OSINTMethods for systematically finding, verifying and documenting information from open and lawfully accessible sources. Hub Academy
Learn competencies, not a list of tools
Short modules move from a safe question to a verifiable result. Each ends with an artefact and a stop condition.
Content state: draft Owner: owner:program-safety Next review: 2026-09-07
Starter track: evidenceResearch material whose provenance, time, integrity state and link to an exact source version are preserved. minimum
For a new researcher: claimAn atomic, verifiable statement linked to evidence, a coverage envelope and separate human assessment dimensions., source passportA versioned source record describing ownership, legal basis, coverage, freshness, risk and collection-admission state., anchor, coverage and abstentionA decision not to make a stronger conclusion when evidence is insufficient or conflicting, with the gap stated explicitly..
- 15 minutes: distinguish a source from evidence.
- 30 minutes: build a claim matrix.
- Practice: complete the first synthetic case.
Professional tracks
Journalism, NGO safeguardingThe duty to design protection from harm, safe contact and escalation for vulnerable participants before work begins., fact-checking, research reproducibilityThe ability for another researcher to check a result using the same safe inputs and method version. and editorial review use one language but different decisions.
- Each track shows inputs, an expected result and limits.
- A trainer receives a checklist, not access to another organisation's cases.
- Certification and external training remain a separate partner programme.
How the skill is checked
The artefact is a saved route with a clear question, source, limitation and human decision.
- There is no score for finding the most links.
- A negative resultA record that support was not found within a defined scope and period, or that a hypothesis failed, with its limits. and a correct abstention count.
- Content and translation receive editorial review before release.