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It was officially announced recently that new NOS (National Occupational Standards) for Nail Services have been formally approved. See the Press Release HERE<\/a>. This news received a great response but also lots of questions about what they actually are. Is it good news? Does it mean that the industry is now regulated? Do we need them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before I answer those questions let me explain exactly what they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is text taken directly from The National Occupational Standards Website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA National Occupational Standard (NOS) is a document that describes the knowledge, skills and understanding an individual needs to be competent at a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the completed and approved NOS are kept on a database \u2013 https:\/\/www.ukstandards.org.uk\/. This is easily accessible and allows people to search for the different jobs they are interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A NOS Strategy document is available that sets out the overall policy for NOS. To help develop the products there are two documents, the NOS Quality Criteria and a NOS Guide for Developers. The relevant documents are attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOS can be used in many different ways for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n