Standards Development and Harmonisation
About this course

Overview

A standard is a negotiated document, and most of the work is getting people to agree. This follows the whole life of a national or regional standard, from proposal and committee process through adoption, harmonisation across jurisdictions, and periodic review.

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Describe how a standard progresses to publication
  • Facilitate a technical committee
  • Build consensus among stakeholders
  • Align national with regional and international standards
  • Promote adoption of published standards
What the course sets out to do

Course objectives

  • Explain the standards development life cycle
  • Run technical committee processes
  • Manage stakeholder consensus
  • Harmonise national and regional standards
  • Support standard adoption and use
Course content

Modules

01

Standards life cycle

From proposal and drafting to approval, publication, and review.

02

Committee process

Technical committee structure, roles, and working procedures.

03

Stakeholder management

Engaging interests and building durable consensus.

04

Drafting standards

Principles of clear, usable standard drafting.

05

Harmonization

Aligning national standards with regional and international texts.

06

Adoption and impact

Driving uptake and measuring the impact of standards.

Who it is for

Target audience

Standards officers, technical committee members, and staff of national and regional standards bodies.

Before you start

Prerequisites

A standards body, regulator or industry association role.

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