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National occupational standards for other support staff roles

The TDA represents the training and development needs of the schools sector; other bodies also represent many job roles in schools. 

The TDA is committed to working with these organisations to ensure the specific needs of school staff are considered when standards and qualifications are developed.

An example of this is our work with the Council for Administration (CfA) to support the development of a new national occupational standard specifically for administrative staff in schools.  This unit can be taken on its own or as part of a level 3 NVQ in administration. You can find more information about the specialist standard on the CfA’s website.   

Another example of cross-sector work is the development of an integrated qualifications framework for the children’s workforce.

If you would like to know more about the sector skills councils and sector bodies and how they can help you, visit the Sector Skills Development Agency site.