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Yuko YASUNAGA Secretary General Japanese Industrial Standard Committee (JISC) 5 – 7 May 2014

Japan’s experiences in education/trainings in standardization -Promoting Standardization through Education-. Yuko YASUNAGA Secretary General Japanese Industrial Standard Committee (JISC) 5 – 7 May 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contents. Overview General (Non-experts) 2-1. Kids

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Yuko YASUNAGA Secretary General Japanese Industrial Standard Committee (JISC) 5 – 7 May 2014

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  1. Japan’s experiences in education/trainings in standardization -Promoting Standardization through Education- Yuko YASUNAGA Secretary General Japanese Industrial Standard Committee (JISC) 5 – 7 May 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  2. Contents • Overview • General (Non-experts) 2-1. Kids 2-2. Students 2-3. Consumers • Business 3-1. Young 3-2. Experts 3-3. Management level • Researchers and Academia • Summary

  3. 1. Overview - 1 1) History of education/training in standardization in Japan • 2006: Start centennial project for international standardization • Training for elementary, junior/senior high school and technical college students since 2006 • Develop the teaching materials for university and graduate students since 2005 • 2008: Published report from Special Committee on Human Resource Development in JISC • 2012: Establishment of Young Professional Japan Programme

  4. 1. Overview -2 2) Japanese activities related to education/training in standardization at international level 2007: ISO Award for Higher Education was established and proposed by JISC Awardees: 2007: China Jiliang University, China 2009: Erasmus University, Netherlands 2011: the Ecole de technolgie supérieure, Canada

  5. 1. Overview - 3 3) Summary of report from special committee in JISC • 2008, Special Committee on Human Resource Development • reviewed importance of training/education in standardization • indicated necessity of implementing following actions: • Awareness raising of standards towards consumers • Training and Education of standardization for students • Expansion of training for technical experts in international standardization • Awareness raising towards the company’s management level • Improve relationship between Standardization and R&D

  6. 2. General (Non-experts) -1 Purpose: • Raise awareness of standards towards consumers is necessary for the future standardization! • Increase number of people who know about standards! How: - Classes and Lectures • Elementary, junior/senior high school and technical college students • Using teaching materials developed by METI/JISC • University and graduate students • Supply examples of international standardization practices to universities, MOT or MBA

  7. 2. General (Non-experts) - 2 • Promotion • Seminars and symposium • Kid’s ISO 14000 Program supported by METI • An environmental education program originated in Japan since 2000 • Provide Certification to children who complete the program and understand environment management

  8. 2-1. Kids - 1 Classes for elementary, junior/senior high schools and technical colleges Need to educate young generation who are responsible for the future world METI and JSA provides standardization lessons by sending teachers Number of Elementary, Junior High and High School FY 2006: 24 schools FY 2007: 13 FY 2008: 17 FY 2009: 22 FY 2010: 10 FY 2011: 5 FY 2012: 5 FY 2013: 9 Contents of the course Importance of standards Daily life and standards Specific topic, etc. 8

  9. 2-1. Kids – 2 • Examples of teaching materials for students For high school and technical college students For elementary and junior high school students For junior/senior high school students

  10. 2-1. Kids – 2 • Examples of teaching materials for students (continued) A: We can use them for all products regardless of these brands. Q: What is the value of shapes and sizes of batteries being standardized? A: This symbol which is originated in Japan means emergency exit and now widely used all over the world as an International Standard! Q: What does this graphical symbol mean? Have you ever seen it?

  11. 2-2. Students Lectures for university, graduate, MOT and MBA students Support to establish and implement the coursein university for educating on standardization Dispatch METI and JSA staffs to universities as lecturers Train young generations to be experts and researchers for international standardization in the future Contents of the course Standardization policy Recent activities of JISC IPR and standardization Specific topic, etc. Number of courses of University and professional school FY 2007: 25 courses FY 2008: 19 FY 2009: 12 FY 2010: 21 FY 2011: 17 FY 2012: 19 FY 2013: 20 11

  12. 2-3. Consumers – 1 Raising awareness towards consumers! How: • Restructured Special Committee on Consumer Policy under JISC Council as standing committee in 2011 • to promote consumers’ participation in standardization activities • to prioritize the area of standards responding to consumer needs • Participating in ISO/COPOLCO • Proposing new standards responding to consumer needs • Contributing to revision of ISO/IEC Guide 50: Safety aspects – Guidelines for child safety

