ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 Information Technology for Learning, Education and Training is a standardization subcommittee (SC), which is part of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), that develops and facilitates standards within the field of information technology (IT) for learning, education and training (LET). ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 was established at the November 1999 ISO/IEC JTC 1 plenary in Seoul, Korea. The subcommittee held its first plenary meeting in March 2000 in London, United Kingdom. The international secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 is the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), located in the Republic of Korea.

Scope

The scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 is "Standardization in the field of information technologies for learning, education, and training (ITLET) to support individuals, groups, or organizations, and to enable interoperability and reusability of resources and tools".

Structure

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 is made up of 5 Working Groups (WGs), 3 Advisory Groups (AG) and 1 Ad-Hoc Group(AHG). Each Working Group carries out specific tasks in standards development within the field of ITLET, where the focus of each working group is described in the group’s terms of reference. The Working Groups of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 are:

Working GroupConvenorWorking AreaTerms of Reference
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 3Rosa-Maria GOMEZ-DE-REGIL(FR)Learner InformationStandardization with respect to information about roles and organizational positions held by participants within an ITLET system and personal information about participants using an ITLET system
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 4Yongsang CHO(KR) Yuntao YU(CN, vice)Management and DeliveryIT-related standardization for the management and delivery of learning, education and training and supporting technologies
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 7Jyotsna Kumar MANDAL(IN)ITLET - Culture, Language, and Individual NeedsThe development of standards that ensure that relevant features and processes of ITLET are adaptable to the requirements of individual users, including the requirements of users with disabilities
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 8Yongsang CHO(KR)Learning Analytics InteroperabilityStandardization about data and process in relation to the conduct of analytics for technical, semantic, and organizational interoperability in ITLET domain.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 9Jing Du(CN)Online course information modelStandardization on interoperability requirements in the process of organization, construction, development, utilization and implementation of online courses.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/AG1Sung-Wook SHIN(KR)Business Planning and CommunicationsAssist the SC36 Chair and Committee manager in the review and update of the SC36 Strategic Business Plan; support SC36 in developing and implementing business, communication, and stakeholder engagement strategies; maintain SC36 digital presence including official websites and public information platforms; and discuss strategic positioning and organizational effectiveness in alignment with evolving ITLET landscape and stakeholder needs.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/AG2Jon Mason(SA)Emerging Technologies (AGET)Identifying Emerging Technologies that will have a likely impact on ITLET, and Providing advice to SC36 on Emerging Technologies that need to be considered in developing New Work Items
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/AHG5Frederic Andres(JP)Blockchain in EducationTo explore the work of other ISO committees on blockchain and ledger technologies
ISO/IEC JTC 1SC 36/AHG6Jae Ho, Lee(KR)Artificial Intelligence for Education (AIEd)Monitoring of, and liaison with, organizations, projects and other initiatives working in the field of AI, including: - open source communities - industry consortia/association - public/private sector initiatives - internal/external liaison organizations
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/TCGMokhtar Ben Henda (FR)Terminology Coordination GroupTo ensure that the vocabulary of all of SC36 WGs and AGs is monitored and managed during all stages of their development including reviewing terms and definitions in already published standards
JTC1/SC24/JWG12Erland Øverby (NO)Joint ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 24 - ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 36 WG : VR/AR/MR based ICT Integration Systems standardsAnalyze and develop use cases to support requirements for work items in the area of VR/AR/MR based ICT integration systems, and develop standards related to VR/AR/MR based ICT integration systems.

Collaborations

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 works in close collaboration with a number of other organizations or subcommittees, both internal and external to ISO or IEC, in order to avoid conflicting or duplicative work.

