Yoga Teacher National Occupational Standards

Focus group

• England • Wales• Scotland• Northern Ireland• Online – Webinar

Welcome and Introductions

Yoga Teachers Occupational Standards Project Team

• Caroline Larissey – Head of Standards and Qualifications

• Tracey James – Development Officer

• Steering Group Members

• Expert Working Group Members

• National Government Representative

Agenda

1 Welcome and introductions whom

2 Overview of Yoga NOS development Caroline Larissey

3 Group Review Activity All

4 Plenary Caroline Larissey

5 Next Steps Caroline Larissey

6 Close

Focus group Questionnaire

• Please record all your thoughts and suggestions

• These are anonymous or you can include your name – Your choice

• All comments are recorded on to the consultation report

• All copies must be handed in at the end of the session

• Spare copies are available for you take with you at the end of the session

What are NOS?

A National Occupational Standard describes what an individual needs to do, know, and understand in order to competently carry

out a particular job or function

Key outcomesUnderpinning knowledge

Competency frameworks

Job descriptions / requirements

Individual performance& appraisal

Focused training & development

Career planning & progression

Qualifications

Potential uses of NOS?

NOS Development

Research and Analysis of Sector / Occupation Needs

Functional Analysis

Identification of Existing NOS

Development of NOS

Approval of NOS

Maintaining Relevance & Currency of NOS

Promotion and Support for NOS

Evaluation of NOS

The development of National Occupational Standards

Steering group

Expert working groups

National consultation

Analysis

Expert working group SA

Project Team

Functional Analysis - NOS

1) Find existing NOS

2) Review existing NOS

3) Develop new NOS

4) A combination of above

The functional analysis provides a framework for the area of work. The

next stage is to populate the functional analysis with NOS. This will

involve:

Functional mappingRole: Key Purpose

-key purpose

of the sector,

occupation

or role

Main Function - What

needs to happen to

achieve the Key

Purpose?’

‘What needs to happen to achieve each main

function?’

NOS ref and title

Yoga Teacher Demonstrate

and teach

yoga to

Participants

Professional

development

Plan, implement and undertake your continuing professional development in yoga

SKAY1 plan and implement your continuing

professional development in yoga

Ensure health, safety,

welfare and

security

identify hazards and assess risks to health, safety and security

SKAY2 Maintain the health, safety, welfare and

security of participants and staff continue to develop and maintain normal and emergency operating procedures

continue to maintain and improve procedures for the protection of participants

Deliver yoga sessions collect and analyse relevant information and agree objectives with participants

SKAY3 Prepare yourself and participants to take part in yoga sessions

plan safe and effective yoga sessions

Lead, manage and adapt

yoga sessions

prepare yourself and participants for yoga practice SKAY4 Lead, manage and adapt a yoga sessions

lead and manage yoga sessionsmonitor, adapt and review progress of yoga sessions

Imported NOS

Role: Key Purpose -key

purpose of the sector,

occupation or role

Main Function - What needs to happen to

achieve the Key Purpose?’

‘What needs to happen to achieve each main

function?’

NOS ref and title

Yoga Teacher Demonstrate and

teach yoga to

Participants

Support the work of your team and

organisation

improve your own performance SKAAL8 Support the work of your team and

organisation

work effectively with your colleagues

promote your organisation to others

Facilitate participants to adopt and maintain

a more physically active lifestyle

establish a rapport with participants and their reasons for undertaking physical activity SKAAL15 Facilitate participants to adopt and

maintain a more physically active lifestylework with participants to increase their participation levels of physical activity

Work with clients to develop and maintain adherence strategies

Yoga Practice – Terms of Reference

For the purpose of proposed NOS for Yoga

• The word Yoga come from the Sanskrit word “yuj” which means to “join” or “unite”. There are many forms of yoga, which are linked to different traditions and texts many of which come from India.

• In the West, and in the context of this suite of National Occupational Standards, Yoga is understood to be primarily the paths of Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga – the Yoga, which includes, but is not limited to, breath and body practices, and the Yoga of meditation. Through postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama), concentration (pratyahara), single pointedness (dharana), mindfulness and relaxation the body and mind are brought into, balance/harmony providing a powerful tool for physical and mental health.

• The principle text of Hatha Yoga is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika attributed to Sage Svatmarama. Hatha Yoga is often considered as the preparatory practice for Raja Yoga as laid out in Patanjali’sYogasutras. This text defines the process of yoga as a settling of the mind, leading to meditation and expanded awareness

• The ‘classical’ concept of Yoga is underpinned by ethics set out by Patanjali in the Yamas and Niyamas. For some, Classic Yoga practice is primarily considered as a path to spiritual enlightenment, whereas modern yoga classes take a wide variety of forms and may have multiple purposes, including promoting fitness and health, relieving common ailments, enhancing quality of life and managing stress.

NOS Components

- Title- Unique Reference Number (URN)- Overview- Performance Criteria (PC)- Knowledge and Understanding Criteria (KU)- Scope/Range – relating to PC and/or KU - Values - Behaviours - Skills - Glossary - Links to other NOS

Title

It is important that the NOS Title uses language that:• is accurate and descriptive• continues to follow the convention of ‘verb’, ‘object’ and,

where necessary, ‘context/condition’• points to an assessable outcome which is valued by

employers

Example – Page 43

SKAY4 Lead, manage and adapt a yoga sessions

The NOS Overview must reflect a summary of the NOS content, so that a person reading it can decide at the onset whether it may be relevant to them before checking the detail of the NOS itself.

Overview

Example Overview

This standard is about leading, managing, monitoring, adapting and reviewing a progressive yoga programme for a range of participants.

