Assessment takes the form of a mixture of formative and summative assessment. Formative assessment may typically include written and oral examinations and is used as a progress check measured against defined performance standards. Failure in such formative tests would lead to review and remedial activity focused on enabling the student to 'make good' any deficiencies in their performance.

A pass mark of 70% is applied.

Summative assessment include a series of typically 4 assessments that comprise written exams (mostly short answer with some multiple choice) and practical assessments such as assessed briefings. The final assessment is an integrative large scale simulated practical 4 day long (instructor observed/monitored) exercise (EX SABRE or EX GREEN MOUNTAIN) that brings together many of the aspects of knowledge and skills covered in the previous parts of the course.

The content of this module will be delivered and assessed within the Phase 2 training. The main topics include:

1) Management and operation of an intelligence cell. This includes relevant RAF organisational structures and roles, practical aspects of cell organisation, use of a variety of IT support packages, security principles and procedures.
2) Contribution to Force development. This includes sector training requirements and practice, basic principles of electromagnetic signals (including radio, radar, electronic surveillance and electronic countermeasures, infrared and infrared countermeasures), GPS, weapons types and weapons delivery platforms (components, operation and tactical use), threat assessment, nature and capabilities of intelligence gathering platforms e.g. Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance platforms (ISTAR), principles of flight and aircraft performance, principles of operational briefings.
3) Maintenance of effective working relationships. This includes the nature and importance of effective working relationships, the organisation and structure of various units and elements of the RAF and UK and wider (US/NATO) military infrastructure, the role played by various organisational units in mutual support for achieving overall operational goals.
4) Generation of Mission Reports. This includes questioning/listening and debriefing skills, and report preparation and structure.
5) The provision of intelligence. This includes general principles of intelligence (gathering, processing, analysis and dissemination), the intelligence cycle, the application and implementation of the intelligence cycle within RAF military intelligence, principles of research, Intelligence Requirements(IR) and Requests for Information(RFI), military maps and use, different intelligence sources - role, capabilities and limitations, strengths/weaknesses, tools/products available to support research (open and classified) covering - Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Measure and signature Intelligence (MASINT), Open Source Intelligence (OSINF) - evaluation of evidence (bias, established fact, opinion, inference from evidence, logic and logical fallacies, prediction and extrapolation , Orders of Battle, major ground, naval and air defence force organisation, training, tactics, procedures, asymmetric warfare, command and control, conflict types, intelligence briefings - types, requirements, principles of effective written communication, Intelligence Summaries.
6) Contribution to operational planning. This includes intelligence contribution to - campaign planning, military operations other than war, air threat assessment, tactical advice, force protection and targeting (targeting cycle, process, identification, planning), damage assessment, collateral damage minimisation.
7) Contribution to air mission planning. This includes mission planning cycle, systems, intelligence contribution, combat survival and recovery support, delivery of different types of pre-mission briefings.
8) Monitoring near real-time intelligence reporting. This includes the organisational and technological support for rapid dissemination of intelligence.

The module will be delivered through classroom lectures, practical demonstrations and exercises in application.

Unit Library and computer laboratory facilities.
RAF Intranet resources.
Training videos, etc.
RAF supplied physical resources.

Must be enrolled on RAF Intelligence Branch training Phase 2

Texts and service resources as required that include:

AP3000 British Air and Space Power
JDP 2-00 Understanding and Intelligence Support to Joint Operations
JWP 2-00 Intelligence Support to Joint Operations
JSP 440 Defence Manual of Security