1. Accredited Investigator/Regulator Scheme Steve Wilmott QPM Director of Intelligence and Investigation

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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)

8. Questions Stephen.wilmott@sra.org.uk