ANSI Education and Training in Standardization

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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provides educational resources for all students, from primary students through professionals. At the lower levels, ANSI offers educational presentations and handouts for educators to use in the classroom. At higher levels, students and professionals can participate in online courses and webinars on standards basics, understanding their specific designation as an American National Standard, the general development process, and the specific ANSI development process. Courses and webinars can both be offered for free or at a cost to the user. The ANSI resources are a good start for professionals new to using technical standards.

American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Resources

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) provides resources for students, faculty, instructors, and librarians to learn or teach standards. The resources provided include articles about standards history and development, and case studies.

ASTM International Classroom for Members

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ASTM International (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards. ASTM Classroom for Members provides resources for both industry professionals, professors, and students. ASTM offers presentations, handouts, videos, and curriculum related to their standards products for professors. ASTM student members can apply for a free student membership to have access to webinars, competitions, and electronic editions of ASTM news resources. These resources from ASTM can be helpful when creating LibGuides, a content management system used by many libraries, or course space for students in an online environment where self-directed learning is needed.

Outside of specific resources for faculty and students, ASTM offers modules in English and Spanish on an introduction to standards, the development process, and intellectual property. For professionals, ASTM has eLearning courses available for purchase for those wanting to learn about a specific set of standards. To learn more about eLearning courses visit, training-courses.html.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards University

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Through the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards University, faculty and students have access to a wide variety of free resources, including videos, recorded presentations, news articles, and workshops. Videos range in length from a few minutes to longer recorded presentations.

For a fee through IEEE, an innovative approach to standard education is through a standard game developed by IEEE called Mars Space Colony: A Game of Standardization. The game was designed to include standards development and case studies on standards. Participants work in groups reflecting different stakeholders through the standardization process.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program

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Since 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded university programs with funds to help integrate standards and standardization content into the academic curriculum at all levels through curriculum development. Each project ranges from $25,000 to $75,000 for up to 24 months. This site provides the most current news regarding this program, including funding opportunities and awards. Educational resources created by individual institutions can be accessed through links provided on the NIST website, or by contacting the award recipients.

Society for Standards Professionals (SES)

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The audience for the Society for Standards Professionals (SES) resources is aimed at professionals, students, faculty, and consumers. Resources are available for SES members through their website. Some topics that have been covered in the past include fundamentals of standards and conformity assessment, a guide to standards, and courses targeted at specific industries.

Intellectual Property Shield

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Created by SES and Purdue University, IP Shield provides four short video case studies relating standards to on-the-job scenarios and a self-paced, online course (60 minutes) relating standards to real-world uses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas. They also offer a fee-based online standards education course, Standards Aware.

Purdue University Standards are Everywhere Tutorials

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Consisting of five tutorials, the “Standards are Everywhere” project includes an introduction to standards, anatomy of a standard, discovering and locating standards, and an explanation of how standards are related to everyday objects.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Established in 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and is one of the nation’s oldest physical science laboratories. NIST is responsible for supporting fields such as energy, cybersecurity, climate, and public safety, to name a few. In addition, the Standards Coordination Office (SCO) at NIST oversees www.standards.gov, which provides the following types of resources regarding standards education:

• Training for government agencies
• Curricula development grant for the program
• Summer undergraduate research fellowship opportunities
• Support through the Standards Information Center
• Adventure in Standards board game

ISO Consumer and Standards: Partnership for a Better World

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ISO created a freely available read-through module for professionals to everyday citizens interested in understanding standards basics, standards development, the ISO standards system, the benefits of standards, and consumer participation in the standards process. At the end of each section, there are self-assessment review questions. The module takes about a half-day to complete and includes many additional resources for users to return to later.