  13. 2-3. Consumers – 2 Raising awareness towards consumers! (Continued) How: Providing Guidance to Consumers • Basic knowledge of standards • How to develop standards and international standards at consumers’ point of view • How to involve in developing standards Recommendations for consumer policy in standardization by JISC Accessible leaflets to explain JIS

  14. 2-3. Consumers – 3 Raising awareness towards consumers! (Continued) How: • Organizing seminars and symposium • Introductory seminars for consumers by JISC in cooperated with consumer groups, such as Shufuren, NFRWO and NACS • In 2012FY, 819 participants at 15 locations • In 2013 FY, 1047 participants at 15 locations • Contents include: • Basic concept of standards • Importance of standards • Overview of JIS etc Shufuren: An association of consumers and housewives in Japan NFRWO: National Federation of Regional Women’s Organizations NACS: Nippon Association of Consumers Specialists

  15. Example from seminar: how standards are important in your life - 1 Care labelling of textile goods Harmonization Current JIS & IS Near future • JIS L0217 • Care labelling of textile goods • (establishment: 1968, final revision: 1995) • Symbols • Designations • Testing methods • ISO 3758: 2012 • Textiles -- Care labelling code using symbols • Symbols • Designations • Testing methods (quoted ISO 6330, ISO 3175 etc. as reference of the annex) RevisedJIS L0217 or newJIS LXXXX • Symbols • Designations • Testing methods (quoted JIS L1930, JIS L1931 etc. as reference of the annex) ISO 6330: 2012 Textiles -- Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing New JIS L1930 Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing ISO 3175-1, 3175-2: 2010 ISO 3175-3, 3175-4: 2003 Textiles -- Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning of fabrics and garments NewJIS L1931-1, -2, -3, -4 Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning of fabrics and garments 2013-November

  16. Example from seminar: how standards are important in your life - 2 What will be changed? • All existing symbols and designation in JIS L0217 will be changed based on ISO standards. • The type and number of symbols will increase. • ex.) new symbols: - tumble dryer • - oxygen bleach - wet cleaning • Some symbols in current JIS L 0217 will be removed from new JIS. • ex.) squeezing mark 2013-November

  17. Example from seminar: how standards are important in your life - 3 Changes of basic symbols Draft JIS CurrentJIS L0217 Draft JIS CurrentJIS L0217 2013-November

  18. Example from seminar: how standards are important in your life - 4 When will it be published? • 2011-2013 FY • Developing a draft standard in JIS drafting committee comprising experts from the relevant industries • 2014 FY • Deliberation of JIS draft at technical committees and Board of JISC. • Public comment: opportunity to submit comments • After public notification • New JIS will applies to Japanese “Household Goods Quality Labeling Act” • Act makes it obligatory to label new marks. 2013-November

  19. 2-3. Consumers - 3 what is the standardization? • Seminars to train non-experts, i.e. consumers, • be able to participate in JIS drafting committees • offer opinions from consumers’ perspective • 15 people joined the seminar in 2012 FY • Results: • Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists have participated in standards development, i.e. JIS for children’ cloth, hood with loop! How are standards close to consumers’ daily life? Required process ?

  20. 2-3. Consumers - 4 Can we have a talk by using graphical symbols? • METI's Program - Children's Day for Visiting Kasumigaseki • annual public event organized by the government offices • provide children with basic concept of standards using exhibitions/programs about standardization • introduce activities implemented by JISC Use the products the right way. If you use them in an improper way, what will happen then?

  21. 3. Business (Experts) - 1 Purpose: • Increase number of young experts to be active in standardization! • Share knowledge of ISO/IEC activities among experts for a better participation • Raise awareness of standards towards management level in companies to increase number of participants to standardization

  22. 3. Business (Experts) - 2 HOW: Training • Establish Young Professional Japan Programme in 2012 • Project to support new TC/SC secretaries and WG convenors of ISO/IEC • Training on ISO/IEC Directives and know-how in international standardization • Project to support newcomers in international standardization • Dispatching registered well experienced JISC senior experts

  23. 3. Business (Experts) -3 Activities/tools: • Financial aid for attending TC/SC meetings in ISO/IEC • Regular debrief meetings of ISO/IEC administrative matters (such as ISO/TMB, IEC/SMB, GA/GM etc. ) • Networking events for ISO/IEC Chairpersons, Secretaries and WG convenors • Establishment of contact point for consult ISO/IEC issues

