The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua (DIA) have just launched their third online course for identification management: Biometrics 101.
About Biometrics 101
Are you designing biometric processes? Are you interested in how biometric recognition systems work? If so, DIA has some quality, fundamental training to help you do it well.
The Biometrics 101 course explains:
- what biometrics are
- how biometrics work
- how biometric information can be utilised to strengthen identification processes.
Course modules
The course includes 3 modules, hosted on the Leadership Development Centre website:
Related courses
- Identification Essentials — covers the identification processes and their relevance to everyday activities.
- Names and Other Information — explores how names are used in New Zealand and how different types of evidence can be used to establish trust within identification systems.
All of the courses are available free of charge on the Public Service Core Learning Hub:
Identification Capability — Leadership Development Centre
Whether you’re working in technology, or just interested in the topic, these courses can deepen your understanding of identification management. This is key to reducing identity theft and its associated losses while also addressing security and privacy risks.
More resources, training and clinics
Identifying people, organisations and things are at the core of many key processes we, as public servants, use every day. DIA provides advice, guidance and standards to support this.
Questions or feedback
Email identity@dia.govt.nz if you have any questions or feedback about the:
- ‘Biometrics 101’ course
- ‘Identification Essentials’ or ‘Names and Other Information’ courses
- identification management resources, training and clinics that DIA provides.
Published
09 April 2025