The main outcomes of this standard are:1. Prepare yourself and participants for yoga practice2. Lead and manage yoga sessions3. Monitor, adapt and review progress of yoga sessions

This standard is for yoga teachers delivering yoga practice.

Performance Criteria

• Performance Criteria (PC) set the standard of performance

• when we know what the NOS title is, we can ask ‘What needs to happen to achieve this?’

• the phrase ‘you must be able to’ is often used as a lead-in to the performance criteria in a NOS

Example Performance criteriaYou must be able to:Prepare yourself and participants for yoga practice

1. Ensure that you are fully prepared to lead the sessions and yoga practice 2. Prepare the environment to enable safe participation for all participants3. Identify hazards and assess the risk of these hazards actually causing harm4. Ensure that participants are fully prepared to take part in the sessions5. Refer any health, safety or welfare issues in accordance with legal requirements and organisational policies and procedures

Scope/ range relating to the Performance Criteria

Example Scope/range

Lead

1. Scheme of work/ course programme

2. Lesson/session plan

3. Visual aids/ teaching resources

Sessions (minimum of 2)

1. Single session

2. Series of sessions

3. Series of progressive sessions

Environment 1. Space2. Layout3. Temperature4. Humidity5. Flooring6. Lighting7. Ventilation9. Props10. Personal clothing and equipment11. Ambiance

Participants1. Experienced students2. Inexperienced students3. Groups4. Individuals5. Individuals with particular needs

• facts

• principles/rationale

• methods

They are preceded by a ‘lead-in’ statement which says:

‘You must know and understand’

• NOS should contain only the essential knowledge and understandingrequired for the role/function and should be sufficient to reflect the NOS

• Knowledge and Understanding (KU) criteria must measure/assess knowledge and understanding of individuals; not their performance

• multiple-compound Knowledge and Understanding

can be broken up by

• using lists/bullet points so that they can easily be interpreted

Knowledge and Understanding Criteria

Example Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understandPrepare yourself and participants for yoga practice1. How the environment should be prepared for the sessions2. Ways of identifying any hazards and assessing the health and environmental factors, which could influence safety3. Ways of ensuring that you are fully prepared to lead the sessions and yoga practice4. Ways of ensuring that participants are fully prepared to join in with the sessionsand yoga practice5. How to select appropriate teaching props for individual participants6. The correct procedures for dealing with any items that are unsafe7. When and how to refer any health, safety or welfare issues in accordance with legal requirements and organisational policies and procedures

Scope/ range relating to the Knowledge and Understanding

Example Scope/range

Environment1. Space2. Layout3. Temperature4. Humidity5. Flooring6. Lighting7. Ventilation8. Use of music9. Blocks and or props10. Personal clothing and equipment11. Ambiance

Sessions1. Single session2. Series of sessions3. Series of progressive sessions

Lead 1. Scheme of work/ course programme2. Lesson/session plan3. Visual aids/ teaching resources

Teaching props 1. Blocks2. Blankets3. Bolsters4. Eye masks5. Straps6. Chairs7. Mats

Values The following key values underpin the Yoga teacher’s role and responsibilities to ensure yoga teaching is conducted in a safe, positive and inclusive environment.

Yoga Teachers should:

1. impart the philosophy and values of yoga in a manner appropriate to the participants

2. establish ground rules for behaviour during the teaching session and or programme

3. be aware of their responsibilities and liabilities, and those of their organisation, where appropriate, health, safety, safeguarding , equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and codes of practice

4. encourage and motivate participants, through acting as a role model

Behaviours

The following behaviours underpin the Yoga teacher’s role and responsibilities to ensure yoga teaching is conducted in a safe, positive and inclusive environment.

Yoga Teachers should:1. act as a role model in accordance with good professional and ethical practice 2. observe professional boundaries in the teaching relationship3. maintain confidentiality 4. reflect on their own practice and always seek ways to improve their teaching

SkillsYoga Teachers should:

1. promote positive behaviour in a fair, consistent, ethical and effective manner

2. encourage and empower participants to develop their personal yoga practice

3. provide participants with information to enable them to make informed choices and decisions to

meet their own needs, discover their own solutions, and develop at their own pace within the confines of the environment

4. ensure the principles of skill acquisition are integrated into the sessions

5. support, co-ordinate and manage the teaching process effectively, keeping the participant at the

centre of the process

6. identify and recognise the participants’ needs at the start of the process and aim to address

those in their teaching

7. provide an environment that motivates, manages risk, and engenders challenge, enjoyment and achievement

8. aim to grow participants’ confidence and self esteem

9. ensure there is differentiation and inclusion to enable participants with particular needs/abilities to

participate in sessions

10. recognise personal limitations and when to refer to healthcare professionals

11. deal professionally and discreetly with complaints and conflict

WALES ONLY

• Do the standards require translation into Welsh?

Group review activity

• Please write your comments on the consultation documents – these will be collected in at the end of the activity

• This activity can be completed externally to the focus group and feedback can be collated through the SkillsActive website or e-mailed to qualifications@habia.org

Consultation

There a number of ways you can be involved and find out more information:

• Attend one of the Focus groups in Doncaster, Cardiff, Falkirk or Belfast • Login to the online webinar on the 3rd July • Complete the online survey – you will ned to download the NOS

document and consultation survey• https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YOGANOS• Complete a paper based survey – you will need to download the paper

based version of the NOS survey, complete and email to qualifications@habia.org

The consultation closes on the 31st July 2017

Please email qualifications@habia.org to register

Next Steps

• Consultation analysis

• EWG development

• Steering group review

• Government four nation review

• NOS submission process

• NOS approved and available on the NOS database

Thank you

Have a safe journey home

Thank you

Have a safe journey home