If you wish to pursue professional registration, attend any training courses or avail yourself of any of the means by which the Institute supports serving and aspiring intelligence personnel, you must first apply for clearance to access sensitive systems and matrial.

    You may not anonymise this application as personal data is required for security vetting purposes. However, you must not send sensitive information over the internet and will not be required to account for any period of time under the age of 18, when a ward of the state or when such a disclosure might divulge matters subject to legal privilege.

    All information will be treated in the strictest confidence. However, if you cannot make a competitive application electronically under these terms, please contact the Institute via the contact form on this site to arrange an alternative communications channel.

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    Course Selection

    European Intelligence Courses

    International Intelligence Courses

    Applicant Information

    If you are returning to the Intelligence Academy and already hold a security clearance arranged or verified by the Institute, you do not need to complete a full application. We only need your registration number to link your application to your clearance and academic record. Additional details are required for invoicing and communications before you have access to our systems.

    If you already hold a national or international security clearance as a part of your employment, admission can be fast-tracked. Using pre-cleared access facilitates rapid access to information systems to register for training and benefits directly.

    Note that your security clearance will be verified through your employer in order to ascertain your credentials. Therefore, the e-mail address you provide for yourself must also be from an official mailbox e.g. .europa.eu, .nato.int, .gov.xx, etc.


    If you do not hold a security clearance you must complete a full application so we can begin the process on your behalf. Initially, you will be required to complete this application for a Level 1 clearance. However, you will be required to provide additional information at a later date if you require a Level 2 clearance.


    Professional History

    You are required to supply details regarding your current or most recent employment. If you are subject to any work, residency or study restrictions in the European Union, please also mention this in your supporting statement.

    Academic Qualifications

    Please ensure that details of your highest level and most recent/relevant qualifications are included in your application. Any additional details of relevant qualifications may also serve to support your application.

    Highest Qualification

    The highest academic qualification should be that of the highest level, regardless of the credits accrued, institution, subject matter or other considerations. This is used to ascertain your academic fluency in skills that will be expected on the course e.g. scientific reasoning, report writing, basic research, etc.

    Most Recent/Relevant Qualification

    Sometimes, the highest qualification is not the most recent or relevant to an application. If you would like to reference a secondary qualification in support of your application, please include the details here.

    References

    All references must be official with e-mail accounts liked to their institution. References may not be related to you or report to you professionally. You must alert your referee to your application and provide their contact details here so that our vetting officers can contact them directly to verify your qualifications, employment, security standing, etc.

    Academic Reference

    References in a position to verify your academic history must be willing to support your application with a letter of verification/validation from an official source (e.g. the educational institution's e-mail address).

    Professional Reference

    Referees with knowledge of your professional fitness must also be willing to support your application by providing a letter of reference via an official e-mail.

    Contact Details

    ID Verification Meeting

    We will need to arrange a video-conferencing meeting with a member of our staff to check your identity documents. Propose three dates over the next month when you will be available for contact and we will send you an invitation to attend with a government-issued photo ID. To avoid scheduling conflicts please provide suggested times in Central European Time (CET).

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