Organizations internal to ISO or IEC that collaborate with or are in liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 include:

  • ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17, Cards and personal identification
  • ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27, IT Security techniques
  • ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32, Data management and interchange
  • ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34, Document description and processing languages
  • ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35, User interfaces
  • ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39, Sustainability for and by information technology
  • ISO/TC 37, Terminology and other language and content resources
  • ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation
  • ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance
  • ISO/TC 215, Health informatics
  • ISO/TC 232, Learning services outside formal education
  • ISO/PC 288, Educational organizations management systems – Requirements with guidance for use
  • ISO/PC 288/WG1, Educational organizations management systems

Organizations external to ISO or IEC that collaborate with, or are in liaison to, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 include:

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Member countries

Countries pay a fee to ISO to be members of subcommittees.

The 21 "P" (participating) members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 are: Australia (SA), Canada (SCC), China (SAC), Finland (SFS), France (AFNOR), India (BIS), Iran, Islamic Republic of (INSO), Italy (UNI), Japan (JISC), Kazakhstan(KAZMEST), Republic of Korea (KATS), Netherlands (NEN), Norway (SN), Philippines(BPS), Portugal (IPQ), Russian Federation (GOST R), Slovakia (SOSMT), South Africa (SABS), Spain (UNE), Ukraine (DSTU), United Kingdom (BSI), Zimbabwe(SAZ)

The 30 "O" (observer) members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 are: Algeria (IANOR), Argentina (IRAM), Austria (ASI), Belgium (NBN), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAS), Colombia (ICONTEC), Cyprus (CYS), Czech Republic (UNMZ), Germany (DIN), Ethiopia(IES), Ghana (GSA), Greece(NQIS ELOT), Hong Kong (ITCHKSAR), Hungary (MSZT), Indonesia (BSN), Ireland (NSAI), Kenya (KEBS), New Zealand (SNZ), Pakistan (PSQCA), Romania (ASRO), Rwanda (RSB), Saudi Arabia (SASO), Serbia (ISS), Slovakia (UNMS SR), Sweden (SIS), Switzerland (SNV), Tunisia (INNORPI), Turkey (TSE). Uganda (UNBS)

※ Note: Name of Country(Name of National Body)

Meeting historyistory

#DateLocationTotal Attendance(remote)
442026-03Zoom(virtual)
432025-09Tenjin, China(hybrid)57
422025-03Zoom(virtual)54
412024-09Zoom(virtual)57
402024-03Zoom(virtual)57
392023-09Zoom(virtual)58
382023-03Zoom(virtual)69
372022-09Oslo, Norway (hybrid)58
362022-03Zoom(virtual)53
352020-9Zoom(virtual)55
342021-03Zoom(virtual)62
332020-9Zoom(virtual)46
322019-6Beijing, China58
312018-6Daegu, Korea66
302017-6Melbourne, Australia58
292016-6Prague, Czech Republic53(2)
282015-6Rouen, France53(5)
272014-6Oslo, Norway50
262013-09Moscow, Russia53(2)
252012-09Busan, Korea78
242011-09Shanghai, China67
232011-03Strasbourg, France62
222010-09State College, US58
212010-03Osaka, Japan68
202009-09Umeå, Sweden64
192009-03Wellington, New Zealand62
182008-09Stuttgart, Germany68
172008-03Jeju Island, Korea73
162007-09Toronto, Canada70
152007-03London, UK73
142006-09Wuhan, China75
132006-03Turku, Finland81
122005-09Durham, US79
112005-03Tokyo, Japan78
102004-09Dublin, Ireland61
92004-03Montreal, Canada75
82003-09Seoul, Korea50
72003-03Paris, France85
62002-09Lawrence, Kansas, US50
52002-03Adelaide, Australia40
42001-09Copenhagen, DenmarkCancelled
32001-03New York City, US35
22000-09Sedona, US25
12000-03London, UK35

Published standards

As of 2026, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 has 59 published standards within the field of Information technology for learning, education and training, including:

