1、February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,1,National Occupational Standards for Applied Psychology - who is competent to do what?,Ray Miller Chair, Professional Practice Board, BPS,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,2,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,3,A short history lesson,1990 - feasibility project for occupational
2、standards in Level 5 NVQ/SVQ Mid 90s - Level 5 NVQ exemplar project 1998 - National Occupational Standards for Applied Psychology (Generic) No approval sought for NVQ/SVQs NOS basis for defining competence 2001 - Review of NOS,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,4,Why Occupational Standards?,European harm
3、onisation Government training and education agenda Employers need for competence Professional self regulation Development of training options Statutory Regulation Continuing professional development Re-accreditation,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,5,What is competence?,The assurance that an individual
4、 can complete a specified task to the required standard.,Knowledge + Skills + Supervised Practice + Review,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,6,Key Purpose,To develop and apply psychological principles, knowledge, models and methods in an ethical and scientific way in order to promote the development, we
5、ll being and effectiveness of individuals, groups, organizations and society,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,7,Key Roles,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,8,Model for development,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,9,Acquiring competence,Occupational CompetenceRequired Performance - what?Occupational Context -
6、where? Learning SpecificationKnowledgeSkills Assessment SpecificationEvidence Requirements - portfolioAssessment Strategy - methods/ criteria,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,10,Training,Competence based Maps requirements for different Divisions Fits core competencies model (rather than core placement)
7、 Greater flexibility in approach (routes/ levels) Possibility of modular/ in service/ part time Consistent and coherent across routes Provides comparisons across Divisions,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,11,Professional regulation,Sets minimum standard for Chartering/ Statutory Regulation Specificatio
8、n of limits of competence Explicit criteria for re-accreditation Accreditation of other learning and experience (e.g. overseas training) Boundaries with other professions,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,12,Continuing professional development,Sets standard for maintaining competence Comparison between
9、previous standards and current requirements Additional competencies or contexts can be acquired (e.g. Management/ Teaching) Clear relationship between CPD and service requirements (and pay? Agenda for Change) Lateral transfer - career change - explicit requirements,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,13,E
10、mployment,Understanding job roles (and pay?) Basis for job specification Basis for employee specification/ recruitment Template for service related development and training Management of skill mix and governance Workforce planning/ forecasting Workforce development (PDP),February 2004,Ray Miller: NO
11、S,14,Where do we go from here?,Final Generic Standards available from BPS Divisions map existing training requirements to Standards What is the same? What is different? Agreeing terminology Standardising the benchmarks/ assessment Do we need Divisions? Who is competent to do what?,February 2004,Ray
12、Miller: NOS,15,Six step program,Contextualise NOS/ language simplification Express qualifications in NOS terms Course accreditation criteria in NOS terms Develop NOS as criteria for registration (consultation with HPC) Develop software to provide easy access to standards and applications CPD “output
13、s” project link to NOS,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,16,Who is competent to do what?,Increasing convergence of competence across some Divisions (DCP, DCoP, DHP) Development of modular, extended, partial, shared training Impact of CPD career pathway Safe practice or gold standard? Do adjectival titles reliably reflect competence? Need for the individual competence portfolio related to job requirements?,February 2004,Ray Miller: NOS,17,The competent psychologist,
