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Demonstrate knowledge of the threat
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level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
April 2006
sub-field:
Security
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who work or intend to work in
security.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
describe terrorism and its principal characteristics;
–
describe specific terrorist incidents;
–
identify security measures that may be used to reduce
the risks presented by terrorism to a specific target.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the ElectroTechnology Industry
Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Aviation Crimes Act 1972,
Biosecurity Act 1993,
Crimes Act 1961,
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969,
Terrorism Suppression Act 2002.
2
Assessments for this unit standard are based on
publicly available information except where the
candidate has access to official or classified information
and appropriate assessment protocols are established
to maintain its security.
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Definitions
risk – the chance of something happening that will have
an impact upon objectives, measured in terms of
consequences and likelihood.
security – the protection of people, activities, and
assets including information, from loss, damage, or
harm.
terrorism – the planning, instigation, threat, use or
attempted use of unlawful violence or other extreme
methods to achieve political, ideological, religious,
ethnic, or like objectives not including common criminal
intent, personal gain, or protest and industrial actions
included in the democratic process.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe terrorism and its principal characteristics.
performance criteria
1.1
The essential elements of terrorism are defined with reference to examples.
Range:
1.2
essential elements – planning, instigation, threat, use or attempted
use of unlawful violence or other extreme methods. One or more
examples to illustrate each element.
The principal characteristics of terrorism are described with reference to
examples.
Range:
principal characteristics include – origin, context, objectives,
methods, effectiveness, appeal, consequences, relevance.
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element 2
Describe specific terrorist incidents.
Range:
two incidents.
performance criteria
2.1
Principal participants and their roles are identified.
2.2
Terrorist methods are described.
2.3
Immediate and longer-term impacts of the incidents are described.
2.4
Significant conclusions relevant to the New Zealand security environment are
identified.
Range:
two conclusions.
element 3
Identify security measures that may be used to reduce the risks presented by terrorism to
a specific target.
Range:
target – a major venue, facility, or infrastructural asset;
security measures – techniques and practices that are consistent with the
security operator’s role and responsibilities and the risks presented by terrorism.
Evidence for one target is required.
performance criteria
3.1
Risks to the target are identified.
3.2
Measures to reduce risk are identified and described in terms of their
practicability.
Range:
law enforcement liaison and five other measures relevant to the
risk and target.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation info@etito.co.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0003 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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