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

POLCOV051 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Manage threat assessments and risk reporting in a policing environment

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency POLCOV051 - Manage threat assessments and risk reporting in a policing environment
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills required to manage threat assessments and risk reporting in a policing environment. It includes identifying threats, determining vulnerability, developing and documenting threat assessment strategies, and implementing and monitoring risk reporting strategies.This unit would be implemented during threat assessments in support of all stages of the risk management cycle and models within a policing environment. These include responses to work health and safety (WHS) risks, risks to the organisation's reputation, and risks to the completion of intelligence projects. This unit applies to police staff who identify and describe threats in consultation with stakeholders, analyse and evaluate such threats to identify appropriate risk reporting strategies and to provide progress reports to stakeholders.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 associated with threat assessment and risk management.Those undertaking this unit would demonstrate strong autonomy in the course of performing complex tasks 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: Identify threats
  • Identify threats for risk management purposes
  • Consult with stakeholders to confirm operations, goals and objectives
  • Review sufficiency and validity of existing threat assessment to understand current context
  • Identify threat assessment context through researching good practice, alternative options and expert opinions
       
Element: Analyse threats
  • Determine the nature of the threat to support risk management
  • Determine confidence and desire of threat to assess indicators of intent
  • Determine resources and knowledge of threat to assess indicators of capability
  • Analyse indicators of intent and capability to determine likelihood of threat
  • Record levels of threat for monitoring and accountability purposes
       
Element: Evaluate threats
  • Critique information to determine relevance
  • Appraise corroborations, plausibility and consistency of source to grade credibility
  • Examine access, objectivity, motivations and history of source to rate reliability
       
Element: Report threats
  • Critically assess threat level and vulnerability factors to inform prioritisation
  • Determine importance of threat to identify urgency
  • Synthesise findings to present report on opportunities and vulnerabilities
  • Present and disseminate threat assessment to inform risk management strategies
  • Monitor circumstances and environment for changes in level of threat and harm
  • Evaluate threat assessment to appraise limitations and impact on clients and stakeholders
       
Element: Consult with stakeholders to confirm operations, goals and objectives
       
Element: Review sufficiency and validity of existing threat assessment to understand current context
       
Element: Identify threat assessment context through researching good practice, alternative options and expert opinions
  • Determine the nature of the threat to support risk management
       
Element: Determine confidence and desire of threat to assess indicators of intent
       
Element: Determine resources and knowledge of threat to assess indicators of capability
       
Element: Analyse indicators of intent and capability to determine likelihood of threat
       
Element: Record levels of threat for monitoring and accountability purposes
  • Critique information to determine relevance
       
Element: Appraise corroborations, plausibility and consistency of source to grade credibility
       
Element: Examine access, objectivity, motivations and history of source to rate reliability
  • Critically assess threat level and vulnerability factors to inform prioritisation
       
Element: Determine importance of threat to identify urgency
       
Element: Synthesise findings to present report on opportunities and vulnerabilities
       
Element: Present and disseminate threat assessment to inform risk management strategies
       
Element: Monitor circumstances and environment for changes in level of threat and harm
       
Element: Evaluate threat assessment to appraise limitations and impact on clients and stakeholders
       
Element: Support risk assessment
  • Communicate limitations and impact of threat assessment to clients and stakeholders
       
Element: Articulate to clients and stakeholders how biases and perspectives may have influenced findings
       
Element: Respond to client and stakeholder requirements to refine response options
       
Element: Manage operations, goals and objectives to respond to risk assessment
       
Element: Initiate referral to investigation and operational threat assessment
       
Element: Determine need for further action in response to risk factors
       

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
Identify threats for risk management purposes 
Consult with stakeholders to confirm operations, goals and objectives 
Review sufficiency and validity of existing threat assessment to understand current context 
Identify threat assessment context through researching good practice, alternative options and expert opinions 
Determine the nature of the threat to support risk management 
Determine confidence and desire of threat to assess indicators of intent 
Determine resources and knowledge of threat to assess indicators of capability 
Analyse indicators of intent and capability to determine likelihood of threat 
Record levels of threat for monitoring and accountability purposes 
Critique information to determine relevance 
Appraise corroborations, plausibility and consistency of source to grade credibility 
Examine access, objectivity, motivations and history of source to rate reliability 
Critically assess threat level and vulnerability factors to inform prioritisation 
Determine importance of threat to identify urgency 
Synthesise findings to present report on opportunities and vulnerabilities 
Present and disseminate threat assessment to inform risk management strategies 
Monitor circumstances and environment for changes in level of threat and harm 
Evaluate threat assessment to appraise limitations and impact on clients and stakeholders 
 
 
Determine the nature of the threat to support risk management 
 
 
 
Critique information to determine relevance 
 
Critically assess threat level and vulnerability factors to inform prioritisation 
 
 
 
 
 
Communicate limitations and impact of threat assessment to clients and stakeholders 
 
 
 
 
 

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