INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING (5 days - City & Guilds Assured)
(LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS ONLY)
This 5-day course is designed to deliver contextualised content that aligns technologies and methodologies with the practical, day-to-day needs of police users, ensuring its relevance to their specific requirements.
This is a programme in Radio Frequency Technologies (RF) and Tactical Application. The programme covers the skills and knowledge required to tactically advise on the use of RF technologies and police investigations. It teaches cellular network evolution from 2G to 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth and their practical application as well as the responsibilities in line with the FSR Code of Practice.
This training is City & Guilds Assured
This learning activity has been recognised and assured by City & Guilds, global leaders in learning excellence and quality. The Assured Benchmark is the training quality standard that City & Guilds has developed with industry experts and is made up of five core components (and optional where applicable). They also recognise both face-to-face and digital learning, assessed or non-assessed training – and training in local languages.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience for this course comprises police officers and police staff engaged in RF surveys (RF Techs) or analysts working with Radio Frequency Propagation Survey (RFPS) or Call Detail Records (CDR) information. While prior completion of initial training through the College of Policing is advantageous, it is not a mandatory prerequisite.
There is an expectation that the participants will be from the digital forensic/Cellular investigation sector as this is a specialist programme so literacy and numeracy skills will be required.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Demonstrate an understanding of cellular network evolution from 2G to 5G by identifying core network components, explaining air interface principles, and describing the mechanisms for establishing and managing voice calls, text messages, and data sessions across these generations
- Define key survey parameters, implement data collection methodologies for both SIM-based and SDR-based RF equipment, and understand the intrinsic value and relevance of collected data
- Understand Call Detail Records (CDR) analysis, spanning 2G to 5G cellular networks
- Define key parameters relevant to CDR analysis, apply methodologies for collecting, processing, and interpreting CDR data, and grasp the intrinsic value and significance of this information
- Assess the limitations of Cell Site Analysis within the context of law enforcement investigations
- Produce comprehensive and unbiased reports for law enforcement investigations, adhering to established reporting structures, making accurate declarations, and demonstrating awareness of cognitive bias to maintain the integrity and transparency of their documentation
- Understand the responsibilities in forensic science practices and be proficient in adhering to both the Forensic Science Regulator's Code of Practice and ISO 17025 standards
The programme is 5 days in duration and is supported by a Scheme of Work (Course Programme). Materials shared include all lesson plans and PowerPoint slides.
The course content is contextualised to support the new Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) code of practice which came into effect 02 October 2023.