Review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS)

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National occupational standards consultation
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for Health and Social Care
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and Children's Care, Learning and Development.
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The UK
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partners group includes Social Care Wales,
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Scottish Social Services Council,
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SQA Accreditation, Northern Ireland Social Care Council,
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Skills for Care and Skills for Care and Development.
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What is this consultation about.
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National Occupational Standards, NOS are UK
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wide evidence based benchmarks for competent performance.
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This consultation is part of a UK wide review of the suites of NOS for Health
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and Social Care and Children's Care Learning and Development.
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By taking part in this consultation,
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you can help ensure that the NOS are fit for purpose and reflect
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current practice.
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Why are NOS important.
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NOS can be used as a basis for a wide range of activities,
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qualifications, quality standards and benchmarking,
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learning and development, recruitment,
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organisational planning and improvement.
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Who has been involved in reviewing the NOS.
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All four nations in the United Kingdom have worked together to review the NOS.
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Here are some of the groups that have taken part so far.
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Stakeholder Advisory Groups across the UK.
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Development groups.
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Subject experts. Representatives from across the sector.
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People with lived experience of care and support services.
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The proposed changes.
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Addressing the gaps in content.
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The review identified some gaps in content,
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for example, trauma informed practice,
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dignity, kindness and compassion,
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participation in decision making,
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neurodiversity, sustainability.
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All gaps have now been addressed throughout the revised NOS.
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In the consultation, you will see examples of how themes
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like trauma informed practice have been included.
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Four new NOS have been developed.
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Supervise and support others.
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Promote play.
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Lead the effectiveness of teams.
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Lead the use of digital technology.
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Updated terminology.
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Our reviewers found that some of the words in the original NOS
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were outdated and did not reflect current policy in practice.
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The terminology has been updated
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and simplified to reflect current practice.
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In some cases, different terms are used
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across the UK. Where this is the case,
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we explain this in a glossary.
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For example, additional support needs is now
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additional needs to meet the requirements across the UK.
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The terminology used reflects the expected roles and responsibilities,
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for example, using words which
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reflect different levels of responsibility.
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Such as support, promote, lead.
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Reduce duplication and improve the layout.
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The review found duplication between and within Health
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and Social Care NOS and Children's Care Learning and Development NOS.
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Some NOS were almost identical.
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Every original NOS contains set knowledge points,
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common knowledge which were repeated
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throughout and not always relevant.
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Common knowledge has been removed.
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The number of
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performance criteria and knowledge points has been reduced.
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For example, NOS 25
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support individuals with care or support plan activities.
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Previous NOS had 22 performance
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criteria and 44 knowledge points.
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The revised NOS has 12 performance criteria
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and 20 knowledge points.
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Have your say.
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Complete the consultation survey.
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Have a look at an example NOS.
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Fill in the consultation online.
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Complete in one go.
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It doesn't save progress.
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Takes just 15 minutes.
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Consultation opens on the 4th of August and closes
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on the 19th of September.
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What's next.
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The new NOS will be available in 2026.
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Thank you.