Your Role

1.	What is your job title?

2.	Who are you employed by?

3.	Which part of the UK do you work in?

The Proposed Development Award The following questions are about the work you do in connection with Strategic Problem Solving

The units below (National Occupational Standards) have been identified as describing key competencies required for Strategic Problem Solving.

Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies (AD1) Contribute to developing awareness and community action in relation to crime (BA5) Provide leadership for your organisation (HB7) Contribute to strategies for promoting community justice and social inclusion (BA9) Address problems identified with community safety and social inclusion (BA12) Manage a project (HF1) Develop and review a framework for marketing (HF4) Plan, implement and manage systems for the exchange of sensitive information, data and intelligence (HF14) Manage a budget (HE1) Manage finance for your area of responsibility (HE2)

4.	Do you agree that these units are key competencies for Strategic Problem Solving in Community Safety?
	Yes
	No

5.	Are there any competencies around Strategic Problem Solving that are missing or not relevant from the above list?
	Yes
	No

	If Yes, please give more detail

Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies (AD1) Contribute to developing awareness and community action in relation to crime (BA5) Provide leadership for your organisation (HB7) Contribute to strategies for promoting community justice and social inclusion (BA9) Address problems identified with community safety and social inclusion (BA12) Manage a project (HF1) Develop and review a framework for marketing (HF4) Plan, implement and manage systems for the exchange of sensitive information, data and intelligence (HF14) Manage a budget (HE1) Manage finance for your area of responsibility (HE2)

6.	In your role, would you be able to supply evidence that you are competent in at least 4 of the above areas?
	Yes
	No
	Unsure

This section is about the Structure of the award A Development Award usually consists of 4 units of competence (taken from National Occupational Standards). This could be: a) 4 units mandatory unit taken from an agreed list b) 4 optional units chosen from an agreed list c)Some units agreed as mandatory and others as optional, according to role

7.	Which structure do you consider to be the most appropriate for a qualification to assess competence in Strategic Problem Solving?
	A
	B
	C

8.	The units below have been identified as those which are essential to Strategic Problem Solving in Community Safety Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies (AD1) Contribute to developing awareness and community action in relation to crime (BA5) Provide leadership for your organisation (HB7) Do you agree that these units are essential
	Yes
	No

9.	If no, please indicate 3 alternatives
	Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies (AD1)
	Contribute to developing awareness and community action in relation to crime (BA5)
	Provide leadership for your organisation (HB7)
	Contribute to strategies for promoting community justice and social inclusion (BA9)
	Address problems identified with community safety and social inclusion (BA12)
	Manage a project (HF1)
	Develop and review a framework for marketing (HF4)
	Plan, implement and manage systems for the exchange of sensitive information, data and intelligence (HF14)
	Manage a budget (HE1)
	Manage finance for your area of responsibility (HE2)

	Other, please specify

10.	In addition to the units identified as key - Develop and sustain effective working with staff from other agencies (AD1) Contribute to developing awareness and community action in relation to crime (BA5) Provide leadership for your organisation (HB7) Is there at least one other unit from the remaining list which you could evidence in your current role? Contribute to strategies for promoting community justice and social inclusion (BA9) Address problems identified with community safety and social inclusion (BA12) Manage a project (HF1) Develop and review a framework for marketing (HF4) Plan, implement and manage systems for the exchange of sensitive information, data and intelligence (HF14) Manage a budget (HE1) Manage finance for your area of responsibility (HE2)
	Yes
	No

11.	Would you be interested in undertaking the Development Award when it is available?
	Yes
	No
	Don't Know

12.	What (if any) barriers would there be to you undertaking this award?
	Funding
	Access
	Resources
	None

	Other, please specify

13.	Are there any other comments you would like to make?

14.	Can we contact you for further information?
	Yes
	No

Your contact details

15.	Name

16.	Email

17.	Phone

18.	Address

Many thanks for taking the time to complete this survey