NZQA registered unit standard 28490 version 1 Page 1 of 4 Title Initiate and develop relationships to assist in the production of intelligence Level 6 Purpose Credits 15 People credited with this unit standard are able to: – – – identify potential points of contact and examine their suitability for contributing to the intelligence project; build and preserve confidence with contacts; and analyse and evaluate results of interaction with contacts and make recommendations. Classification Compliance and Law Enforcement > Intelligence Analysis Available grade Achieved Entry information Recommended skills and knowledge Unit 28474, Apply ethical values and standards in an intelligence role; or Unit 28484, Produce the Terms of Reference for an intelligence project; and Unit 28487, Demonstrate knowledge of the roles, tasks and interdependencies within the intelligence cycle; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Explanatory notes 1 Performance in relation to the outcomes and evidence requirements must comply with current legislation, policies and procedures, including: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Official Information Act 1982; Privacy Act 1993; and all subsequent amendments and replacements; The State Services Code of Conduct, Standards of Integrity and Conduct (available from http://www.ssc.govt.nz) and/or any other agency-specific code or codes of conduct and/or ethics. It is important to note that there is, in most cases, specific legislation relevant to the organisation in which the candidate is employed. This must be included. 2 Definitions Information – facts that are known or could be discovered from any source. Examples may include written or oral reports or documents, description of an event, or an activity, unevaluated material of every description, at all levels of reliability, and from any sources from which intelligence can be developed; The Skills Organisation SSB Code 100401 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 28490 version 1 Page 2 of 4 Integrity – the core values of honesty, fairness, trustworthiness, dependability and leading by example. It can and should, however, take on a much broader meaning, ranging from the generally understood ‘freedom from corruption’ and conduct-related issues, to the systematic approach to consultation and communication with clients and stakeholders, to the positive concepts of excellence of service and doing a good professional job. Intelligence – the functions, activities, people or organisations that are involved in the process of planning, gathering and analysing information that leads to the production of intelligence products, which are of potential value to decision makers. Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies, procedures, and methodologies which are documented and are available in the workplace. They must be consistent with applicable legislation and any other applicable compliance requirements. 3 Competency for this unit standard cannot be fully demonstrated under simulated conditions. Assessment must be based on evidence obtained from the candidate carrying out relationship building activities in at least four different actual situations over a six month period. 4 Range All activities and evidence presented for outcomes and evidence requirements in this unit standard must be in accordance with organisational requirements. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Identify potential points of contact and examine their suitability for contributing to the intelligence project. Evidence requirements 1.1 Identify potential points of contact assess their suitability to contribute to the intelligence project. 1.2 Identify the most suitable means to initiate contact. Outcome 2 Build and preserve confidence with contacts. Evidence requirements 2.1 Initiate communication with contact, or reply to initial communication from contact. 2.2 Interact with identified contacts. Range 2.3 written, oral. Confirm their suitability to contribute to the intelligence project The Skills Organisation SSB Code 100401 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 28490 version 1 Page 3 of 4 2.4 Maintain the integrity, security and confidentiality of communications with contacts, of the relationship and of any shared information. 2.5 Protect identity of contact 2.6 Protect sensitive or classified information in accordance with the contacts organisational requirements. Outcome 3 Analyse and evaluate results of interaction with contacts and make recommendations. Evidence requirements 3.1 Analyse and evaluate results of interaction. may include but is not limited to – developing a data collecting tool, interpreting raw data, identifying trends, anomalies or similarities. Range 3.2 Make recommendations for future interactions. Replacement information This unit standard replaced unit standard 18504. Planned review date 31 December 2020 Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 19 March 2015 N/A Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0121 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. The Skills Organisation SSB Code 100401 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 28490 version 1 Page 4 of 4 Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Comments on this unit standard Please contact The Skills Organisation reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. The Skills Organisation SSB Code 100401 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016