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 6 Working Groups (including TCG), 2 Advisory Groups (AG), 1 Ad-Hoc Group(AHG) and 1 Joint Working Group(JWG). 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 GroupConvenor Working Area Terms of Reference ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 3 Rosa-Maria GOMEZ-DE-REGIL(FR) Learner Information Standardization 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 4 Yongsang CHO(KR) Yuntao YU(CN, vice) Management, Delivery and Orchestration IT-related standardization for the management, delivery and orchestration of learning, education and training systems, addressing digital resource lifecycle, instructional tool integration, administrative data coordination for orchestration of services ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 7 Jyotsna Kumar MANDAL(IN) ITLET - Culture, Language, and Individual Needs The 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 8 Yongsang CHO(KR) Interoperability in Analytics, Evidence and Assessment Standardization of data models, process specifications, and interoperability frameworks for learning analytics, evidence-based assessment, and trustworthy AI-enabled evaluation within learning, education and training environmentsISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 9Jing Du(CN)Online Course InformationStandardization for design, development, implementation, organization utilization and evaluation of online coursesISO/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 ItemsISO/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 organizationsISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/TCGJae Ho, Lee(KR)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 standardsJTC1/SC24/JWG12Erland Øverby (NO), Myeong Won, Lee(KR)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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Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) International Information Centre for Terminology(Infoterm) IEEE LTSC, Learning Technology Standards Committee 1EdTech, 1EdTech Consortium
<Past> Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC) Cartago Alliance CEN TC 353, Information and Communication Technologies for Learning, Education and Training Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) IMS Global Learning Consortium International Federation for Learning, Education, and Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI) International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) W3C:Indie UI, W3C Web Accessibility Independent User Interface Schema.org
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)
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Meeting history #DateLocationTotal Attendance(remote)452026-09Sydney, Austrailia(hybrid))442026-03Zoom(virtual) 59 432025-09Tenjin, China(hybrid)57422025-03Zoom(virtual)54412024-09Zoom(virtual)57402024-03Zoom(virtual)57392023-09Zoom(virtual)58382023-03Zoom(virtual)69372022-09Oslo, Norway (hybrid)58362022-03Zoom(virtual)53352020-9Zoom(virtual)55342021-03Zoom(virtual)62332020-9Zoom(virtual)46322019-6Beijing, China58312018-6Daegu, Korea66302017-6Melbourne, Australia58292016-6Prague, Czech Republic53(2)282015-6Rouen, France53(5)272014-6Oslo, Norway50262013-09Moscow, Russia53(2)252012-09Busan, Korea78242011-09Shanghai, China67232011-03Strasbourg, France62222010-09State College, US58212010-03Osaka, Japan68202009-09Umeå, Sweden64192009-03Wellington, New Zealand62182008-09Stuttgart, Germany68172008-03Jeju Island, Korea73162007-09Toronto, Canada70152007-03London, UK73142006-09Wuhan, China75132006-03Turku, Finland81122005-09Durham, US79112005-03Tokyo, Japan78102004-09Dublin, Ireland6192004-03Montreal, Canada7582003-09Seoul, Korea5072003-03Paris, France8562002-09Lawrence, Kansas, US5052002-03Adelaide, Australia4042001-09Copenhagen, DenmarkCancelled32001-03New York City, US3522000-09Sedona, US2512000-03London, 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: