Civil Contingencies NOS
Civil Contingencies National Occupational Standards: Approved November 2008
Skills for Justice would like to thank everyone who supported and contributed to developing National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Civil Contingencies.
Every year, across the UK, the focus on emergency planning, response and recovery intensifies. As a consequence, the level of expertise required of teams across local and national government, the emergency services, commercial organisations, utilities and the voluntary sector, continue to rise. More is expected of emergency services and the people who work in these areas.
National Occupational Standards
NOS describe competent performance in terms of outcomes. Today, NOS are an indispensable tool for managing a highly skilled workforce. They are used in a variety of ways to support individual and organisational development and quality assurance at all levels. They provide benchmarks of good practice across the UK.
The NOS for Civil Contingencies are particularly relevant to category 1 and 2 responders e.g. police, fire and rescue services, health bodies, local authorities, environment bodies, utilities, transport, oil and chemical industries, and security providers as well as not-for-profit agencies. They are also relevant to individuals and organisations that have a role in civil protection such as those involved in communications, social care, and business management.
The Civil Contingencies NOS fully support integrated and partnership working. They encourage individuals to work in co-operation with other agencies and to manage and share information to support civil protection decision making.
As a result of the work, 18 new NOS have been developed to describe the core functions for preparing for, responding to and assisting recovery from emergencies. In addition to the new draft NOS, a number of other existing NOS have been identified as relevant to this occupational area including NOS selected from
Management and Leadership
Managing Volunteers
Learning and Development
For your information and reference the final approved NOS can be accessed using the links below:
For more information contact Julie Benson by email at julie.benson@skillsforjustice.com|.
