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Provide intelligence support to policing responses

Provide intelligence support to policing responses

Unit of competency
National Code
POLCOV049
State Code
OAZ88
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
23/07/2019
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
30/07/2019
Original Release Date
23/07/2019
Nominal Hours
0
Field of Education
091105 - Police Studies
Description
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.
General notes
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Elements and Performance Criteria
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 and stakeholders applicable to the response 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 stakeholder requirements
  • 2.3 Review information to determine 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 information to provide timely and reliable intelligence
  • 3.5 Draft and disseminate 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 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
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AVO31 POLCOV008 Provide intelligence support to policing responses Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OFG40 POLCOV089 Provide intelligence support to policing responses Unit of competency
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