Youth Access

New Advice Standards Consultation

28 March, 2008

25 October 2005

New Standards for Advising young people

Deadline – 30th November

Public consultation on the NOS (National Occupational Standards for Advice) standards will run till the end of November. The 33 Generic standards and the 14 knowledge units are now posted on the NOS website, please try and find time to have a look and pass any comments on through email or by telephone or by attending one of 3 workshops focusing on the Advice for Young People strand being run in London (26th October), York (2nd November) and Birmingham (23rd November). You can find further details at: www.nos4advice.org.uk

All these units have been developed in consultation with focus groups of experienced practitioners from the relevant area. The NOS Standards Steering Group (SSG) representing the major advice networks will have the final say on the standards. Youth Access sitting on the SSG has been arguing long and hard that the knowledge and skills needed to engage with young people are very specific and are not ‘just the same as dealing with any other vulnerable client group’.

Please read the full details and Have your say!

Read Draft consultation: Unit LAYP: Providing Specialist Legal Advice to Young People

Download NOS consultation response form

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