Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

POLCOV049 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Provide intelligence support to policing responses

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency POLCOV049 - Provide intelligence support to policing responses
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills required to plan intelligence support, manage information and the intelligence process, and provide assistance and support to policing responses.This unit applies to intelligence practitioners working in a policing environment required to support strategic, tactical and operational contexts by providing reliable advice to the policing decision makers.The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to the management and classification of intelligence information, provision of support and review of intelligence responses.Those undertaking this role would demonstrate high level analytical, problem solving, communication, planning, decision-making and information management skills. They may or may not have responsibility for directly supervising others, and would complete complex tasks independently in a broad range of contexts.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Covert
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Manage information
  • Collect information in accordance with intelligence support objectives
  • Collate information to meet multiple stakeholder requirements
  • Review information to determine relevance to response context
  • Disseminate information in accordance with information security requirements
       
Element: Develop intelligence
  • Evaluate collated information to determine validity and reliability
  • Analyse information to develop inferences and insights
  • Identify gaps in intelligence to guide further information collection
  • Select information to provide timely and reliable intelligence
  • Draft and disseminate intelligence products to support defined response requirements
  • Assess new information against support objectives to establish intelligence relevance
       
Element: Plan intelligence support for a response
  • Identify intelligence requirements for response purposes
       
Element: Develop objectives of intelligence support to guide response
       
Element: Determine intelligence processes required to achieve objectives
       
Element: Identify partner agencies and stakeholders applicable to the response to support collaboration
       
Element: Identify communication channels with stakeholders to facilitate the provision of support
       
Element: Negotiate timelines with stakeholders for reporting purposes
       
Element: Document intelligence support plan to provide rationale for resource use
  • Collect information in accordance with intelligence support objectives
       
Element: Collate information to meet multiple stakeholder requirements
       
Element: Review information to determine relevance to response context
       
Element: Disseminate information in accordance with information security requirements
  • Evaluate collated information to determine validity and reliability
       
Element: Analyse information to develop inferences and insights
       
Element: Identify gaps in intelligence to guide further information collection
       
Element: Select information to provide timely and reliable intelligence
       
Element: Draft and disseminate intelligence products to support defined response requirements
       
Element: Assess new information against support objectives to establish intelligence relevance
       
Element: Provide intelligence support
  • Organise intelligence products into logical and sequential formats
       
Element: Determine currency and usefulness of intelligence support measures through stakeholder evaluation
       
Element: Adjust intelligence support response to accommodate changing circumstances and requirements
       
Element: Revise intelligence products to accommodate changing circumstances and requirements
       
Element: Collaborate with stakeholders to improve quality of intelligence support
       
Element: Review intelligence support responses
  • Seek evaluations from stakeholders to assist review of intelligence support responses
       
Element: Document intelligence support evaluations to inform future analysis and reviews
       
Element: Assess feedback for continuous improvement opportunities
       
Element: Contribute to debriefs and post response evaluations to identify continuous improvement opportunities
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the POL Police Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Collect information in accordance with intelligence support objectives 
Collate information to meet multiple stakeholder requirements 
Review information to determine relevance to response context 
Disseminate information in accordance with information security requirements 
Evaluate collated information to determine validity and reliability 
Analyse information to develop inferences and insights 
Identify gaps in intelligence to guide further information collection 
Select information to provide timely and reliable intelligence 
Draft and disseminate intelligence products to support defined response requirements 
Assess new information against support objectives to establish intelligence relevance 
Identify intelligence requirements for response purposes 
 
 
 
 
 
Collect information in accordance with intelligence support objectives 
 
 
Evaluate collated information to determine validity and reliability 
 
 
 
 
 
Organise intelligence products into logical and sequential formats 
 
 
 
 
Seek evaluations from stakeholders to assist review of intelligence support responses 
 
 
 

Forms

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