This course is an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate and provides a professional qualification in investigations and intelligence. The driving factor for creating this course was that the professional bodies in the field (AIPM and AIPIO) want to ‘professionalise’ the industry. A university-level qualification achieves this because of the stringent frameworks applied in developing university-level courses. The Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence is designed to prepare students for roles in any organisation, not only in government.