Specialist units residing within the Academy include the Centre for Protective Security Studies, Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre, Home Team School of Criminal Investigation and the Heritage Development Unit. The Chief Executive of the Academy has administrative and training links with these units.
To better understand security issues and deal with them, inter-agency training packages are developed and conducted for all Home Team (HT) officers, focusing especially on the front-liners and investigators. These are based on “pathfinder” initiatives which either deepen MHA’s professional knowledge or enlarge its capabilities in a significant and practical way. These initiatives are driven by the specialist units.