Accredited Investigator/Regulator Scheme

Steve Wilmott QPM

Director of Intelligence and Investigation

Background

• No minimum standard of investigation/regulatory skills

• Investigators/staff come from a wide variety of backgrounds

• No formal training in some areas (start or continuous)

• No accreditation (internal or external)• No real assessment of training • Future challenges (SDT, court etc)

Proposals

• To design and implement an accredited scheme

• To enable the scheme to be adapted for use cross the whole of the organisation

• External accreditation via The University of Cardiff

Where are we

• Small project team set up• Constructive dialogue with Cardiff • Scoping our current learning material• Looking at the gaps (internal and

external)• Designed initial prospectus

Proposed prospectus

• Based of five areas of learning

• Law, ethics and regulation

• Investigating non compliance

• Judicial process

• Applied skills – investigation, gathering evidence etc

• Working with others ( external and internal)

Plan

• Around 160 hours of learning• 9 months – formal university course• Split into modules • Credits may be given for further study• External accreditation – certificate or

diploma in regulation (Masters level)• Start September 2013• Working with Human resources –

compulsion of staff

Way ahead

• Formal design of course• Complete prospectus• 50 to start in September 2013• 200 staff (front end operational over 2 years

from all areas of the SRA)• Cost 2 k per individual• Ongoing refresher training (formal plan)

Questions

Stephen.wilmott@sra.org.uk