Standardisation Education

Standards Education Course: Module Content Outline

1. Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Module

Course Description
This unit establishes the fundamentals of Accreditation and Conformity Assessment and its related disciplines. It introduces students to various dimensions of testing and calibration, with certification and inspection.

Course Content:

  • Unit 1: Overview of Conformity Assessment
  • Unit 2: Conformity assessment in the quality infrastructure
  • Unit 3: Conformity assessment techniques
  • Unit 4: Impact of Conformity Assessment in Trade
  • Unit 5: Conformity assessment bodies
  • Unit 6: Conformity Assessment needs of developing countries

2. Introduction to Metrology Module

Course Content:

  • Unit 1: Introduction to Metrology
  • Unit 2: Measurement Standards
  • Unit 3: Laboratory Accreditation
  • Unit 4: Legal Metrology

3. Introduction to Standardization Module

Course Description:

This unit establishes the fundamentals of standardization and its related disciplines. It introduces students to various dimensions of standardization and its relationship with society, culture, technology, globalization knowledge based economy and intellectual property.

Course Content:

  • Unit 1: Fundamentals of Standardization
  • Unit 2: Impact of Standardization
  • Unit 3: Technical Regulations and Standards