Use the queries using enhanced search techniques (QUEST) capability within the Police National Computer (PNC).
Aims
This course enables users to:
- plan QUEST searches
- search using nominal descriptive searching
- search offences
- utilise the SIS QUEST search screens
Key topics
This course covers how to:
- plan QUEST searches
- search using nominal descriptive information
- apply geographic searching
- search using marks, scars and abnormalities
- search offences
- search using SIS QUEST screens
| Qualification eligibility |
RV or NPPV2 vetting. |
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| Prerequisites |
It is essential that learners:
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| Practitioner group |
Individuals who are required to conduct QUEST searches on the PNC names file. |
| Duration |
Two days. |
| Accreditation |
No
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| Course contact |
Booking
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Additional information
This is an assessed course, meaning an 80% pass mark needs to be achieved to successfully complete the course.
Dates
Scheduled PNC QUEST courses run periodically at the College’s site at Ryton-on-Dunsmore (Coventry).
This course can also be delivered locally at an organisation’s own site, provided the venue meets the PNC system’s technical requirements.