National Occupational Standards (NOS) Case Studies
Our Catalogue of National Occupational Standards Case Studies illustrates some examples of the wide range of uses of NOS by employers across a variety of sectors.
Case Studies
The following are case studies commissioned by the Welsh Government in 2014.
- Rubicon Dance has embedded National Occupational Standards (NOS) within its successful Dance Leadership Training and Mentoring Programme, its internal human resources processes, and its continuous professional development (CPD) activities.
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board – A competence based approach to developing administration capacity to support locality working
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board – A competence based approach to developing our workforce
- Bridgend County Borough Council Youth Service
- Owen and Palmer Ltd, Electrical Contractors - Apprenticeships
- Gwynedd Council - NOS underpinning training and professional development in the Social Work sector
- NewLink Wales – Organisational Development
- RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services - Apprenticeships
- Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council – Recruitment for a Health and Social Care QCF Internal Quality Assurer/Assessor
- Rhondda Cynon Taff Country Borough Council - Using Health & Social Care NOS in Learning and Development Programmes
- Wales and West Utilities Ltd – Training
- Wales Blood Service – National Occupational Standards as a tool in the creation of Competency Assessments for Intraoperative Cell Salvage
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The BBC has used NOS to target skills gaps and set up its apprenticeship scheme.
How NOS has set the benchmark for trainees at Neath Dental Centre and ensures staff have the correct knowledge
How NOS has helped set the standards for customer service, management skills and workshop skills by Trefnant Garage