  24. 3-1. Young professional -1 Curriculum of Young Professional Japan Programme • Establishment: July, 2012 (introduced by JISC (JNC)) • Program period: 3 months (every week) • Venue: Tokyo (1st and 3rd term), Osaka (2nd term) • Principle instructor: Mr. Harada(a former IEC/SMB member) • Invited speakers: • 1) Current SMB/MSB/CAB members • 2) Corporate executives • 3) Government officials etc. • Number of graduates: 52 (total) • Requirements for applicants: • 1) Age：29 to 39 • 2) English Skill (Min.): TOEIC 800 • 3) Involved in standardization activities: currently or near future etc. 24

  25. 3-1. Young professional -2 Contents: Young Professional Japan Programme • Classroom lecture: 10 - 11 lessons • Standardization and intellectual property: 2 - 3 lessons • How to involve people and organization: 3 lessons • Standardization as global business tool: 2 lessons • Special lecture from experienced expert: 3 lessons • On site training: 3 lessons • AIST, JEMA, Osaka University etc. • Participating in TC/SC/WG meetings of ISO/IEC AIST: National Institution of Advanced Industrial Science and technology JEMA: The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association 25

  26. 3-1. Young professional -3 • Syllabus of Young Professional Japan Programme 26

  27. 3-1. Young professional - 4 Next Steps for Young Professional Japan (YPJ) Programme • 4th batch YPJ programme will start in spring this year • Collaborative activities between YP International and YPJat next IEC GM in Tokyo • Continue YPJ programme after IEC GM in Tokyo • Expansion of scale of YPJ programme from IEC only to include ISO 27

  28. 3-1. Young professional - 5 Young Professional Programme at International level • IEC established the programme in 2010 • Train young experts in IEC activities • Organize Workshop during IEC General Meeting for 3 days! • Programme includes: • Lecture from IEC officers • WG discussion and etc. • Trainees: 70 to 80 young experts from NCs • IEC GM in Tokyo will organize 5th WS as well! 28

  29. 3-2. Experts • Training courses for experts • JSA provided following training courses for experts related to ISO/IEC activities

  30. 3-3. Management level -1 Promotion of awareness raising towards company’s management level Training • Develop training programs and teaching materials for private sector since 2005 • Training for business personnel with following contents: • Role of standardization • Standardization as a business tool • Intellectual property and international standardization • Establishing Young Professional Program Japan in 2012

  31. 3-3. Management level -2 Promotional activities: • Industrial Standardization Promotion Month = October! • National & Regional convention • Distribution of posters of standardization month • Prize giving system - Industrial Standardization Awards Evaluation • Develop Standards Skill Indicators

  32. 3-3. Management level -3 Sapporo Enlightenment Activities by Symposiums • National & Regional Convention forStandardization & Quality Management - October is “Industrial Standardization Promotion Month” in Japan with collaborationof World Standards Day - Organizing seminars and the prize-givingceremony 10 venues: Tokyo, Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa) • Business Strategy & StandardizationSymposium Organized: 4 times since 2005 to 2008, co-hosted with Japan Federation of Economic Organizations. Sendai Saitama Hiroshima Fukuoka Tokyo Nagoya Osaka Takamatsu Naha

  33. 3-3. Management level -4Awardee program - 1 33 • We have three types of awards for contributors of standardization • Prize for Industrial Standardization Activity • by Prime Minister : 1 person in 2012FY, : 1 person in 2013FY • by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry : 20 persons and 3 organization in 2012 FY : 20 persons and 4 organization in 2013 FY

  34. 3-3. Management level - 5Awardee program - 2 34 • Prize for International Standardization Contributor & Promoter • by Director General : 22 persons in 2012 FY : 28 persons in 2013 FY • Establishment of prize for “contributor & promoter of national standardization” in 2012 • by Director General : 5 persons in 2012 FY : 5 persons in 2013 FY

  35. 3-3. Management level -6Ceremony for the Awardees 35

  36. 3-3. Management level -6 Implement evaluation scheme of standards-related human resources using Standards Skill Indicators! Purpose: • visualize standards related tasks clearly to company CEOs • allocate appropriate human resources to actual tasks for standardization in each organizations • promote education, training, and establishment of career paths on standardization perspective As presented by Juichi last year!

