POL Police Surveillance

Project Scope

Changes in technology, police surveillance practices and procedures have impacted on the skills and knowledge requirements of police personnel undertaking surveillance work.

 

This project will review the Advanced Diploma of Surveillance and eight Units of Competency in the Police Training Package to ensure they reflect current industry practice. Police require the qualification and units be updated to address changes in the general skills required to perform surveillance roles.

 

Police surveillance is a specialist role within policing which requires officers to possess a contemporary understanding and awareness of legislative and procedural governance, judicial systems and evidence, developments in how technological capabilities contribute to surveillance techniques and how evolving crime types may necessitate changes to surveillance practices.

 

This qualification is designed to qualify Police officers to employ broad knowledge and highly skilled practice in surveillance within a covert policing environment.

 

The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee (IRC) will have oversight of this project, which will be facilitated by Australian Industry Standards (AIS) in consultation with industry stakeholders. A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will not be formed for this project and the draft material is Not for Public Access (NFPA) and will not be made available publicly during consultation. Consultation with police subject matter experts during the development will be co-ordinated through Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).

 

Timeline

The Case for Endorsement and draft materials are due to be submitted by 29 April 2022.

 

Deliverables

• 1 Qualification
• 8 Units of Competency
• Case for Endorsement
• Companion Volume Implementation Guide

If you have any questions about this project, please contact the Industry Skills Specialist.

TAC Established

12 January 2022

The Police Surveillance project has commenced the review of the Advanced Diploma of Surveillance and eight Units of Competency (UoC) in the Police Training Package to ensure they reflect current industry practices. This material is Not For Public Access (NFPA) and will not be available publicly during consultation.

 

For more information about this project please contact the Industry Skills Specialist.

Consultation

25 JANUARY 2022

DRAFT MATERIAL

 

The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee, in consultation with police subject matter experts, has drafted Training Package materials for the Police Surveillance project.

 

The Advanced Diploma of Surveillance and eight Units of Competency in the Police Training Package have been updated to address changes in technology and police surveillance practices, procedures, and requirements of police personnel undertaking surveillance work.

 

The draft material is Not for Public Access (NFPA) and will not be made available publicly during consultation. Requests to access this material can be made by contacting the Industry Skills Specialist who will then seek approval from Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).

 

The first-round consultation period for this project closes on 24 February 2022.

 

For more information on this project, please contact the Industry Skills Specialist.

Quality Assurance

31 MARCH 2022

FINAL DRAFT CASE FOR ENDORSEMENT

 

The draft Training Package materials have undergone independent edit and quality assurance.  The Advanced Diploma of Surveillance and eight Units of Competency in the POL Police Training Package have been updated to address changes in technology and police surveillance practices, procedures, and requirements of police personnel undertaking surveillance.

 

These qualifications and units of competency are Not for Public Access (NFPA) and will not be available for review. Requests to access this material can be made by contacting the Industry Skills Specialist who will then seek approval from Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).

 

The draft materials include:

• POL62400 Advanced Diploma of Police Close Personal Protection

Eight revised Not for Public Access (NFPA) Units of Competence:

• These units are restricted Police units of competency. Content of restricted Police units and their associated qualifications are not published on the national register.

 

The Case for Endorsement is scheduled to be submitted to the AISC in April 2022.

 

 

Validation

28 FEBRUARY 2022

FINAL DRAFT MATERIAL

 

The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee, in consultation with police subject matter experts, has drafted Training Package materials for the Police Surveillance project.

 

The Advanced Diploma of Surveillance and eight Units of Competency in the Police Training Package have been updated to address changes in technology and police surveillance practices, procedures, and requirements of police personnel undertaking surveillance work.

 

The draft material is Not for Public Access (NFPA) and will not be made available publicly during consultation. Requests to access this material can be made by contacting the Industry Skills Specialist who will then seek approval from Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).

 

The validation period for this project closes on Friday 11 March 2022.

 

For more information on this project, please contact the Industry Skills Specialist.

Endorsement

29 JULY 2022

 

The Police Training Package (Release 6.0) has been endorsed by the Skills Ministers for implementation.

 

The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee, with technical support from Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA) and police focus groups, updated the Advanced Diploma of Surveillance and eight Units of Competency to address changes in technology and police surveillance practices, procedures, and requirements of police personnel undertaking surveillance work.

 

Police surveillance is a specialist role within policing which requires officers to possess a contemporary understanding and awareness of legislative and procedural governance, judicial systems and evidence, developments in how technological capabilities contribute to surveillance techniques and how evolving crime types may necessitate changes to surveillance practices.

 

The qualification is designed to qualify Police officers to employ broad knowledge and highly skilled practice in surveillance within a covert policing environment.

 

As this material is Not for Public Access (NFPA), it will not be made available publicly on training.gov.au. Requests to access this material can be made by contacting the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).

 

The following materials were approved:

One revised Qualification:

• POL62422 Advanced Diploma of Surveillance

 

Eight revised Units of Competency:

• These units are restricted Police units of competency. Content of restricted Police units and their associated qualifications are not made available for public access or published on the national register.

 

 

Approval

20 JUNE 2022

 

At its meeting on 1 June 2022, the AISC approved the Police Training Package Release (Release 6.0) for referral to Skills Ministers for endorsement.

 

For more information on this project, please contact the Industry Skills Specialist.

 

 

Submission

10 MAY 2022

CASE FOR ENDORSEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE AISC

 

The Public Safety Industry Reference Committee has submitted the Case for Endorsement and draft Training Package materials have been submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) for consideration at its meeting on 1 June 2022.

 

If approved, this Case for Endorsement will result in:

• One revised Qualification:
  • POL62422 Advanced Diploma of Surveillance
• Eight revised Not for Public Access (NFPA) Units of Competency

 

Thank you to all stakeholders who provided valuable feedback and contributed to this project.