ISO/IEC StandardTitleStatusWGSDGs
ISO/IEC 2382-36Information technology – Vocabulary – Part 36: Learning, education and trainingPublished (2013)14
ISO/IEC TR 4339Information technology for learning, education and training — Reference model for information and communications technology (ICT) evaluation in educationPublished (2022)TBD4
ISO/IEC 12785-1Information technology – Learning, education, and training – Content packaging Part 1: Information modelPublished (2009)44
ISO/IEC 12785-1/Cor 1Information technology – Learning, education, and training – Content packaging Part 1: Information modelPublished (2013)44
ISO/IEC 12785-2Information technology – Learning, education, and training – Content packaging Part 2: XML bindingPublished (2011)44
ISO/IEC 12785-3Information technology – Learning, education, and training – Content packaging Part 3: Best practice and implementation guidePublished (2012)44
ISO/IEC 18120Information technology -- Learning, education, and training -- Requirements for e-textbooks in educationPublished (2016)64
ISO/IEC TR 18121Information technology Learning, education and training Virtual experiment frameworkPublished (2015)64
ISO/IEC 19479Information technology for learning, education, and training -- Learner mobility achievement information (LMAI)Published (2019)34, 5, 8, 9
ISO/IEC 19778-1Information technology – Learning, education and training – Collaborative technology – Collaborative workplace – Part 1: Collaborative workplace data modelPublished (2015)24
ISO/IEC 19778-2Information technology – Learning, education and training – Collaborative technology – Collaborative workplace – Part 2: Collaborative environment data modelPublished (2015)24
ISO/IEC 19778-3Information technology – Learning, education and training – Collaborative technology – Collaborative workplace – Part 3: Collaborative group data modelPublished (2015)24
ISO/IEC 19780-1Information technology – Learning, education and training – Collaborative technology Collaborative learning communication Part 1: Textbased communicationPublished (2015)24
ISO/IEC 19788-1Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 1: FrameworkPublished (2011)44
ISO/IEC 19788-1/Amd 1Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 1: FrameworkPublished (2014)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-2Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 2: Dublin Core elementsPublished (2011)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-2/Amd 1Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 2: Dublin Core elementsPublished (2016)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-3Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 3: Basic application profilePublished (2011)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-3/Amd 1Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 3: Basic application profilePublished (2016)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-4Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 4: Technical elementsPublished (2014)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-5Information technology – Learning, education and training – Metadata for learning resources – Part 5: Educational elementsPublished (2012)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-7Information technology -- Learning, education and training -- Metadata for learning resources -- Part 7: BindingsPublished (2019)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-8Information technology Learning, education and training Metadata for learning resources Part 8: Data elements for MLR recordsPublished(2015)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-9Information technology Learning, education and training Metadata for learning resources Part 9: Data elements for personsPublished(2015)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19788-11Information technology -- Learning, education and training -- Metadata for learning resources -- Part 11: Migration from LOM to MLRPublished(2017)44, 9
ISO/IEC 19796-3Information technology – Learning, education and training – Quality management, assurance and metrics – Part 3: Reference methods and metricsPublished (2009)54, 9, 16
ISO/IEC 20006-1Information technology for learning, education and training – Information model for competency Part 1: Competency general framework and information modelPublished(2014)34, 8
ISO/IEC 20006-2Information technology for learning, education and training – Information model for competency Part 2: Proficiency level information modelPublished(2015)34, 8
ISO/IEC TS 20013Information technology for learning, education and training – A reference framework of ePortfolio informationPublished(2020)34, 5, 8, 9, 11
ISO/IEC 20016-1Information technology for learning, education and training – Language accessibility and human interface equivalencies (HIEs) in elearning applications Part 1: Framework and reference model for semantic interoperabilityPublished(2014)74, 10
ISO/IEC TR 20748-1Information technology for learning, education and training -- Learning analytics interoperability -- Part 1: Reference modelPublished(2016)84, 9, 16