  37. 3-3. Management level -7 Implement evaluation of standards-related human resources using Standards Skill Indicators! (continued) • JISC Secretariat (METI) assigned a task to Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT) since 2012 • Project on "Standards Skill Indicators" • which is to identify • standards-related tasks • skill evaluation criteria • Evaluation criteria on performance (experience and achievements), and • Evaluation criteria on capability (knowledge and capabilities),

  38. 3-3. Management level -8 • Project on "Standards Skill Indicators" • standards-related tasks • 36 tasks identified • Task phase: • Strategy - Development • Implementing - Promotion • Standards type: • De jure standards • Forum/Consortium standards • De facto/Company product standards • Houserules • Skill levels • Level 1 – Low – trainee • Level 2 – Intermediate – autonomously • Level 3 – High – leading

  39. 3-3. Management level -9 Project on "Standards Skill Indicators" skill evaluation criteria Evaluation criteria on performance (experience and achievements)

  40. 3-3. Management level -10 Project on "Standards Skill Indicators" skill evaluation criteria Evaluation criteria on capability (knowledge and capabilities)

  41. 3-3. Management level -11 • Project on "Standards Skill Indicators" • Skill card template • Core common descriptions • Applicable to most soft skills • Each skill card description added/subtracted ==Evaluation criteria on performance== a) Responsibility Achieved and/or experienced as personal in-charge b) Experience Achieved and/or experienced one or more of the following; 1) ・・・・ c) Achievements Achieved and/or experienced one or more of the following; 1) The achievement of operation indicated in the experience (including as individual and/or group. The same shall apply hereinafter): 2) The achievement indicated in the experience contents: ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 3) The achievement indicated in the experience contents: ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 4) The achievement indicated in the experience contents: ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 5) Appropriately proposed standardization strategy on own main item or the new development product. 6) The outcome of operation indicated in experience has eventually been referred by investors and/or shareholders. d) Contribution Achieved and/or experienced one or more of the following; 1) Conducted trainings or advised junior employees. 2) Created manual for assigned operations. 3) Taught any internal/external training seminar (including seminars or study sessions for public, children, university students, corporations, or industries). experiences. ….. ==Evaluation criteria on capability== e) Business Comprehension Satisfy two or more of the following; 1) Understand each division’s policy and differentiation within open and closed strategy among corporate strategy, business strategy, research and development strategy, and intellectual property strategy, and be able to understand minimally, explain, and apply positioning of personally assigned operations (including domestic, international, and industrial positioning and understanding merit and demerit of positioning) by referring to related standardization strategy. f) Communication Satisfy two or more of the following; 1) Be able to collect, share, and exchange information smoothly with related personnel from related internal division, domestic and international companies, and the industry.

  42. 4. Researchers and academia -1 Improve relationship between Standardization and R&D by raising awareness of standards towards researchers Purpose: Result of research: new technology(=products) & standardsHow: Movement in R&D, to collaborate with standardization! [In Japan] • Strengthening of standardization at governmental R&D institutions such as AIST, NITE, NEDO • National R&D projects integrated with standardization AIST: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology NITE: National Institute of Technology and Evaluation NEDO: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

  43. 4. Researchers and academia -2 How: Movement in R&D, to collaborate with standardization! [International] • ISO Award for Higher Education started from 2007 to 2011 • to promote &support highereducation institutions running successful programmes • Completed its task in 2011 to raise awarenessamong institutions

  44. 4.1 Researchers Integration of R&D and Standardization • “International Standardization” is evaluated as an indispensable elements in R&D. • “International Standardization” is used as parameters to evaluate the R&D project at planning stage and after project. • AIST established “International Standardization Promotion Department” in 2010. • (parameter) • …………….. • …………….. • International Standardization • ……………… Project planning stage Post Project stage Implementation of Project

  45. Actions for future • In order to educate/train young experts with great ability in participating standardization: • YPJ programme will be expand its scope from IEC only to ISO activities • More strategic implementation of YPJ programme • Involve graduates from YPJ programme to TC/SC activities • Provide opportunities to YPJ in order to interact with YP international at IEC Tokyo GM • Develop systematic progamme for university level in order to promote standard programme in university

  46. Thank you for your attention! 46

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