# Technical Sectors

This page provides the ability to view all the technical sectors applied to the accreditation standards. Here you can view the Technical Sectors that are selected from the Technical Sectors library.

* Sector Group
* Sector Code
* Sector Name

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**What is a Technical Sector?**

Certificates can be applied to any industry and sector, there are core standards that apply to any business and there are also specialist standards that are sector-specific.
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## Add Technical Sectors

1. Click **Standards and Schemes** from the left navigation
2. Select **"Technical Sectors" t**ab
3. Click **'Add Technical Sectors'**  

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4. In the modal, search and select the Sector you want to add

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5. Click **"Save Changes"**


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