ISO/IEC TR 20748-2Information technology for learning, education and training -- Learning analytics interoperability -- Part 2: System requirementsPublished(2017)84, 9, 16
ISO/IEC TS 20748-3Information technology for learning, education and training — Learning analytics interoperability — Part 3: Guidelines for data interoperabilityPublished (2020)84, 9, 16
ISO/IEC TS 20748-4Information technology for learning, education and training — Learning analytics interoperability — Part 4: Privacy and data protection policiesPublished (2019)84, 9, 16
ISO/IEC TR 20821Information technology -- Learning, education and training -- Learning environment components for automated contents adaptationPublished(2018)74, 5, 9, 10
ISO/IEC 22602Information technology — Learning, education and training — Competency models expressed in MLRPublished (2019)44, 8
ISO/IEC 23126Information technology for learning, education and training — Ubiquitous learning resource organization and description frameworkPublished (2021)44
ISO/IEC 23127-1Information technology — Learning, education, and training — Metadata for facilitators of online learning — Part 1: FrameworkPublished (2021)34, 9, 10
ISO/IEC TR 23842-1Information technology for learning, education and training — Human factor guidelines for virtual reality content — Part 1: Considerations when using VR contentPublished (2020)74, 10
ISO/IEC TR 23842-2Information technology for learning, education, and training — Human factor guidelines for virtual reality content — Part 2: Considerations when making VR contentPublished (2020)74, 10
ISO/IEC TR 23843Information technology for learning, education and training — Catalogue model for virtual, augmented and mixed reality contentPublished (2020)44, 9
ISO/IEC 23988Information technology A code of practice for the use of information technology (IT) in the delivery of assessmentsPublished(2007)54, 9
ISO/IEC 24703Information technology Participant IdentifiersPublished(2004)34, 16
ISO/IEC 24751-1Information technology – Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training – Part 1: Framework and reference modelPublished (2008)74, 5, 10
ISO/IEC 24751-2Information technology Individualized adaptability and accessibility in elearning, education and training Part 2:"Access for all" personal needs and preferences for digital deliveryPublished(2008)74, 5, 10
ISO/IEC 24751-3Information technology Individualized adaptability and accessibility in elearning, education and training Part 3:"Access for all" digital resource descriptionPublished(2008)74, 5, 10
ISO/IEC TS 24751-4Information technology for learning, education and training — AccessForAll framework for individualized accessibility — Part 4: Registry server APIPublished (2023)74, 5, 10
ISO/IEC TR 24763Information technology — Learning, education and training — Conceptual Reference Model for Competency Information and Related ObjectsPublished (2011)34, 8, 9
ISO/IEC 29140Information technology for learning, education and training — Nomadicity and mobile technologiesPublished (2021)34, 9
ISO/IEC TR 29163-1Information technology — Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) 2004 3rd Edition — Part 1: Overview Version 1.1Published (2009)44, 9
ISO/IEC TR 29163-2Information technology — Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) 2004 3rd Edition — Part 2: Content Aggregation Model Version 1.1Published (2009)44, 9
ISO/IEC TR 29163-3Information technology — Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) 2004 3rd Edition — Part 3: Run-Time Environment Version 1.1Published (2009)44, 9
ISO/IEC TR 29163-4Information technology — Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) 2004 3rd Edition — Part 4: Sequencing and Navigation Version 1.1Published (2009)44, 9
ISO/IEC 29187-1Information technology – Identification of privacy protection requirements pertaining to learning, education and training (LET) – Part 1: Framework and reference modelPublished (2013)34, 9, 16
ISO/IEC 40180Information technology - Quality for learning, education and training - Fundamentals and reference frameworkPublished (2017)54, 9, 16
ISO/IEC TR 23844Information technology for learning, education and training — Immersive content and technologyPublished (2023)TBD4, 9
ISO/IEC DIS 8808Information technology for learning, education and training — Online course information modelPublished (2026)94
ISO/IEC CD TR 9858Information technology — Use cases on advanced learning analytics services using emerging technologiesPublished (2026)84
ISO/IEC DIS 4932Information technology — Learning, education and training — Access for All Metadata: Accessibility Core Terms (AfA-core-terms)Published (2025)44, 10
ISO/IEC/IEEE 39274-1-1Learning technology — JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data model format and Representational State Transfer (RESTful) web service for learner experience data tracking and access — Part 1-1: xAPI using JSON serialization and RESTful data transportPublished (2025)TBD4, 9

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