New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Level 5) with strands in Collection and Collation

This qualification is suitable for intelligence personnel who wish to gain recognition for, or to advance employment within intelligence collection and/or collation roles within the wider intelligence community. Graduates will be capable of independently performing a range of collection and/or collation processes supporting strategic, operational and/or tactical intelligence. Level 5 – Can only be done through alignment currently and only NZDF have an alignment for this.

Collection, collation, and analysis

If you are looking to grow the intelligence analysis capability in your teams, a qualification in intelligence can really help get them where they need to be.

Ignite Colleges can help you equip your team with the knowledge and skills to provide organisations with the collection, collation and interpretation of information needed for analysis, forecasting and risk management. We also provide more advanced analysis qualifications for those that operate in this capacity in complex situations.

What are the benefits?

For the learner

• An understanding of the wider intelligence sector is gained
• Structured collection and collation skills are developed
• Improved analytical capability embedded in ethical, objective and impartial processes

For the employer

• Higher standards, professional discipline and consistent intelligence practice is maintained
• Intelligence is used effectively to make sound and supported decisions
• Improved ability for cross-agency understanding and engagement

How are the qualifications achieved?

Alignment

Ignite Colleges can evaluate your in-house training and workplace practices to see if what you already do meets the requirements of a qualification. If they don’t quite measure up, we can work with you to fill those gaps and achieve the qualification.

Alignments are only suitable for large groups of individuals. Alignments are available for the New Zealand Certificate in Intelligence (Level 5) with strands in Collection, and Collation; and the New Zealand Diploma in Intelligence Analysis (Level 6).

Ready to get started?

The team at Ignite Colleges are happy to discuss your needs, the wide range of solutions we have available and how we can empower you to reach your business goals.

Give us a call at 0800 200 345 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

Important update: Intelligence (Level 5) with strands in Collection, and Collation training moving to Ignite

As you will be aware the Reform of Vocational Education (ROVE) is well underway. This means that Skills is transitioning arranging training activity to a variety of organisations called ‘Receiving Organisations’. Arranging Training means the provision of on-job and off-job training and support. We can now confirm that as of 1 September 2022, the arranging training activities related to Real Estate will move to Ignite.

What does this mean for you?

From 1 September 2022, the arranging, supporting and assessing work-based learning (apprenticeships, traineeships and micro-credentials) in respect of the programme you are registered to assess will transfer from Skills to Ignite.

Changes we are making behind the scenes

From 26 – 31 August 2022, we are implementing ‘read only’ to our systems. This means that no changes can be made to these systems during that period. Learners won’t be able to access learning materials or assessments. You can still send through any completed assessments / credits to [email protected] up until 30 September 2022. Ignite will be in touch with you before then to provide you their contact details.

What happens to my information that Skills holds

Your status as a Registered Assessor and assessing scope will automatically be transferred as part of the arrangement agreed between Ignite and Skills. To ensure a smooth transition for everyone involved, the information Skills holds about you will be transferred to Ignite.

How does training with Ignite Colleges work?

We work with businesses like yours to map out where weaknesses in skill sets lie, and how training can be used strengthen them. Our account managers will then work with you to select the right training programmes (and if required, customise them) to suit your needs.

Once a programme is chosen our team helps you to set up and embed the training programmes in your organisation, so that they work seamlessly with the daily activities of your staff, and with minimal disruption.

Ignite Colleges training programmes and course materials are developed in consultation with industry representatives to ensure they are relevant and can drive consistent performance and growth in your organisation.

What are alignments and how do they work?

If your company already has strong internal training, alignment could be a great option. An alignment involves an assessment specialist looking at a company’s induction programmes, training and structured learning and mapping this to the competencies needed to gain a National/New Zealand qualification.

The assessment specialist may then recommend a supplementary assessment resource to fill any specific assessment gaps needed to ensure that staff can obtain the formal recognition they deserve. This tool relies on great support by managers/team leaders through verification (they would be fully supported by Ignite Colleges through training to obtain the necessary skills to do this).

What are the differences between unit standards, credits, qualifications and certificates?
Nationally recognised qualifications are made up by a number of unit standards, which are set at different levels. The level of the unit standard indicates its degree of difficulty. This allows people entering into a qualification to start at a lower level, with easier to achieve unit standards, and work their way up to the higher levels as their knowledge grows with training.

When a trainee completes a unit standard, they earn credits for that particular unit. Once all the required credits have been achieved for that qualification, the trainee will be awarded either a National Certificate or a New Zealand Certificate.

Note: NZQA has reviewed its qualification systems and decided to update it to meet changing industry and technology needs. As a result the old National Certificates are being phased out and replaced with New Zealand Certificates which are the updated versions of the old qualifications.

How do assessments work?

Learners are assessed towards the end of their training to make sure they’ve gained the key knowledge/competencies they need to meet the nationally recognised standards.

Assessments can be carried out in the workplace by trained and registered workplace assessors, or through accredited training providers. Ignite Colleges can assist with sourcing registered assessors or in training up your internal staff so that they can carry out the assessments in-house.

What support is available once we’ve signed up?

The support from Ignite Colleges doesn’t just stop once your company is setup with a training programme or aligned to a national standard. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and dedicated staff to advise and support you on a continuing basis.

What are the benefits of training staff to national standards?

Helping your staff to receive national recognition for the skills and training they do in their everyday work is something that pays for itself in no time at all. Here’s why:

• It ensures consistency in training, so that regardless of the trainer, your staff are learning the key information they need to succeed in their roles.
• It ensures consistency in performance as everyone receives the same level of training and ends up with a similar level of expert knowledge.
• It reduces error rates and re-work, which saves your business money and protects your brand name. It reduces staff turnover rates as staff feel more valued and are more engaged. Lower turnover rates protect organisational knowledge and reduce recruitment and training costs. It also helps to boost morale and improve company culture.