# Presentation: 802497

## NIST/ICES International Standards Education Workshop
February 21, 2008

- February 21, 2008

*Presented by*
- Dr. Richard Forselius
- Chair, ANSI Committee on Education

**Presentation on ****ANSI’s Committee on Education**

## ANSI’s Educational Initiatives:Then and Now

- ANSI has been providing standards-related education services since it was founded in 1918
- A formal education program was established in the mid-1990’s
- Today, ANSI’s education initiatives are based in large part on guidance provided in the *United States Standards Strategy* (USSS)

## United States Standards Strategy (USSS)

- Tactical Initiative ***Establish standards education as a high priority ******within the United States private, public and ******academic sectors****.*
- Action items for
- ANSI
- Standards developers
- Government
- Academia
- All stakeholders

- Approved December 2005

## ANSI Committee on Education

- Goals: Develop long term strategies to . . .
- educate the next generation of business leaders on the strategic impact of standards and conformity assessment
- include standards in institutions of higher education
- Leadership: A partnership of business and academia
- Chairman: Dr. Richard Forselius, Hamilton Sundstrand, a UTC Company
- Vice Chairman:  Bruce Harding, Purdue University

## ANSI Committee on Education

- Membership:
- 27 members, including 7 faculty and 1 guest (i.e., non-ANSI member)
- Membership increased by 7 persons in 2007 and by 1 person thus far in 2008
- Recruitment efforts are directed primarily to new faculty participants
- Meeting Schedule:
- Committed to proactive engagement, the COE meets twice-yearly with a mid-meeting-cycle teleconference.

## ANSI Committee on Education – An Advisory Body forANSI’s Education and Training Activities

**ANSI Committee on Education – An Advisory Body for****ANSI’s Education and Training Activities**

| 
ANSI Committee on Education |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Instructor-led Training | Public and Member Information | University Outreach |
| Traditional classroom 
Web-based 
Virtual workshops | E-learningprograms (www.StandardsLearn.org)

Conferences and Symposia | Outreach programs to universities, high schools and other students |

**Notes:**
The goals of ANSI education and training services are to:
improve the efficiency of the voluntary standards process through education and training;
enhance the effectiveness of U.S. participation in national, regional and international voluntary standardization bodies;
provide specific, high-quality education and training programs that meet customer needs;
complement, as appropriate, the education and training activities of ANSI members..  
fulfill the objectives of Goal 10 of the United States Standards Strategy by developing programs to educate the next generation of standards professionals by raising awareness of standards to university faculty and integrated standards into university curricula.  
As appropriate, provide access to data regarding third-party training programs that would meet the needs of ANSI customers.

## ANSI Committee on Education 

- Instructor-Led Training Programs
- Supports ANSI traditional classroom, web-based and virtual workshop offerings.
- In line with current demand, courses being offered include:
- Strategic Standardization Management
- Effective Business/Industry Participation in Standards Development: Strategies for Success
- Personnel Certification Accreditation Workshop: Understanding the Requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024
- A complete course listing can be found on _[www.StandardsLearn.org](http://www.standardslearn.org/)_

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives

- Business and Activity Plan
- Review and maintain ANSI education and training business and activity plan
- Addresses both business aspects of fee-based training as well as non-revenue generating activities such as general education and outreach
- Draft Strategic Plan
- Develop and maintain draft strategic plan
- Based largely on business and activity plan
- Confirms fundamental elements such as products, customers, and content owners
- Examines future of existing programs

**Notes:**
ANSI’s training programs are designed to meet the unique needs of the standards and conformity assessment community – for both newcomers and veterans alike – and are delivered through:  
 Instructor-led classroom training 
 On-site and customized seminars 
 Web-based training 
 Virtual workshops 
 E-learning programs 

Updates
The web-based courses (delivered over the internet and via a teleconference) are much more cost effective than the in-classroom courses and have been very popular. 

