Developing an occupational standard
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How to develop the occupational standard for a new occupation which provides the basis for a new apprenticeship, T Level and other technical qualifications.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
How to develop the occupational standard for a new occupation which provides the basis for a new apprenticeship, T Level and other technical qualifications. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Occupational standard requirements
- Short, concise and clear
- Clear occupational profile
- Define occupational competence
- Align with regulatory requirements and professional recognition
- Knowledge, skills and behaviours
- How to write good KSBs
- Engage with your industry
- Statutory regulated occupations
- English and maths requirements
- Mandated qualifications
- Professional recognition
Source and licence
Skills England
AttributionSkills England, ‘Developing an occupational standard’ (updated 2 June 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026