National Occupational Standards for (NOS) are approved for Nails

Habia has announced that the recent review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Nails has been approved and published by the Government. As part of the Habia’s standard setting role, it worked with industry employers to form the Expert Working Group, who’s remit was to review the existing NOS, then update and agree the changes necessary to ensure the NOS are reflective of industry changes to maintain and improve standards of practice.

The new NOS, published this week, have been written by a group of professional employer experts to ensure they respond to the developments in the rapidly growing nail industry. The draft NOS went out to public consultation in December, so views from the boarder sector and industry were captured and fed into the review of the nail standards.

Commenting on the review of the standards, Joan Scott, Chair of Habia says, “Despite a very challenging year for the sector, we’re delighted the review of the national standards hasn’t been delayed. The nail standards have been updated by employers to ensure they reflect the recent changes in the nail industry. Special thanks go to all the employers who contributed their valuable time and knowledge to be involved in this important project, both as part of the expert working groups (EWG) and also all those that provided feedback during the consultation process.”

Joan Scott – chair of Habia

Diane Hey, employer & chair of the overall NOS Steering Group adds,  “We are delighted with the approval and publication of the seven suites of National Occupational Standards (NOS), it has been a privilege to Chair the process. I would like to thank all of our colleagues, experts and EWG Chairs for their diligence and commitment to ensuring these NOS are complete and reflective of developments in each of the key aspects of the sector. These suites have brought new modalities forward, have established the level of practise standard expected, are fully inclusive and have been a monumental achievement! Thank you to all involved.”

Marian Newman BEM, chair FNP

Nail expert, Marian Newman, BEM, chaired the Expert Working Group for the Nails Suite noting,  “I’m delighted that the NOS for Nail Services have been reviewed and approved this year. They will bring this sector up to date for 2021 and beyond. I was very honoured to have been a part of this long and very careful process and would like to thank Habia and the NOS team for making this happen so efficiently.”

Find out more about the NOS for Nails here :    https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/About-nos