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level:
5
credit:
10
planned review date:
March 2007
sub-field:
Security
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who conduct, or intend to
conduct, interviews in a security context.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
prepare for security interviews;
conduct security interviews;
document security interviews.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the ElectroTechnology Industry
Training Organisation.
special notes:
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Building Act 1991;
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989;
Companies Act 1991;
Crimes Act 1961;
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Evidence Act 1908;
Fire Service Act 1975;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Official Information Act 1992;
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Privacy Act 1993;
Private Investigators and Security Guards Act 1974;
Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1980;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Secret Commissions Act 1910;
Summary Offences Act 1982.
For assessment in countries other than New Zealand,
the equivalent legislation in force in that country may be
used.
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Definitions
Best practice - an approved current method or way of
doing something that, in the circumstances, achieves
the required outcome.
Duty of care - the legal and professional responsibility
of a person or organisation to take due and proper care
in their work.
Secure - a state or condition in which risks are
minimised.
Security - the protection of people, activities, and assets
including information, from loss, damage, or harm.
Security interview - a controlled and purposeful
conversation relating to security under the direction of
the interviewer, may be formal or informal.
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Range:
evidence of two fully documented security
interviews is required.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare for security interviews.
performance criteria
1.1
Interview objectives are identified.
1.2
Questions relevant to interview objectives are prepared.
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1.3
The interview venue is selected and prepared to suit the circumstances of the
interview, and, where required, equipment is available and in working order.
1.4
Potential communication barriers are identified and provided for.
1.5
The need for the presence of other parties is established and appropriate
arrangements made for their attendance.
1.6
The need for recording is established and appropriate arrangements made.
element 2
Conduct security interviews.
performance criteria
2.1
The identity and roles of all participants are evident to the interviewer.
2.2
The interview is conducted in accordance with best practice.
2.3
The interview is directed and controlled by the interviewer.
2.4
Interview techniques are used to optimise interviewee’s cooperation.
Range:
2.5
typical interview techniques - open and closed questions,
confirmation of answers, reading and responding to body
language, use of silence, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings,
summarising, eye contact, listening skills, questions and answers,
use of appropriate language.
Conclusion to the interview is appropriate and may include a summary or the
taking of a statement.
element 3
Document security interviews.
performance criteria
3.1
Documentation contains details of date, time, place, purpose, identification of
interviewee, and other persons present.
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3.2
Responses and findings are documented in an objective manner and in
accordance with the rules of evidence and best practice.
Range:
3.3
documentation records and identifies impressions, comments, and
conclusions.
Documentation in whatever form is secured in accordance with the rules of
evidence and best practice.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation marilynb@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
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
which can
be
accessed at
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