Module Descriptors
NATIONAL INVESTIGATORS EXAMINATION
POLI60544
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
credits
Contact
Leader: Phillipa Mckelvie
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities:
Independent Study Hours:
Total Learning Hours:
Assessment
- NATIONAL INVESTIGATORS EXAMINATION (NIE) weighted at 100%
Module Details
INDICATIVE CONTENT
The prescribed syllabus for the examination is outlined by the College of Policing and is the Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual.
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Assessment of National Investigators Examination - 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.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Pass the National Investigators Examination (NIE)
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.
RESOURCES
College of Policing (2020) National Investigators Examination: Candidate Handbook. Available online at: https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/taking-exams-online/national-investigators-exam/nie-candidate-handbook#:~:text=has%20been%20fair.-,Pass%20mark,exceptional%20grade%20in%20the%20exam.
Police Cognitive Interview Suites for the interview of Victims, Witnesses and Suspects
Police Cognitive Interview Suites for the interview of Victims, Witnesses and Suspects
TEXTS
Connor, P (2024) Blackstone’s Investigators Manual & Workbook, Oxford University Press (and updates)
WEB DESCRIPTOR
The NIE is phase 2 of the Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP). The purpose of the NIE is to identify candidates who have sufficient levels of knowledge, understanding and application of relevant law and procedure to perform effectively in the PIP2 and as a trainee investigator.