Energy & Utility Skills: Help Shape National Standards And Scottish Qualifications For Water

National Occupational Standards (NOS) review

Energy & Utility Skills invites employers, training providers and professional bodies to review the revised Water Leakage and Detection Control National Occupational Standards (NOS).

NOS describe what an individual needs to do and needs to know to perform a work activity, including the skills, knowledge and understanding required. They are applicable across the UK and can be used in the development of in-house training programmes, plus they are a key component for qualifications and apprenticeship frameworks in the devolved nations.

With support and input from industry stakeholders, the Water Leakage and Detection Control NOS suite has been updated to ensure they reflect current working practices within the industry.

Get Involved

Following a series of industry workshops to draft the revised NOS units, stakeholders from across the UK are invited to review and comment on the NOS to ensure they reflect industry best practice.

To access the online consultation and provide your feedback, please click on the below link (external link opens in new window):

• Revised Leakage Detection and Control NOS

The NOS Consultation is open until 5pm Friday 28 November 2025

Scottish Qualification Review

Using NOS as building blocks, we’ve also worked with industry to draft a suite of revised Scottish Qualification structures.

Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) are work-based qualifications which guarantee that someone can do their job well and to the national standards for their sector.

Get involved

Industry stakeholders are invited to review and comment on the following draft Scottish Qualifications structures (external Microsoft Form opens in new window):

• Revised SVQ in Network Construction Operations (Water) SCQF Level 5
• Revised Network Construction Operations (Water) Qualification SCQF Level 6
• Revised Designing Water Networks Qualification SCQF Level 6
• Revised Controlling Process Operations (Water) Qualification SCQF Level 6
• Revised Leakage Control (Water) Qualification at SCQF Level 6

These Qualification Consultations are open until 5pm Friday 21 November 2025.  The Consultation on the Leakage Detection Consultation will be open alongside the NOS consultation, until 28 November.

If you have any questions or would like more information about our programme of NOS, Qualification and Apprenticeship Framework review, please contact us at standardsreview@euskills.co.uk.

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