--- title: IIP's Review of the IIR 2024 description: IIP's Review of the Independent Intelligence Review 2024 image: https://intelprofession.com/hubfs/IIP%20Brand%20Images%20-%20Learning%203.png --- [Skip to content](https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog/iips-review-of-the-iir-2024#main-content) [![](https://intelprofession.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IIP%20Logo%20-%20Portrait%20(Purple)%20-%20250x450.png?width=250&height=450&name=IIP%20Logo%20-%20Portrait%20(Purple)%20-%20250x450.png)Homepage](https://intelprofession.com) - [About](https://intelprofession.com/about-iip) - [Contact](https://intelprofession.com/contact) - [Training](https://intelprofession.com/training) - [Blog](https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog) - [Training Needs Survey](https://intelprofession.com/intelligence-training-needs-survey) - [About](https://intelprofession.com/about-iip) - [Contact](https://intelprofession.com/contact) - [Training](https://intelprofession.com/training) - [Blog](https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog) - [Training Needs Survey](https://intelprofession.com/intelligence-training-needs-survey) ![](https://intelprofession.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IIP%20Brand%20Images%20-%20Learning%203.png?width=1080&height=756&name=IIP%20Brand%20Images%20-%20Learning%203.png) Review # IIP's Review of the IIR 2024 ![Geneviève Hopkins](https://intelprofession.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gen_Avatar.png?width=48&height=48&name=Gen_Avatar.png) Geneviève Hopkins 18 August 2025 Originally published on 19 June 2025 The recently released Independent Intelligence Review 2024 rightly calls for a more integrated, innovative, and agile National Intelligence Community (NIC). It shines a light on the need for deeper collaboration, better leadership development, and a workforce equipped for emerging threats. But one thing is conspicuously absent: A commonly accepted standard for foundational intelligence training. As an organisation committed to advancing the professionalism of intelligence practice in Australia, we see this as a critical gap that risks undermining many of the Review’s ambitions. Across the NIC and its partner sectors, there is no accepted benchmark for what constitutes "basic" intelligence training. Entry-level analysts may receive excellent in-house instruction or none at all. Concepts like analytic tradecraft, cognitive bias mitigation, structured techniques, and source validation are taught inconsistently. This lack of standardisation affects: - **Quality:** Analysts apply different definitions of rigour and reliability. - **Mobility:** Basic skills don’t always transfer across agencies or roles. - **Accountability:** There’s no shared foundation for ethical or methodological critique. The Institute for Intelligence Professionalisation (IIP) was established to tackle precisely this kind of challenge. As a non-governmental, apolitical initiative, IIP is working to: - Develop a nationally recognised core curriculum for intelligence fundamentals, - Offer certification and microcredentials for intelligence practitioners, - Partner with government, academia, professional and like-minded industry providers to promote ethical, skilled, and future-ready tradecraft. These offerings directly support the Review’s vision for a more capable, integrated, and innovative workforce. If the government is serious about building a resilient, unified intelligence capability, then standardising foundational training should be part of the next phase of implementation. IIP stands ready to help design and deliver these solutions with rigour, professionalism, and a collaborative mindset. To those in the NIC, policy, or education sectors: let’s talk. The future of intelligence work deserves a solid foundation. ## Share this post [mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fintelprofession.com%2Finstitute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog%2Fiips-review-of-the-iir-2024](mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fintelprofession.com%2Finstitute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog%2Fiips-review-of-the-iir-2024) ## Keep reading ### [![](https://intelprofession.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20260914_IIP-Article-Image_Sense-Making.png?width=1200&height=672&name=20260914_IIP-Article-Image_Sense-Making.png) Tradecraft The Integrated Intelligence Sense-Making Model](https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog/integrated-intelligence-sense-making) ### [![](https://intelprofession.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20260818_IIP%20Article_Adhesive-Intelligence.png?width=1200&height=630&name=20260818_IIP%20Article_Adhesive-Intelligence.png) Tradecraft Adhesive Intelligence: Building assessments that stick](https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog/adhesive-intelligence-building-assessments-that-stick) [![IIP Logo - Landscape (White on Purple) - 1200x600](https://intelprofession.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IIP%20Logo%20-%20Landscape%20(White%20on%20Purple)%20-%201200x600.png?width=260&height=130&name=IIP%20Logo%20-%20Landscape%20(White%20on%20Purple)%20-%201200x600.png "IIP Logo - Landscape (White on Purple) - 1200x600")](https://intelprofession.com) - [About](https://intelprofession.com/about-iip) - [Contact](https://intelprofession.com/contact) - [Training](https://intelprofession.com/training) - [Blog](https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog) - [Training Needs Survey](https://intelprofession.com/intelligence-training-needs-survey) --- [Privacy Policy](https://intelprofession.com/privacy-policy) · Legal · © 2025. All rights reserved. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Geneviève Hopkins", "url" : "https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog/author/geneviève-hopkins" }, "dateModified" : "2025-08-18T03:30:19.765Z", "datePublished" : "2025-08-18T03:30:19.000Z", "headline" : "IIP's Review of the IIR 2024", "image" : [ "https://intelprofession.com/hubfs/IIP%20Brand%20Images%20-%20Learning%203.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://intelprofession.com/institute-of-intelligence-professionalisation-blog/iips-review-of-the-iir-2024", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://intelprofession.com/hubfs/IIP%20Logo%20-%20Portrait%20(Purple)%20-%20250x450.png" } } } ```