We are inviting all stakeholders to provide their feedback on updates across 22 National Occupational Standards. The standards all sit within the youth justice suite and were last reviewed in 2017.

The consultation accessed below contains links to all the standards so that you can review them and offer your feedback.

Take part in the consultation - English

Take part in the consultation - Welsh

The consultation is open now and will close midday 17 December.

What do the standards cover?

The youth justice suite contains standards which sit across business sectors, much as the multi-agency youth justice system itself does. The main groups are:

  • Community justice
  • Public protection
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Addressing and preventing challenging behaviour
  • Education and welfare services
  • Restorative justice.

The majority of standards relate to addressing and preventing challenging behaviour.

Youth justice worker with youth

What are National Occupational Standards?

A National Occupational Standard (NOS) is a document that describes the knowledge, skills and understanding an individual needs to be competent at a job. They are statements of the standards of performance which individuals must achieve for effective performance in the workplace.

Employers use National Occupational Standards as a common language to support and facilitate consistency, standardisation, transferability and interoperability. They have a variety of important uses for both individuals and organisations, including being used in the development of job roles or service design, training and qualifications, or as a measure of workplace competence.

Find out more in our fact sheet