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National Occupational Standards for Interactive Media and Computer Games

As a Sector Skills Council, one of Skillset's main roles is to develop and maintain National Occupational Standards (NOS) for all occupations in this sector.

These Standards define the skills, qualifications and experience required to work in Interactive Media and Computer Games and can be used to plan your career, develop job descriptions, recruit skilled staff, or design training courses and development schemes. Developed by industry practitioners, employers and other key stakeholders the standards show exactly what is required of professionals in the industry.

Download the entire suite of standards:
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Occupational Standards for Interactive Media and Computer Games


Download the Welsh language version of the entire suite of standards:
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Occupational Standards for Interactive Media and Computer Games Welsh version


Download individual units:
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM1 Work effectively in interactive media
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM2 Obtain assets for use in interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM3 Prepare assets for use in interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM5 Design user interfaces for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM6 use authoring tools to create interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM7 Code scripts to provide functionality for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM8 Determine the implementation of designs for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM9 Provide creative and strategic direction for interactive media projects
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM10 Initiate interactive media projects
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM11 Manage intellectual property rights
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM12 Devise and evaluate user testing of interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM13 Conduct user testing of interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM15 Write and edit copy for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM16 Plan content for web and multimedia products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM17 Architect interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM18 Use mark-up in interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM19 Use style-sheets in interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM20 Design electronic games
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM21 Program electronic games to develop functionality
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM22 Test electronic games
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM23 Create narrative scripts for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM24 Create 2D animations for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM27 Create sound effects for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM28 Create music for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM29 Direct asset production for interactive media products
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM30 Optimise web pages for search engines
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIM31 Manage online communities

Please note that competencies relating to project management and other business skills, self management, asset creation (e.g. graphic design, illustration, shooting and editing video, recording sound etc.) and computer programming are covered in the 'Supporting Units' section, since they have a wider applicability than just interactive media.

For further details please contact our Standards Team on 020 7713 9800. 

 




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