credits 40

NZSCED 091199 Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified

DAS classification 1777 Law and Security > Compliance and Law Enforcement > Intelligence Analysis

Qualification developer The Skills Organisation

Next review December 2019

Approval date January 2015

Strategic purpose statement The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wider intelligence community (public and/or private sector) with people who have gained the underpinning knowledge to support entry level intelligence roles.

This qualification is suitable for people who wish to enter or enhance their employment opportunities in entry level intelligence roles within the wider intelligence community.

Graduates will be able to work in a non-collation or non-collection trainee roles within the wider intelligence community (public and/or private sector) under the supervision of an intelligence analyst.

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Graduate profile Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

– Apply an understanding of the structure, roles, purpose and function of intelligence to safeguard sensitive information, and maintain New Zealand’s interests as this relates to entry level roles in the intelligence sector.

– Build awareness of legislation and core ethical values and standards in terms of the impact on acceptable intelligence practice.

– Apply an understanding of the best practice principles applicable to the intelligence sector for the handling and storage of classified and sensitive information.

− Apply an understanding of the principles and guidelines of risk management in an intelligence context.

Education pathway This is an entry level qualification, the first of three on a pathway towards the New Zealand Diploma in Intelligence Analysis (Level 6)

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Qualification specifications

Qualification award This qualification may be awarded by The Skills Organisation as the qualification developer and the industry training organisation arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5 of the Industry Training Act 1992.

This qualification may also be awarded by a tertiary education organisation (TEO) accredited under section 250 of the Education Act 1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this qualification.

The formal document certifying the award of this qualification includes the full qualification title, the date of award, and the logos of The Skills Organisation, the accredited TEO, and the NZQF.

As the qualification developer, The Skills Organisation will maintain a list of graduates of this qualification. The TEO will annually report the names of all graduates awarded the qualification to The Skills Organisation.

Evidence requirements for assuring consistency

All TEOs either arranging training or delivering programmes that lead to the award of the qualification are required to participate in a consistency process scheduled by NZQA. This will involve reviewing evidence associated with graduate’s achievement of outcomes, and agreeing acceptable thresholds for qualification outcome achievement, and areas for improvement.

To demonstrate how graduates are achieving the qualification graduate profile outcomes, TEOs are required to produce their own evidence in a high level report.

Evidence will include the following:

• Internal and external moderation processes and results relating to the assessment of graduate outcomes

[Ref: 2396].

On completion of this qualification graduates may progress to the New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Level 5) with strands in Collection and Collation [Ref: 2394].

Employment pathway

Graduates of this qualification will be prepared for entering employment in the wider intelligence community in an entry level routine intelligence gathering role. For those already working in the intelligence community this qualification will enhance their employment opportunities within the wider intelligence community sector within entry level roles.

Likely roles may include:

– Intelligence administrators

– Trainee intelligence Support Officer

– Trainee Finance Intelligence Officer

– Trainee Intelligence Analyst.

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• Regular monitoring of trainee progression.

• Minutes of cross-industry meetings (Industry Advisory Groups) where the changing training needs of the industry are discussed in light of technology changes, workplace practices and graduate capabilities.

• Independent surveys of graduates and employers to determine if the graduates are appropriate for the workplace.

Further information about the managing consistency process can be found on the NZQA website. For full details of The Skills Organisation arrangements for managing consistency, contact The Skills Organisation at: consistency@skills.org.nz

Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning arrangements

TEOs delivering programmes that lead to the award of this qualification may transfer credit and recognise prior learning in accordance with their own credit recognition policies and procedures.

These policies and procedures, and information about associated fees, must be available to the applicant prior to enrolment.

To facilitate credit transfer, TEOs must clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and the assessment components of their programmes.

Credit transfer will be automatic where standards on the Directory of Assessment Standards are used for assessment within programmes of study or training leading to this qualification.

Minimum standard of achievement and standards for grade endorsements

The minimum standard of achievement required for the award of the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate outcomes in the graduate profile through successful completion of an approved programme.

There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.

Entry requirements (including prerequisites to meet regulatory body or legislative requirements)

N/A

Qualification conditions Overarching conditions relating to the qualification

Conditions for programme structure

None.

Conditions for programme context

TEOs arranging training or delivering programmes towards this qualification must ensure that the training arranged and programmes of learning delivered, are kept up-to-date with regard to amendments to, and replacements of relevant legislation, regulations and Australia/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS). Current standards can be accessed at http://standards.co.nz. Current legislation and regulations can be accessed at

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http://legislation.govt.nz.

Other conditions Qualification outcomes are to be met in accordance with:

− Organisational requirements. − Legislative requirements. − Security in the Government Sector (SIGS) (2002) manual

and/or other organisational security requirements. − SSC Code of Conduct and/or any other organisation specific

code or codes of conduct and/or ethics. – Privacy Act 1993, Official Information Act 1982, Public Records

Act 2005, Criminal Disclosure Act 2008, Search and Surveillance Act 2012, and all subsequent amendments and replacements as a minimum.

Wider intelligence community refers to public and private sector organisations that carry out intelligence activities.

Intelligence cycle refers to the interactive and cyclical process used to produce intelligence.

For detailed information on the conditions and any recommended unit standards visit http://www.skills.org.nz/resources-for-training-providers/.

Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile

Qualification outcomes Conditions Mandatory or Optional

1 Apply an understanding of the structure, roles, purpose and function of intelligence in relation to safeguarding information, and maintaining New Zealand’s interests as it relates to entry level roles in the intelligence sector

Credit 16

Programme and assessment must include:

− The function of Intelligence and how it supports decision making and policy

− The purpose and principles of intelligence

− Levels of intelligence

− Types of intelligence roles

− The Intelligence cycle

− The structure, roles, functions, relationships, and purpose of the wider intelligence community.

Mandatory

2 Build awareness of legislation and core ethical values and standards in terms of the impact on acceptable intelligence practice.

Credit 10

Programme and assessment must include:

− Core ethical values and standards

Mandatory

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(i) including integrity, honesty, reliability.

– Legislation applicable to intelligence practice and implications of non-compliance.

3 Apply an understanding of the best practice principles applicable to the intelligence sector for the handling and storage of classified and sensitive information. Credit 8

Programme and assessment must include:

− Best practices for handling and storing classified and sensitive information

− Disclosure, confidentiality, commercial sensitivity and classifications

− Purpose of and relationship between classification systems and security clearances.

Mandatory

4 Apply an understanding of the principles and guidelines of risk management in an intelligence context.

Credits 6

Programme content and delivery

will accord with the guiding

principles, generic framework and

process for managing risk

provided in the AS/NZ ISO

31000:2009.

Programme and assessment must include:

− Principles of risk management

− Stages of the risk management process.

Mandatory

Transition information

Replacement information This qualification replaces the National Certificate in Intelligence Analysis (Level 4) [Ref: 0999].

The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 30 June 2016.

The last date for assessment against the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019 when the qualification will be discontinued. From that date no results can be reported against the replaced qualification.

It is recommended that candidates currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification and unable to complete by 31 December 2019 transfer to this qualification.

It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements. However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to The Skills Organisation via reviewcomments@skills.org.nz.