Field           Law and Security

 

Review of Intelligence Analysis unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Compliance and Law Enforcement

Intelligence Analysis

28474-28491, 32856, 32857

 

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                                                                          May 2025

 

Planned review date                                                                                               December 2030

 

Summary

 

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council has reviewed twenty existing unit standards and created new skill standards to align with the graduate profile outcomes of the New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Introduction) (Level 3) [Ref: 2392-3], the New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Information Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 5079-1], and the New Zealand Diploma in Intelligence Analysis (Level 6) [Ref: 2396-3].

 

Development and consultation were carried out from August 2024 to February 2025 with subject matter experts from New Zealand’s intelligence sector, and training provider, Skills Consulting Group, by one face to face meeting, email and through online meetings, to co-create new Intelligence Analysis skill standards and consider feedback to ensure the new skill standards would be fit for purpose.  Changes were made to the skill standards from feedback and confirmed by the subject matter experts.

 

Main changes

·            Fifteen skill standards were developed to replace unit standards and to meet the graduate profile outcomes of the reviewed Intelligence qualifications:

-        Seven new skill standards were developed;

-        Eight skill standards will replace 11 unit standards (Category C).

·            Nine unit standards have been set to expire without replacement (Category D).

 

Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2027

 

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

 

Current consent for

Consent extended to

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Nature of consent

Classification or ID

Level

Standards

28475, 28476, 28482, 28483

3

Standard

40679

3

Standard

28485

6

Standard

40680

6

Standard

28486

3

Standard

40681

3

Standard

28488

6

Standard

40682

6

Standard

28489

5

Standard

40676

6

Standard

28490

6

Standard

40686

6

Standard

32586

5

Standard

40687

5

Standard

32857

5

Standard

40688

5

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Law and Security> Compliance and Law Enforcement > Intelligence Analysis

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

28474

Apply ethical values and standards as an intelligence practitioner

6

5

D

28475

 

28476

 

 

28482

 

28483

 

 

40679

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of legislation applicable to intelligence practice

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical values, standards and issues within an intelligence context

Describe the roles and relationships of the wider intelligence community in New Zealand

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the purpose, principles and functions of intelligence and the intelligence cycle

Apply intelligence principles and processes to support intelligence activities

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

6

 

6

 

 

6

 

10

 

 

25

C

 

C

 

 

C

 

C

28478

Plan, execute and evaluate a complex collection task for intelligence analysis

5

25

D

28479

Develop and evaluate a collection plan to meet collection requirements for intelligence analysis

5

5

D

28480

Explain collation strategy, components and tools for intelligence analysis

5

5

D

28481

Apply collation tools to generate collation products and evaluate effectiveness for intelligence analysis

5

17

D

28484

Produce Terms of Reference for an intelligence product

6

5

D

28485

 

40680

Apply analytical techniques to develop conclusions and recommendations for intelligence products

Conduct analysis using structured processes and techniques for an intelligence output

6

 

6

45

 

40

C

28486

 

 

40681

Explain and apply organisational processes of handling protectively marked information in an intelligence context

Handle protectively marked information in an intelligence context

3

 

 

3

8

 

 

10

C

28487

Demonstrate knowledge of the roles, tasks and relationships within the intelligence cycle

5

5

D

28488

 

40682

Evaluate an intelligence project to validate process and impacts

Critique intelligence processes and outcomes of intelligence outputs

6

 

6

15

 

20

C

28489

 

40676

Prepare and disseminate information or intelligence products securely

Prepare and disseminate information and intelligence for an intelligence output

5

 

6

10

 

5

C

28490

 

40686

Initiate and develop relationships with contacts for contribution to an intelligence project

Initiate, build, and evaluate relationships to support an intelligence output

6

 

6

15

 

15

C

28491

Apply risk management principles and guidelines in support of an intelligence project

6

10

D

32856

 

 

40687

Identify and assess information sources that contribute to collection and/or collation in an intelligence context

Assess and evaluate sources and/or agencies, and information to support an intelligence output

5

 

 

5

5

 

 

5

C

32857

 

40688

Communicate effectively with client and build networks with sources in an intelligence context

Build and maintain connections with internal and external contacts to support an intelligence output

5

 

5

5

 

10

C

40671

Determine level of risk using a risk assessment process in an intelligence context

3

5

New

40672

Develop and execute a collection plan to support an intelligence output

5

15

New

40673

Collate and disseminate information to support an intelligence output

5

15

New

40674

Behave ethically and impartially when managing information in an intelligence context

5

5

New

40675

Assess, evaluate, and prepare information for intelligence analysis

6

15

New

40677

Establish direction and develop a plan for an intelligence output

6

15

New

40683

Apply information management and security procedures to protectively marked material in an intelligence context

5

10

New