1. National Occupational Standards
Unit 3 Employability and Professional Development
HND in Computing and Systems Development

2. e-skills
“e-skills UK is making sure Britain is getting the technology skills it needs to succeed”
“As the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology, we work on behalf of employers to develop the software, internet, computer gaming, IT services and business change expertise necessary to thrive in today’s global digital economy”
Accessed 7/10/2014

3. National Occupational Standards (NOS)
e-skills UK is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for IT & Telecoms professionals and the NOS for IT users.
These:
outline the specific skills needed for a variety of IT & Telecoms-related job roles
were developed with employers to make sure they are relevant to the real world
are used for writing job descriptions, assessing staff, developing training programmes and more

4. NOS
NOS are National because they can be used in every part of the UK where the functions are carried out.
NOS are Occupational because they describe the performance required of an individual when carrying out functions in the workplace, i.e. in their occupation (as a plumber, police officer, production engineer etc).
NOS are Standards because they are statements of effective performance which have been agreed by a representative sample of employers and other key stakeholders and approved by the UK NOS Panel.

5. IT Professional Standards 4.0
Architecture, analysis and design
Business change
Information management and security
IT Project Management
IT Service Management and Delivery
Sales and Marketing
Solution Development and Implementation
Transferable competencies

6. What is specified for each discipline
Each discipline sub-divided
For each sub discipline:
Overview of what it is
The competencies required by level
Level 3 - assist, follow
Level 4 – perform
Level 5 – plan and prepare
Level 6 – manage
Performance criteria and knowledge required

7. Architecture, analysis and design
Systems architecture
Data analysis
Human needs analysis
Systems analysis
Data design
Human computer interaction design
Systems design
IT/technology infrastructure design

8. Solution development and implementation
Systems development
Software development
IT/technology solution testing
Systems integration
IT/technology systems installation
Software development process improvement

9. Transferable competencies
Personal
Business
Leadership

10. Activity Use the e-skills website
Review the disciplines and select the one that matches your desired career
Build a list of level 2 required performance criteria and knowledge
Add the level 2 ones from Personal Development
This forms the basis of your personal development portfolio