DIN ISO 29990:2010 Learning Services for non-formal education and training – basic requirements for service providers
This standard is internationally withdrawn/ invalid since December 2018.
Only in Germany it will continue to exist as a DIN standard until December 2020, and in January 2021 it will also be withdrawn by DIN for good. Against this background, a certification is nonsensical. Those who still offer certification according to DIN ISO 29990:2010 are therefore no longer acting fairly towards their customers.
In this context, we refer to the two subsequent standards ISO 29993:2017 and ISO 21001:2018, for which the DIN seminar on 03/07/2020 could be helpful. It is just available in German language.
Nevertheless, DeuZert® GmbH as a certification body is able to carry out audits according to DIN ISO 29990:2010 with the highest personnel competence from the responsible ISO standardisation committee ISO/TC 232.
Additional information
In June 2010 the international organization related to ISO 29990:2010 was founded in Tokyo/Japan: IFCES – THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. DeuZert was the only certification body of the world to have been a founding member.
ISO 29990:2010 is designed as a "umbrella standard" to serve as a basis for further education sector-specific standards. Meanwhile the following standards are appeared
- ISO 29991:2016 Language learning services outside formal education - Requirements
- ISO 29992:2018 Assessment of outcomes of Learning services - Guidance
- ISO 29993:2017 Learning services outside formal education - Service requirements
Futher standards in this series are in work by the ISO standardization committee ISO/ TC 232, like
- ISO 29994 Learning services outside formal education - Additional requirements for distance learning as well as
- ISO 29995 Learning services outside formal education - Terminology.
The title of the English original version of the ISO 29990:2010 reads: "Learning services for non-formal education and training – Basic requirements for service providers." What does “non-formal” mean in that context?
UNESCO differentiates between “formal” and “non-formal” education, a definition we adopted regarding ISO 29990:2010. In chapter 2.15 of the International Standard, it goes as follows:
"Non-formal education
<learning services> organized educational activity outside established recognized formal systems of elementary, secondary or higher education.
Example: Vocational training; life-long learning; in-company training (either outsourced or in-house)."
The structure of DIN ISO 2999:2010
Foreword | ||
Introduction | Objective: Providing a generic model for quality professional practice and performance, and a common reference for learning service providers and their clients. | |
1. | Scope | This international standard specifies basic requirements for providers of learning services in non-formal education and training. |
2. | Terms and definition | Introduction of 18 specific terms, e.g. amongst others competency, curriculum or transfer of learning. |
3. | Learning services | Including five subitems relating to the process chain of learning services. |
4. | Management of the learning service provider | Including ten subitems which ensure a certificable management system in accordance with ISO criteria. |
Annex | A to E |
The correspondence between ISO 29990:2010 and ISO 9001:2008 is elaborated on in appendix E of the standard.
History
07/02/2006 | DIN (Germany) submits a proposal for a new field of service standardization concerning learning services to ISO. |
26-27/03/2007 | First meeting of the new-established Technical Commitee ISO/TC 232 in Berlin/ germany |
09-11/04/2008 | Meeting of Technical Commitee ISO/TC 232 together with its working group no 1 in Philadelphia/ US: Agreement on the field of application and the main structure of the standard |
19-21/11/2008 | Meeting of Technical Commitee ISO/TC 232 together with its working group no 1 in Sydney/ Australia: Completion of the initial draft of the standard |
18-20/03/2009 | Meeting of Technical Commitee ISO/TC 232 together with its working group no 1 in Tokyo/ Japan: Completion of the draft of the standard in its capacity as an International Standard |
07/07/2009 | ISO/DIS 29990:2009 was published |
14-15/01/2010 | Meeting of Technical Commitee ISO/TC 232 together with its working group no 1 in London/ UK: Completion of the final draft of the standard in its capacity as an International Standard. Unanimous vote in favor of the new standard through all members |
09/08/2010 | Approval if ISO 29990:2010 through all involved national standard bodies in the final vote |
01/09/2010 | Publication of ISO 29990:2010 in English and French |
01/09/2010 | The German Health Service Academy CHARITÉ (Berlin) receives the world´s first certification in accordance with ISO 29990:2010 by DeuZert® |
18/12/2018 | ISO/TMB has withdrawn the ISO 29990:2010. The German standardization organization DIN adheres to the standard 'DIN ISO 29990:2010' by the next 2 years. |
Current status: 16/07/2020
