The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) invites members to participate in the 2016 ISO Directives Updates Course, now open for registration. The online course is required to comply with the ANSI Executive Standards Council (ExSC) requirement for training on changes to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Directives, the basic procedures to be followed in the development of International Standards and other publications. Training should be completed by March 1, 2017.
The ANSI Executive Standards Council (ExSC) recently decided that all U.S. persons serving as Secretaries of ISO Technical Committees (TCs), Subcommittees (SCs) and Project Committees (PCs), as well as Administrators of U.S. Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) to ISO committees, are required to have appropriate training to serve in these respective roles. This requirement includes training on any changes to the ISO Directives that may be introduced each year. The updates course is also recommended for U.S. individuals serving as chairs and convenors of ISO committees and working groups, as well as chairs of U.S. TAGs. The course is also relevant for those who serve as members of U.S. TAGs or as delegates and experts to ISO committee and working group meetings.
The course will provide an overview of changes to the new version of ISO/IEC Directives Part 1 and ISO Supplement, which was released in May 2016. The new version reflects a number of changes to how ISO committees conduct their work.
As the U.S. member body to ISO, ANSI provides the 2016 ISO Updates Course, which is open for registration by clicking here.
All attendees must complete the Registration Form after completing the course in order to comply with the ExSC requirement for training.
About the Executive Standards Council
The ANSI ExSC is responsible for coordination of ANSI's overall national and international standards activities, as well as the accreditation of U.S. TAGs to ISO. More information on the ExSC is available here.