About the National Occupational Standards Explorer

e-skills UK set and manage the NOS for IT, Telecoms and Contact Centres. Occupational standards describe the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to undertake a particular task or job to a nationally recognised level of competence.

Find out how National Occupational Standards (NOS) can be used.

Browse: National Occupational Standards areas or Areas of Competence

Or view the sub components: Knowledge and Skill components

NEW! NOS revision

We are currently consulting on revised standards for IT User, IT Professional and Telecoms sectors. For details visit http://nos2008.e-skills.com/

Please register to view and comment on the standards as a whole or on individual areas of competence.