National Occupational Standards Sample Clauses

National Occupational Standards. National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe the skills, knowledge and understanding required by workers, coupled with the ability to apply these to work related situations. NOS are UK wide in their scope and are based on an analysis of functions performed in the workplace rather than job descriptions. They create a common UK standard which is informed by country-specific developments and needs. NOS are also used for defining work roles, for staff recruitment, supervision and appraisal purposes. NVQs, made up of NOS, are currently accredited on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) managed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) at Entry Level and Levels 1 -5.25 QCA is currently reviewing and revising the qualifications framework and the new framework, the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is currently being piloted. It is based on Units of Assessment and each unit is assigned a level (1-8) and a credit value. The credit value is based on the number of notional learning hours required to achieve an individual unit. Qualifications will be made up of groups of units and SSCs, together with Awarding Bodies, will have a key role to play, both in the development of units which are fit for purpose and in the development of qualifications. It is not yet clear how NOS will fit into the new Qualifications and Credit Framework but it seems likely that qualifications will be of different forms depending on their purpose: • Competence based (as NOS are at present). • Knowledge based (as VRQs are at present). • A mixture of knowledge based and competence based. Current NOS review and development projects relating to the children’s workforce include: • A review of NOS for learning, development and support services for children, young people and those who care for them. This covers Education Welfare services, Learning Mentor Services and Connexions. The latter two are England- only in terms of the job roles but functionally, the NOS will apply across the UK. This work is being carried out in cooperation with the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). • Revision of NOS for Registered Managers in Adult Social Care and Managers in Residential Childcare, in partnership with Skills for Care and Development. 25 See the NQF levels descriptors: xxx.xxx.xxx.xx/000_00000.xxxx • Revision of NOS for commissioning, procurement and contracting for the Social care, children, early years and young people’s workforce, undertaken in partnership wit...
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Related to National Occupational Standards

  • NATIONAL STANDARDS This Agreement will not operate so as to cause any employee to suffer a reduction in ordinary time earnings or in national standards, such as national standard hours of work (38), annual leave or long service leave or any other standard which has been established by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC).

  • Operational Standards Customer shall furnish, install, operate and maintain in good order and repair, all without cost to the City, all equipment required for the safe operation of the Facility in parallel with the City’s electric distribution system. This includes, but is not limited to, equipment necessary to:

  • Professional Standards The Contractor agrees to maintain the professional standards applicable to its profession and to Contractors doing business in the United States Virgin Islands.

  • International Standards 1. Each Party shall use relevant international standards, to the extent provided in Article 2.4 of the TBT Agreement, as a basis for its technical regulations.

  • Environmental and Social Standards 1. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Association.

  • Environmental Standards If the contract amount set forth in this Contract is in excess of $100,000, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7606), section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (2 C.F.R. Part 1532), which prohibit the use under non-exempt Federal contracts of facilities included on the EPA List of Violating Facilities. The Contractor shall report any violations of this paragraph to the State of Indiana and to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Enforcement.

  • Technical Standards The Generation System shall be installed and operated by the Interconnection Customer consistent with the requirements of this Agreement; the Technical Requirements; the applicable requirements located in the National Electrical Code (NEC); the applicable standards published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); and local building and other applicable ordinances in effect at the time of the installation of the Generation System.

  • Applicable Technical Standards The Applicable Technical Requirements and Standards that apply to the Customer Facility and the Interconnection Facilities are identified in Schedule D to this ISA.

  • ETHICAL STANDARDS a. Distributor and each of its sub-distributors will comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, will not have its directors, officers or employees, directly or indirectly, offer, promise or pay any bribes or other improper payments for the purposes of promoting and/or selling Products to any individual, corporation, government official or agency or other entity. No gift, benefit or contribution in any way related to MEC or the promotion and/or sale of Products will be made to political or public officials or candidates for public office or to political organizations, regardless of whether such contributions are permitted by local laws.

  • Safety Standards Performance of the Contract for all commodities or contractual services must comply with requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and other applicable State of Florida and federal requirements.

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