National Occupational Standards for Trustees

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These occupational standards were produced in 2006 to encourage good governance throughout the voluntary and community sector. They set out the key responsibilities of trustees and management committee members in a competence framework, grouping the standards into four units, namely:

  1. Safeguard and promote the values and mission of the voluntary or community organisation.
  1. Determine the strategy and structure of the voluntary or community organisation.
  1. Ensure the voluntary or community organisation operates in an effective, responsible and accountable manner.
  1. Ensure the effective functioning of the voluntary or community organisation’s board of trustees.

These standards can be used to check, over time, that trustees are carrying out their role effectively and to identify any knowledge they need to acquire or skills they need to develop.