Applications of NOS
Because NOS form a ready-made, nationally agreed set of competencies, they can be deployed to support the organsiation to:
- Become a learning organisation
- Enhance the skills of management
- Gain external recognition through Charter Mark, Investors in People, etc.
- Improve customer care
- Make the most of your staff
- Plan your organisation's operations
- Re-organise the department
- Set and achieve quality standards
- Set standards for recruitment, performance and development for both individuals and teams.
Specific applications for the NOS can include:
- Appraisal schemes
- Learning and development programmes
- Definitions of your work standards
- Job descriptions and person specifications
- Organisational planning.
- Objectives for training
- Specifications for what teams must achieve.
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