National Occupational Standards


National Occupational Standards specify UK standards of performance that people are expected to achieve in their work, and the knowledge and skills they need to perform effectively.
NOS, which are approved by UK government regulators, are available for almost every role in every sector in the UK. For example, there are NOS for:
All approved National Occupational Standards are available for downloading free of charge from the .

Components of NOS

According to the SSDA, a unit of NOS must comprise:
NOS may also have sections covering:
NOS can be used to support any and all human resource management and development activities, as shown in the developed for Skills for Justice to support the use of the NOS for Legal Advice.
NOS are also used in the UK as the basis for National Vocational Qualifications and Scottish Vocational Qualifications.