Wednesday, July 05, 2006

National Occupational Standards


National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) have published the new National Occupational Standards for fundraisers, management of volunteers and trustees/management committee members on the UK Workforce Hub web site. The BTEC Professional Certificate in Voluntary Sector Management course provides all the under-pinning knowledge required to implement these National Occupational Standards.

What are National Occupational Standards?

National Occupational Standards define a framework of good practice in the way people work, based on the functions of their job. They describe the knowledge and skills required to carry out a specific task and are outcomes-based. This means they focus on WHAT needs to be done, not HOW you should do it.

As the Standards Setting Body for the voluntary and community sector, the UK Workforce Hub has worked with hundreds of individuals and VCOs to develop three suites of National Occupational Standards specifically for the sector: those for fundraisers, management of volunteers and trustees/management committee members.

However, National Occupational Standards exist for numerous other roles and occupations across the UK. For example, there are standards for administration, management and leadership, community work, training and development and advice and guidance, to name just a few. A directory listing all National Occupational Standards available can be accessed at http://www.ukstandards.org/

For more details about the UK Workforce Hub and to download copies of the National Occupational Standards for fundraisers, management of volunteers and trustees/management committee members go to
http://www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/DisplayPage.asp?pageid=8728

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