Education about Standardization Doede Bakker CENELEC Vice President Policy Leader of CEN-CENELEC Joint Working Group on EaS/Task Force Masterplan-Operations
© CEN-CENELEC Content What is Education about Standardization (EaS)? The European framework for EaS The European Joint Working Group on EaS CEN and CENELEC EaS Focus for 2014 Conclusions COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC Learning standardization & standards? Strategic importance Benefit from standards Influence the content of standards Business development using standards Teaching & training: - Pupils - Students - Managers Teaching & training: - Pupils - Students - Managers What is education about standardization? COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC The European Framework European Council ‘Conclusions on standardization and innovation (2008)’ EC Communication on a Strategic vision for European Standards (2011) CEN-CENELEC JWG on EaS (2010) Participation: national standardization organizations and experts Observers: European Commission, EFTA, ISO, IEC Aim: get standardization into national education systems across Europe COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC Target audiences Educational establishments and students Business, industry, governments and public authorities Standard makers COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC Task Force ‘Operations’ Project Team (project leader) PC CEN and CENELEC members Structure Project Team (project leader) Project Team (project leader) JWG-EaS Resourcing from Members COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( ) Enhance knowledge and skills through education and training Engage academia and enterprises to include standardization as part of life long learning Inform and inspire students and teachers/ trainers about importance of standards and standardization Students Professionals Trainers Expectations and key issues
© CEN-CENELEC From Policy to Action A progressive consolidation from the policy to actions! COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC What has been done? JWG EaS Developed Concerted policy on education about standardization 'repository‘ of tools and materials model curriculum for higher education model curriculum for vocational training Masterplan for EaS and its Implementation plan (all available via Dialogue with academia and business (June 2012) COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC implementation of the Masterplan EaS Masterplan The framework for orchestrated action of major stakeholders at national level With European level support and complementary leadership and initiatives 2014: Primary focus To build and strengthen national initiatives for EaS of CEN and CENELEC Members With high quality support provided by JWG-EaS COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC Elements Develop elements of a model standardization curriculum Develop arguments to help convince academia and other educational institutions to include standardization in their curricula Facilitate the provision of information Ensure that ESOs and their members reflect best practices in training industry and federations Collaborate in developing audience-specific communication initiatives COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC CONCLUSIONS COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC Education about standardization will allow current and future employees and managers to foster competitiveness and innovation within their organisation Our conviction COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC At European level: Masterplan and its Implementation plan European stakeholders European activities Support national activities At national level = KEY Set-up national structures and national plan National stakeholders National activities Support European activities Our engagement COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
© CEN-CENELEC The CEN-CENELEC Management Centre will be pleased to help you! EaS contact at CCMC: A. Ganesh, Director Innovation I. Soetaert LinkedIn Group Education about StandardizationEducation about Standardization More info? COPANT Workshop on Education about Standardization and Young Professional Programs ( )
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