Module Descriptors
NATIONAL INVESTIGATORS EXAMINATION
POLI60423
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
0 credits
Contact
Leader: Phillipa Mckelvie
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 0
Independent Study Hours: 0
Total Learning Hours: 0
Sites
- West Midlands Police
Assessment
- NATIONAL INVESTIGATORS EXAMINATION weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Outcomes
1. Pass the National Investigators Examination as required by the College of Policing Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP) level 2
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assessment of independent patrol status - pass/fail
Failure of this module prevents the student officer from securing accreditation via the College of Policing professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP Level 2) to investigate serious and complex crime.
Failure of this module prevents the student officer from securing accreditation via the College of Policing professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP Level 2) to investigate serious and complex crime.
Module Indicative Content
College of Policing directed portfolio of operational competence
Module Learning Strategies
Students will take the National Investigators Examination (NIE) in the latter quarter of Year 1 of the Detective Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme.
Prior to taking the examination they will be afforded 5 days of protected study time within the periods of Force operational deployment and attend a Force supplied ‘Crammer’ Course delivered at expense of the Force by an external provider
Ongoing support will be provided by the Force NIE Coordinator.
Prior to taking the examination they will be afforded 5 days of protected study time within the periods of Force operational deployment and attend a Force supplied ‘Crammer’ Course delivered at expense of the Force by an external provider
Ongoing support will be provided by the Force NIE Coordinator.
Module Texts
Connor, P (2020) Blackstone’s Investigators Manual & Workbook, Oxford University Press
Module Resources
College of Policing (2020) National Investigators Examination: Candidate Handbook. Available online at: https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Learning/Professional-Training/Investigation/Pages/NI-Examination.aspx -
Police Cognitive Interview Suites for the interview of Victims, Witnesses and Suspects
Police Cognitive Interview Suites for the interview of Victims, Witnesses and Suspects
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Admissions requirements:
Available to students enrolled on the Detective Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme only
Available to students enrolled on the Detective Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme only