DEVELOPING NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS (NOS)
FOR TACKLING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE/VIOLENCE
Sector Consultation – We need your feedback
Who are Skills for Justice?
We are the dedicated Sector Skills Council
and Standards Setting Body for the Justice
sector. Working with Justice Sector
organisations across England, Northern
Ireland, Scotland and Wales, we identify the
skills priorities and actions required for
workforce development.
Project Background
Tackling domestic violence and sexual abuse
is a priority for Government. In 2005 the
Home Office commenced work to map all the
functions carried out by those working in the
area of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
This work identified the skills and expertise of
staff as well as identifying their training
needs. As such, we have secured funding to
build on this initial work.
The project commenced in February 2008
with the aims of
 mapping the occupations within the
sexual abuse and domestic violence area
of work
 identifying skills needs and looking to see
if existing national occupations standards
can address these
 developing new national occupational
standards
What are National Occupational Standards
(NOS)?
National Occupational Standards (NOS)
describe competent performance in terms of
outcomes. They allow a clear assessment of
competence against nationally agreed
standards of performance, across a range of
workplace circumstances for all roles.
Today, NOS are viewed as an indispensable
tool for managing a highly skilled workforce.
They are used widely to support individual
and organisational development and quality
assurance at all levels.
They provide
benchmarks of good practice across the UK.
Progress to date
A number of working groups have been held
across the four UK countries consisting of
representatives from organisations tackling
sexual and domestic abuse. Utilising the
knowledge
and
expertise
of
these
representatives, draft National Occupational
Standards have been developed for the
functions carried out by those working within
the tackling domestic and sexual abuse
sector.
Getting involved
The draft NOS are available for UK wide
consultation now. We are inviting feedback
and comments from those within the
workforce and from those working in
partnership with organisations tackling
domestic and sexual abuse/violence.
Your feedback on the suitability of these
standards is vital for ensuring that they
are fit for purpose and appropriate for use
by individuals working within this field.
Help us to help you
Please visit our website to view the draft
NOS. There is also an online questionnaire
offering an easy way for you to leave
comments and feedback on the standards.
Please could you also distribute this
information to your colleagues and associates
within the tackling domestic and sexual abuse
workforce.
The deadline for feedback is Thursday 5th
February 2009
Contact and further information
If you want to know more about this project
please contact Emma Dove on 0114 231
7251 or at emma.dove@skillsforjustice.com
For
more
information
on
National
Occupational Standards and our other
projects please visit our website.