Tuesday, 02, Dec 2008 01:00
Skills for Justice is the standards-setting body for the Justice sector.
What are National Occupational Standards?
National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe competent performance in terms of outcomes.
Together with a defined assessment strategy, developed in parallel with the standards, they allow a clear assessment of competence against nationally agreed standards of performance, across a range of workplace circumstances for all roles.
Today, National Occupational Standards are viewed by modern managers as an indispensable tool for managing a highly skilled workforce. They are used widely to support individual and organisational development and quality assurance at all levels. They provide benchmarks of good practice across the UK.
National Occupational Standards also form the basis of qualifications, most commonly National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). The Standards are also used in the Integrated Competency Framework(ICF).
Skills for Justice regularly undertake projects to develop new NOS and review existing ones to ensure they are up-to-date and relevant.
Draft standard unit codes (identifier) are subject to change when approved by UKCG and final codes are allocated in accordance with the Skills for Justice Functional Map.
Useful links
Access the full range of National Occupational Standards, both for the Justice sector and other sectors, using the links below.
The National Occupational Standards for the Justice sector
The National Occupational Standards for the Justice sector (NOS Directory website)
The Drugs and Alcohol National Occupational Standards (DANOS)
The National Occupational Standards Directory for all NOS
National Occupational Standards for Policing and Law Enforcement (bilingual)
Common Standards for the Justice sector
Skills for Justice regularly undertakes projects to develop new NOS and review existing ones to ensure they are up-to-date and relevant.
Find out about National Occupational Standards that are currently in development or under review.
Discuss current NOS consultations with colleagues in the discussion forum
(you will need to log in to access the forum)
Useful publications
NOS Briefing - Common Standards for the Justice Sector
NOS Briefing - Managing Justice Sector Services NOS and NVQs
On the Move
Access to Assessment
Guide to the Development of Education and Training using National Occupational Standards
NOS Factsheet
Last Thursday evening (11 September) saw learners from past and present attend a celebration event at the East Lancashire Institute of Higher Education (ELIHE) at Blackburn College.
Skills for Justice, the sector skills council for justice in the UK, have appointed a new Director of Operations.
Thanks to the development of an innovative online matrix by Skills for Justice, which contains Labour Market Information and Intelligence (LMII), organisations in the Justice Sector can now gain a greater understanding of the labour market in which they operate.
A £70million agreement to pave the way for over 70,000 new qualifications and around 700 new apprenticeships for people working in the Justice Sector has today been announced.