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Evidence Guide: POLINV009 - Manage information within investigations

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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POLINV009 - Manage information within investigations

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Collect information

  1. Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.
  2. Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.
  3. Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.
  4. Select collection techniques to obtain required information.
  5. Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.
Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.

Completed
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Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.

Completed
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Select collection techniques to obtain required information.

Completed
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Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.

Completed
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Protect the integrity and security of information

  1. Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.
  2. Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.
Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.

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Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.

Completed
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Collate information

  1. Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.
  2. Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.
  3. Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.
Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.

Completed
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Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.

Completed
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Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.

Completed
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Evaluate information

  1. Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.
  2. Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.
  3. Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.
  4. Identify information gaps to collect further information.
Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.

Completed
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Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.

Completed
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Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.

Completed
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Identify information gaps to collect further information.

Completed
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Analyse and interpret information

  1. Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.
  2. Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.
  3. Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.
  4. Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.
Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.

Completed
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Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect information

  1. Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.
  2. Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.
  3. Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.
  4. Select collection techniques to obtain required information.
  5. Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.
Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select collection techniques to obtain required information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protect the integrity and security of information

  1. Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.
  2. Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.
Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collate information

  1. Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.
  2. Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.
  3. Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.
Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate information

  1. Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.
  2. Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.
  3. Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.
  4. Identify information gaps to collect further information.
Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify information gaps to collect further information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse and interpret information

  1. Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.
  2. Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.
  3. Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.
  4. Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.
Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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. Collect information

1.1 Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.

1.2 Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.

1.3 Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.

1.4 Select collection techniques to obtain required information.

1.5 Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.

2. Protect the integrity and security of information

2.1 Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.

2.2 Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.

3. Collate information

3.1 Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.

3.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.

3.3 Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.

4. Evaluate information

4.1 Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.

4.2 Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.

4.3 Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.

4.4 Identify information gaps to collect further information.

5. Analyse and interpret information

5.1 Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.

5.2 Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.

5.3 Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.

5.4 Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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. Collect information

1.1 Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.

1.2 Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.

1.3 Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.

1.4 Select collection techniques to obtain required information.

1.5 Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.

2. Protect the integrity and security of information

2.1 Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.

2.2 Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.

3. Collate information

3.1 Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.

3.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.

3.3 Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.

4. Evaluate information

4.1 Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.

4.2 Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.

4.3 Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.

4.4 Identify information gaps to collect further information.

5. Analyse and interpret information

5.1 Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.

5.2 Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.

5.3 Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.

5.4 Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.

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.

reading and analysing complex information from a range of sources

collecting information through the application of collection techniques

communicating with stakeholders to facilitate collection

recording information using information management systems, with consideration of security and risk

collating information to facilitate analysis through the application of collation methods

evaluating information to determine credibility, reliability, validity and relevance

identifying information gaps, invalid or irrelevant information

interpreting information to identify investigative actions and develop recommendations

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 security and classifications

freedom of information and privacy legislation

information analysis and interpretation techniques

jurisdictional policies and procedures related to information gathering, recording and dissemination

jurisdictional information management systems, including digital evidence management

information collection techniques and methods