The ANS Virtual Workshop is a session with the staff of ANSI’s Procedures and Standards Administration and Standards Audit Programs. Staff review the procedures, the essential requirements and respond to questions. These sessions have been over-subscribed very time.

Standardslearn.org courses have been updated.

ANSI Courses 301 (Making the Most of the Public-Private Partnership in Standards) and 209 (Effective Business/Industry participation in Standards Development: Strategies for Success) have been revised.  

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- Implementation of Goal 10 of the* United States Standards Strategy *
- Created E-learning web site (_[www.StandardsLearn.org](http://www.standardslearn.org/)__)_
- premier online resource for self-paced e-learning programs that help to raise awareness of standards and conformity assessment activities.
- No-fee, public service programs
- Each course is self-paced and includes assignments, links, exercises and exams
- Current courses include
*Why Standards Matter *
*U.S. Standards – Today and Tomorrow *

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

*Short course: Through History with Standards*
*Legal Issues in Standards Settings*
- More than 3500 participants have completed courses on the ANSI education portal since its launch in 2002
- Includes additional standards education resources
- Acronym Directory: a database of acronyms commonly used in the standards and conformity assessment community
- Standards Education Database: links to web-based education and distance learning resources related to standards and the organizations that develop them
- ANSI Education and Training Services: Instructor-led Courses; Training Schedule; University Outreach Program; Committee on Education

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- Implementation of Goal 10 of the* United States Standards Strategy *(continued)
- Established a Case Studies Sub-group to
- Develop a recommended case study template.
- Develop a written policy/process for proposing & managing the development of viable, current case studies.
- Assess types of cases that are desired by higher education, etc.
- Recruit subject matter experts to prepare case studies.  Coordinate and monitor their progress.  Maintain an on-going inventory of cases proposed, in-progress & completed.

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- Assess which professional journals already have case studies and catalog.
- Consider creating a standards/standardization journal.  Assess who should serve on peer review/editorial committee (s).
- Assess potential connection of case studies to webinars.
- Support further higher education needs (EG Create presentations around cases; Develop test questions; Provide experts to visit the classroom, etc.)
- Support company interest in developing cases.
- Clearly define & understand legal issues around cases
- Make case studies freely available on _[www.StandardsLearn.org](http://www.standardslearn.org/)_

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- Implementation of Goal 10 of the* United States Standards Strategy *(continued)
- Worked with The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to develop language that introduces codes and standards into a Body of Knowledge (BoK) statement for entry into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level
- Responded to requests from the U.S. government to provide suggested U.S. input to both an APEC survey to *Develop Strategic Education Model for Standards and Conformance* and to queries regarding the usefulness of a textbook

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- University Outreach Pilot Project
- Launched in 2005, program makes standards, specifications and guidelines available for use by faculty and students in university classrooms
- Participation is open to all disciplines in any U.S.-based institution of higher learning
- Professors may select from more than 20,000 standards in the ISO and IEC collections
- Detailed enrollment forms and required acceptance of the End User License Agreement helps to protect the copyright on standards delivered
- Access to standards controlled via DRM system incorporated into eSubscriptions section of ANSI’s eStandards Store.

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- University Outreach Pilot Project (continued)
- Requests to participate have been received from 46 professors representing various schools and academic institutions including:
- Engineering: electronics, agricultural, biomedical, aerospace, civil, industrial
- IT and Operations Management
- Business Administration
- Design and Graphics Design
- Regulatory Affairs
- Architecture
- Law

## ANSI Committee on Education – Major Initiatives (continued)

- University Outreach Pilot Project (continued)
- To date:
- 40 schools have been/are now participating
- 1019 students in the classes have been/are now engaged
- 270 standards have been provided

## Contact Information

- For additional information regarding the ANSI Committee on Education, contact
- Lisa Rajchel, ANSI Staff Liaison
- Email: _[lrajchel@ansi.org](mailto:lrajchel@ansi.org)_
- Telephone: (212) 642-4932