ISO 21001 Educational Institutions Management System Consultancy Service

What is ISO 21001 Educational Institutions Management System?

ISO 21001 is an international standard that describes the rules and requirements of the management system that educational institutions can establish. Regardless of their size, location or structure, educational organizations that support the development of expertise through education and research and follow a curriculum in this context can take ISO 21001 as a reference. The standard “ISO 21001 Training organizations - Management systems for training organizations - User-guided requirements” can also be used by vocational training organizations.

ISO 21001 has been prepared in accordance with ISO´s other management system standards. It includes key items such as the context of the organization, leadership, planning, operations, support, performance appraisal and continuous improvement. We can summarize the scope of the standard as follows:

* Clarification and proper understanding of the context of the organization and the training organization management system
* Leadership of top management and organizational responsibilities and duties for the implementation of the system
* The risks that the organization is exposed to and the opportunities it obtains in order to achieve its goals.
* Resource management
* Implementation of the educational organization management system; design, development, control, maintenance, market surveillance and follow-up of non-conformities
* Measurement of management system performance; audits and controls
* Continually improving the performance of the training organization management system with the closing of nonconformities and corrective & preventive actions

Principles and Scope of ISO 21001 Educational Organizations Management System

The educational institution that establishes a management system with reference to ISO 21001 must comply with the following principles:

Ethical behavior in education services
Accessibility and equity in education services
Relationship management
people´s participation
Continuous improvement
Evidence-based decision-making processes
Focus on students and other beneficiaries in education
Social responsibility
Process approach
Ensuring data security
visionary leadership

The standard states that the following requirements for early childhood education must be met:

* Individual learning plans
* Admission and delivery of the child
* Behavior management, prevention of child abuse and neglect
* Care and treatment in case of illness or accident
* Cleaning hygiene
* Communication
* Fun materials, equipment and areas in accordance with pedagogical rules
* Facilities where training service is provided
* Adequacy of education

The ISO 21001 education organization management system also explains the classification principles for education organizations and related parties. It also specifies the procedures necessary for the communication methods to be established by these parties. It also describes the processes that education organizations should implement, the precautions they should take, and the tools and methods they should use in order to carry out their activities correctly. ISO 21001 also addresses health and safety aspects for educational organizations.

Benefits of ISO 21001 Standard

Some of the benefits that organizations will gain by establishing and maintaining the management system for ISO 21001 training organizations and increasing their performance through continuous improvement are as follows:

* Creation and delivery of inclusive, fair, transparent and consistent education services for all
* Continuous improvement of quality in education and encouragement of perfectionist thinking
* Adoption and application of ever-changing global methods and approaches in education services
* The organization can perform its activities more safely
* Supporting the development of corporate culture
* Educational institutions can create more effective and sustainable policies
* Establishing consistent processes and preparing evaluation tools for measuring and improving the quality of education services
* To ensure that educational organizations can reach the targeted level of education, they adhere to the principles of the standard.

Companies that want to get more detailed information about the ISO 21001 standard and establish a management system for educational institutions can contact Aşan Danışmanlık.