2024 Review of Intelligence Analysis Unit Standards and Development of Skill Standards

Intelligence Analysis  

Consultation on the 2024 Review of Unit Standards to develop skill standards  

Updated 23 January 2025  

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council has developed skill standards to replace unit standards listed on the NZQA Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards (DASS) in Intelligence Analysis and now invites your feedback on the proposed skills standards by 28 February 2025. The current unit standards are available here [Domain – Intelligence Analysis].  

Level 3 skill standards  

• Apply knowledge of the intelligence function, roles and processes 

• Apply knowledge of legislation, ethics, values standards to intelligence practice 

• Apply knowledge of information handling processes to protectively marked information in an intelligence context 

• Apply knowledge of a risk assessment process in an intelligence context 

Level 5 skill standards 

• Apply information management procedures in an intelligence context 

• Apply ethical behaviour and mitigate bias in information management and processes 

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

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

• Develop and execute a collection plan to support an intelligence output  

• Manage the collation and dissemination of information to support and intelligence output. 

Level 6 skill standards  

• Establish direction for an intelligence output  

• Apply collection, evaluation and collation processes for intelligence  

• Apply structured processes and techniques for an intelligence output  

• Prepare and disseminate information and intelligence effectively 

• Initiate, build, and evaluate relationships  

• Review intelligence processes and outcomes of intelligence outputs. 

We engaged with the sector to work with a review panel to inform the development of skill standards to replace existing unit standards and to recommend development of skill standards to fill any gaps identified by the panel. 

The skill standards were designed to align to the graduate profile outcomes of the following qualifications: 

• New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Introduction) (Level 3) [Ref: 2392-3]  

• New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Level 5) [Ref: 2394-1] 

• New Zealand Diploma in Intelligence Analysis (Level 6) [Ref: 2396-3].  

The main changes proposed as a result of the review are: 

• Twenty unit standards were reviewed  

• Eleven unit standards will be replaced with skill standards  

• Nine unit standards have been set to expire and will not be replaced by a skill standard.  

• Seven new skill standards were developed.
   

Proposed for Expiry – Category D 

Your participation in this consultation is invited 

Your thoughts and feedback on the proposed skill standards and proposal to expire unit standards are welcomed. Please send your feedback via email to [email protected] by Friday 28 February 2025.  

We look forward to receiving your views so we can finalise and submit the proposed skill standards to NZQA for Quality Assurance in March 2025. 

We are happy to add people to the email network at any time. If you wish to be included in the email network or have any questions, please email [email protected] 

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council, Qualifications Systems Products Team