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The purpose of the CIT is to enable an AO to assess a candidate’s effectiveness in advising and assisting a client at the police station by reference to the standards of competence. The CIT is a role-play test consisting of a number of issues or problems posed to the candidate, either verbally or in terms of their behaviour, by a police officer, client or third party. The appropriateness of the responses, and the candidate's oral communication and assertiveness skills, will be assessed.

The audio-cassette will indicate when a response is expected of the candidate. The candidate then has 30 seconds in which to commence a response. There is no restriction on the length of the response given by the candidate. If the candidate fails to respond within 30 seconds they lose the opportunity to respond to that issue or problem. The test is conducted under examination conditions.

The CIT will be assessed according to the following criteria:

• Content
• This is concerned with the legal, procedural and factual content of the candidate's response, including whether they have analysed the facts correctly and whether they have applied the law to those facts correctly.

• Confidence
• This is concerned with the extent to which the candidate acts with self-assurance in responding to the problem or issue posed.

• Control
• This is concerned with the extent to which the candidate is able to demonstrate appropriate control in the context of the problem or issue raised.