Standards and Frameworks
High value, high quality National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Apprenticeship Frameworks are critical tools which underpin employers’ ambition to raise skills levels and support individuals’ career aspirations.
High value, high quality National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Apprenticeship Frameworks are critical tools which underpin employers’ ambition to raise skills levels and support individuals’ career aspirations.
They provide an internationally acknowledged and UK industry-recognised benchmark for competence in the workplace, support essential recruitment demands and underpin transformational skills solutions.
The UK Commission will only buy NOS and Apprenticeship Frameworks which meet the demand of economically valuable skills solutions and are driven by employer demand/need.
What are Standards & Frameworks?
Standards & Frameworks are a core set of products which are important for progression into the workplace and skills development in work. Since 12/13 these products have been commissioned by the UK Commission via an updated commissioning process. The areas in scope are:
The UK Commission will fund, on behalf of the four UK nations, the set of core products above which historically support employers and individuals in achieving improved skills in the workplace. They are also critical levers in helping raise employer demand for skills.
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