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UNIT 1



                IDENTIFYING OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS







                Activity 1
                                                                                                    Table 1

                LOOKING FOR THE STANDARDS AROUND YOU                                                Occupational Standards Structure


                                                                                                             Occupational standards may be called by different names
                STEP 1
                Click on this link and select your country to find out more about the external
                factors, the challenges and demographics of VET training in your country.           National Occupational      National Qualifications         Standards for
                                                                                                           Standards                                           Qualifications
                STEP 2
                Read carefully point 10. Shaping VET qualifications. Then, look at Table 1.
                Occupational Standards Structure and check the info you have read:

                     •    Is there a connection between the labour market and these                 Occupational standards may have different structures, but as a minimum
                          standards?
                                                                                                                 Knowledge                                   Skills
                     •    How are they structured?

                     •    On whom do they depend?


                     •    Are employers involved in this structure?
                                                                                                                   Occupational standards may be developed by

                                                                                                                          Employment
                                                                                                    VET Institutions                            Employers         Combinations
                                                                                                                             Services
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