Playwork National Occupational Standards Review: Consultation response form Survey

Please use the questions below to share your responses to the draft NOS, Functional Map and Glossary. For more information on the NOS Review process please download NOS information sheet #4 [add link]

Where referencing individual NOS please state:

The NOS Code (starting PWNC)
Performance Criteria (PC* 1,2, 3, etc)
Knowledge (K* 1,2,3 etc)

Please complete and submit the form by Friday 1 May 2026.

Q1 Functional map

Do you have any comments on the broad NOS titles and functions within the Functional Map?

Are there any key functions missing? Please provide detail.

Q2. Playwork NOS Glossary

The glossary is intended to clarify terminology, especially where multiple terms are in use across the four nations. Please use this space to comment on the usefulness of the glossary and highlight any issues with terminology and definitions.

Is there anything missing from the Glossary? Please provide detail.

Q3. Support Playworker NOS (prefix PWNC20*)

Does this suite of four NOS describe the skills and knowledge for the role of a support playworker as you understand it?

Is there anything missing from this suite of NOS? Please provide detail.

Q4. Playworker NOS (prefix PWNC30*)

Does this suite of five NOS describe the skills and knowledge for the role of a playworker as you understand it?

Is there anything missing from this suite of NOS? Please provide detail.

Q5. Playwork Manager NOS (prefix PWNC40*)

Does this suite of six NOS describe the skills and knowledge for the role of a playwork manager as you understand it?

Is there anything missing from this suite of NOS? Please provide detail.

Q6. Safeguarding NOS

Each suite of NOS uses a generic safeguarding unit from the Social Services suite and refers to safeguarding for children and adults. This will help with making the resulting Scottish Vocational Qualification a registerable playwork qualification.

How suitable are these for playwork?

Q7. Optional units

We have developed a range of optional units. These are important knowledge and skills that may not be undertaken by all job roles.

Do you have any comments on the content of the Optional Units?

Can you identify any other functions that could be developed as optional units? Please provide detail.

Q8. We have asked a number of questions here. Is there anything else you would like to comment on regarding the draft NOS?

Please provide your details

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