Current Projects

NOS are developed in partnership with the Construction Industry Council (CIC). Generally, development work relating to ‘Craft and Operative’ occupations is carried out by the Standards and Qualifications team within ConstructionSkills, and development work relating to 'Technical, Supervisory and Management' occupations is carried out by CIC.

ConstructionSkills is embarking on a development and review programme throughout 2008 that will include the following projects.

• Revise mandatory/generic NOS to remove ‘Fire Extinguisher’ competency requirement and insert into relevant specific NOS or suites as required by occupations
• Review/Revision of NOS, Recommended Qualification Structures, Key/Core Skills Signposting and Assessment Strategy for:
  Highways Maintenance
  Heritage Skills
  Steelfixing Occupations
  Transportation
  Site Setting Out
• Develop new NOS, Recommended Qualification Structures, Key/Core Skill Signposting and Assessment Strategy for:
  Reinforcing Structures with Composite Materials
• Develop new NOS for:
  Cosmetic Repair
  Innovative Methods of Construction

If you would like to provide feedback relating to these or other Construction NOS you can do this via the online NOS Consultation Questionnaire

For more information regarding these projects or general craft and operative construction NOS enquiries please contact the Standards and Qualifications Manager at: nos.enquiry@cskills.org .

Periodically additional feedback questionnaires and draft standards will also be available here:

Heritage Skills - Wood Occupations

• Heritage Skills - Wood Occupations questionnaire (587kb PDF Document)
• Heritage Skills - Wood Occupations questionnaire (420kb Word Document)
• All Heritage Skills Wood occupations standards (999kb PDF Document)

Heritage Skills - Decorative Occupations

• Heritage Skills - Decorative Occupations questionnaire (518kb PDF Document)
• Heritage Skills - Decorative Occupations questionnaire (384kb Word Document)
• All Painting and Decorating Standards (1277kb PDF Document)

Heritage Skills - Masonry Brickwork or Earthen Structures

• Heritage Skills – Masonry, Brickwork or Earthen Structures questionnaire (513kb PDF Document)
• Heritage Skills – Masonry, Brickwork or Earthen Structures questionnaire (381kb Word Document)
• All Stone Masonry route standards (1142kb PDF Document)

Heritage Skills - Wall and Floor Tiling

• Heritage Skills – Wall and Floor Tiling questionnaire (339kb PDF Document)
• Heritage Skills – Wall and Floor Tiling questionnaire (244kb Word Document)
• All Heritage Skills Wall and Floor tiling standards (604kb PDF Document)

Steelfixing

• Steelfixing Draft Standard (785kb PDF Document)

Highways Maintenance

• Highways Maintenance: Natural Stone Surfacing Questionnaire (122kb PDF Document)
• Highways Maintenance: Natural Stone Surfacing Questionnaire (154kb Word Document)

Fibre Reinforced Polymers

• Fibre Reinforced Polymers Questionnaire (121kb PDF Document)
• Fibre Reinforced Polymers Questionnaire (219kb Word Document)

Incident Support Unit Operative

• Incident Support Unit Operative Questionnaire (119kb PDF Document)
• Incident Support Unit Operative Questionnaire (206kb Word Document)

Innovative modern methods

• Innovative modern methods questionnaire (39kb PDF Document)
• Innovative modern methods questionnaire (79kb Word Document)

Please remember to submit any feedback by the close date shown in the questionnaire. For further information contact Carole Mountain on 01485 577488