ISO 29990 is a series of standards that have been created to help organizations determine the learning needs of their learners and to provide learning services accordingly. This standard published by ISA that covers the essential requirements of an effective learning management system. It aims to establish an overall quality model for professional practice and performance, as well as a common reference for teaching their customers the planning, development and implementation.
The standard includes such provisions as management of learner information, provision of adequate resources for trainers, and bi-annual evaluation of trainer competencies. ISO 29990 is a system for managing the learning environment and ensuring that it is suitable for a particular training activity and helps to ensure the quality of learning.
Who can apply
This standard is the primary resource for organizations that deliver, or seek to deliver, services to learners. It is designed to help organizations understand what their needs are when it comes to learning and the steps they should take in order to effectively meet those needs.
The first one is determining the learning needs. This area can be broken down further into design of learning services, provision of learning services, monitoring of learning services, evaluation by teaching, and finally monitoring learning outcomes.
Benefits of ISO 29990
Many of the benefits of ISO 29990 come from the transparency and comparability over country borders.It also provides information about criteria for the assessment of studying offers, such as price-quality ratio and pre-defined learning outcomes. This ensures that marketing organizations have a standardized process for conducting studies on offers. Many organizations believe that ISO 29990 will provide them with increased learning opportunities and more knowledge about their training environment. It also offers improved collaboration between learners and teachers to achieve the best outcomes for their needs.
Sterling has the experience and expertise to help you and your organization achieve ISO 29990 compliance.