Using National Occupational Standards (NOS)
This page provides a variety of guidance materials and templates for using National Occupational Standards (NOS). These materials are for use by anyone using or implementing National Occupational Standards within the workplace.
Guidance
The guidance documents below give information on, and the steps involved in, using National Occupational Standards for a variety of human resource purposes:
- Job Design [28 kb]
- Recruitment and Selection (doc) [28 kb]
- Induction (doc) [27.5 kb]
- Training and Development (doc) [31.5 kb]
- Performance Management (doc) [29.5 kb]
- Professional Development (doc) [28.5 kb]
- Succession Planning and Promotion (doc) [28 kb]
- Assessing Competences (doc) [30.5 kb]
- Career Development (doc) [28 kb]
- Good Practice (doc) [27 kb]
Templates
The templates below provide a starting point for working with National Occupational Standards and using them for a vareity of human resource purposes:
- Development Needs Analysis (doc) [64 kb]
- Job Specification (doc) [65.5 kb]
- Performance Improvement (doc) [36.5 kb]
- Role Profile (doc) [40.5 kb]
- Selection Criteria (doc) [69 kb]
- Team Profile (doc) [66.5 kb]
- Workforce Planning (doc) [66 kb]