Redrafting during 2007 has resulted in a number of changes, in particular

• greater emphasis on risk management and diversity
• reducing repetition through a unified knowledge and understanding specification
• simplifying the language
• developing colourful, user-friendly designs to encourage use of the standards for a wide range of purposes.

Following three months of online consultation, plus events throughout the UK, further revisions have been made to the standards which were approved by the Project Steering Group on 19 February 2008, subject to some minor amendments. The new Standards for Managing Volunteers, together with revised NVQ and SVQ frameworks, were accredited by the UK regulatory bodies in July 2008.

To download your copy of the National Occupational Standards for Managing Volunteers and for guidance on how to use them, go to the UK Workforce Hub website.