National Occupational Standards in
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AF4Provide information on the material remains of past communities to others

AF4.2Access data sources and compile data on the material remains of past communities

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. Identifying clearly the type and range of information required
2. Identifying and evaluating the sources of information for their contribution to the intelligence analysis process
3. Complying with the protocols for accessing, using, and protecting the sources of information
4. Obtaining any necessary agreement from all relevant people to use the source of information
5. Identifying any problems with the collection of necessary information and taking appropriate action to deal with them
6. Complying with all relevant legislation, codes of practice, standards, procedures, and guidelines

Occupational Context

1. Sources of information
   • government and statutory publications
   • research data
   • periodicals
   • project documentation
   • organisational documentation
   • historic documents
   • cartographic
   • photographic

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know about:

• What type of information is required
• What are the potential sources of information
• What are the evaluation criteria that could be used
• What are the protocols for different types of information source
• Why it is important to obtain agreement to use information
• What type of information source requires agreement to be obtained
• What types of problem could occur
• What actions could be taken for different types of problem
• What are the relevant national, local, professional, and organisational requirements relating to intelligence analysis
• Why it is important to comply with different requirements
• What are the consequences of not complying with different requirements

Required Skills

N/A

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can collate and present data to meet customers’ requirements

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they:

• collate and present data to meet customers' requirements

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been involved over time in providing a range of technical and non-technical information about the historic environment to others, internally and externally.

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