OMYogaUK_December_2016

A review to work towards National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Hatha yoga

teachers in the UK – which is being part-funded by the British Wheel of Yoga – has

caused quite a storm. Here, we invite a number of different yoga schools

and organisations to have their say

What’s it all about?

We invited Skills Active to put forward

some guidance or an introduction

on the NOS topic exclusively for OM

readers. Unfortunately, because of

the volume of enquiries it has had

to deal with on the matter since the

NOS initiative was launched, the

organisation was unable to offer any

specific comment or article. Instead, we

are summarising a few key points from

the proposals as outlined in the initial

Skills Active review document, from

Caroline Larissey, its head of standards

and qualifications:

The yoga

standards

controversy

Te acher zone

The Sector Skills Council for Active

Leisure, Learning and Wellbeing

Skills Active 8, Grosvenor Place,

Belgravia, London SW1X 7SH

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.skillsactive.com

23 September 2016

To whom it may concern

Re: Yoga National Occupational Standards

SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council for

Active Leisure, Learning and Wellbeing;

licenced and officially recognised by

Government. Sector Skills Councils are

independent, employer-led, UK-wide

organisations and are committed to working

in partnership across the four nations

to create the conditions for increased

employer investment in skills which will

drive enterprise, create jobs and lead to

sustainable economic growth.

National Occupational Standards

(NOS) describe the skills, knowledge and

understanding needed to undertake

a particular task or job to a nationally

recognised level of competence. National

Occupational Standards are benchmarks

of performance. They provide the means

for assessing performance in a job: they

are work-related statements of the ability,

knowledge, understanding and experience

that an individual should have to carry

out key tasks effectively. Anyone in an

occupation covered by NOS can use them

to determine what level of competence is

required and more importantly whether