Consultation - National Occupational Standards (UK)
From: UKCES
Date published: 4 August 2008
Response due: 31 October 2008
Semta response submitted: 28 October 2008
Summary
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has been asked by
governments to conduct a full strategic review of national
occupational standards to ensure they meet the needs of employers
and support the aims of qualifications systems. The main outcomes
of the review will be a report to governments at the end of January
2009 and an emerging strategy that will be developed from
consultation with key stakeholders.
Next Steps
In November and December 2008, there will be a broader
consultation with end users, especially employers, about their
views on standards to test out our findings. Key issues will be the
value of standards, their usage for "qualifications and other
purposes" and any strongly emerging themes from the initial
consultation. Workshops will be held with stakeholders as well as
one to one telephone interviews to discuss the emerging strategy
for NOS development.
Documents and Links
Semta's
response
The consultation
paper
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