Standards Developments
Skillset develops and maintains a whole suite of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the majority of occupations across the creative media industries.
NOS provide a clear description of what you need to be able do in order to perform your job competently. They consist of a detailed breakdown of the tasks, knowledge and skills needed for effective performance within a job role, including any statutory or legal responsibilities.
Covering areas such as Production (Film & TV), Animal Training, Camera, Interactive Media & Computer Games, these standards are available free of charge to employers, trainers, freelancers and anyone interested in the skills and competences of the jobs in our industries. You can use them to plan your career, develop job descriptions, recruit skilled staff, or design training courses and development schemes... and up to 
115 such uses!
Do you want to know more about standards, if so click here to find the list of FAQs and find out everything you ever wanted to know about standards.
In addition to Skillset's standards there are other NOS that would be relevant to common practices within the audio visual industries. These include Management & Leadership standards, IT users skills standards. to name but a few... find out more here.
Click here to see a list of Skillset's National Occupational Standards.
Use of Standards
You can compare your performance to these nationally developed benchmarks of good practice. Standards will help you to be very clear about what you need to achieve. They are outcome based - describing WHAT needs to be done, and specifying HOW to do it, in a not prescriptive manner.
Read MoreStandards for Freelancers
Skillset has developed a simple checklist to allow you to review your existing skills against the skills you will need in the future helping you to develop a personalised plan to give your career that final push it needs!
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Everything you ever wanted to know about standards!
Read MoreNew Marketing, Communication & Sales national standards launched
The Marketing and Sales Standards Setting Body (MSSSB) has launched its new National Standards for the Marketing, Marketing Communications, Sales and Telesales sectors.
Read MoreCross Sector Standards
Cross Sector standards focus on key generic areas of competence such as administration, management and leadership, IT user skills and business enterprise.
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