Observations on industry needs for standardization education Pakizat - Kazakhstan

1. Observations on industry needs for standardization education • Pakizat - Kazakhstan • Uassilya - Kazakhstan • Dewi – Indonesia • Alistair – Australia • Diego – Brazil • Newell – UK • Erik - USA

2. From industry side, it seems that there is evidence that there is a need • But, how can standards professionals be recognised? • ____ • Is there a potential barrier to participation by professionalising? Need to broaden community of standards participants

3. Needs for training on conformity assessment, TBT vsprofessionalisation • _____________________ • University of Geneva course on standardisation – without specialty, but principles could be applied across disciplines as a specific course requirement

4. How can we get industry to express needs for standardisation better? • Role of universities and standards bodies to promote benefits? • ________ • Focus of standards education • Practical for practical disciplines • Theoretical where necessary • Above both of these – adaptable!

5. Sector based approach to standardisation needs may be more constructive than broad analysis of need for education on standardisation • _________ • Focus on employability –a standardisation skill set that demonstrates negotiation, consensus building etc

6. Insert standards bodies into gap between industry and education providers • _________ • Integration of standardisation components into existing course material to differentiate courses • ____________ • Integration of student learning with practical exercises with SMEs

7. Industry can drive manifest needs through scholarships • _________

8. Studies/surveys • need for funding for bigger studies based on today’s findings • Have we spent enough time discussing needs and should we now turn to what actions should be taken?