Application
This unit describes the skills required to plan intelligence support, to manage information and intelligence process, and to provide assistance 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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section. |
1. Plan intelligence support for a response | 1.1 Identify intelligence requirements for response purposes. 1.2 Develop objectives of intelligence support to guide response. 1.3 Determine intelligence processes required to achieve objectives. 1.4 Identify partner agencies/stakeholders applicable to the response in order to support collaboration. 1.5 Identify communication channels with stakeholders to facilitate the provision of support. 1.6 Negotiate timelines with stakeholders for reporting purposes. 1.7 Document intelligence support plan to provide rationale for resource use. |
2. Manage information | 2.1 Collect information in accordance with intelligence support objectives. 2.2 Collate information to meet multiple stakeholders' requirements. 2.3 Review information to determine its relevance to response context. 2.4 Disseminate information in accordance with information security requirements. |
3. Develop intelligence | 3.1 Evaluate collated information to determine validity and reliability. 3.2 Analyse information to develop inferences and insights. 3.3 Identify gaps in intelligence to guide further information collection. 3.4 Select products to provide timely and reliable intelligence. 3.5 Draft intelligence products to support defined response requirements. 3.6 Assess new information against support objectives to establish intelligence relevance. |
4. Provide intelligence support | 4.1 Organise intelligence products into logical and sequential formats. 4.2 Determine currency and usefulness of intelligence support measures through stakeholder evaluation. 4.3 Adjust intelligence support response to accommodate changing circumstances and requirements. 4.4 Revise intelligence products to accommodate changing circumstances and requirements. 4.5 Collaborate with stakeholders to improve the quality of intelligence support. |
5. Review intelligence support responses | 5.1 Seek evaluations from stakeholders to assist review of intelligence support responses. 5.2 Document intelligence support evaluations to inform future analysis and reviews. 5.3 Assess feedback for continuous improvement opportunities. 5.4 Contribute to debriefs and post response evaluations to identify continuous improvement opportunities. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.
planning intelligence support responses
identifying key personnel/stakeholders relying on support from intelligence sources
collecting information to develop intelligence products and review their effectiveness
analysing information for intelligence support responses
creating intelligence response support plans to meet needs
communicating and liaising with multiple stakeholders, including external agencies, to provide optimal intelligence support
deciding which intelligence support matches predefined context and stakeholder needs
reviewing support to identify and accommodate changes in intelligence needs
negotiating and documenting intelligence support timelines and reporting arrangements
delivering an intelligence briefing/presentation to key operational personnel/stakeholders
evaluating intelligence support responses for continuous improvement opportunities
reporting findings and results to personnel
entering findings and results into management systems
working collaboratively with other partner agencies, key personnel and stakeholders
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.
information collection, analysis and interpretation research methods
jurisdictional communication policies, methods, tools and techniques
jurisdictional information technologies and their application to intelligence situations
jurisdictional response policies and procedures
design and development of intelligence products
change management within organisational contexts
stakeholder needs analysis
information security protocols and classifications
risk assessment concepts and techniques
Assessment Conditions
This unit contains no specific industry-mandated assessment conditions. Guidance on suggested and recommended conditions and methods can be found in the Implementation Guide.
Consideration must be given to holistic assessment for this unit. Refer to advice in the companion volumes.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Foundation Skills
The foundation skills demands of this unit have been mapped for alignment with the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). The following tables outline the performance levels indicated for successful attainment of the unit.
Further information on ACSF and the foundation skills underpinning this unit can be found in the Foundation Skills Guide on the GSA website.
Competency Field
Covert