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ISO/IEC 24773:2008
Scope
1.1 Purpose
This International Standard establishes a framework for comparison of schemes for certifying software
engineering professionals. A certification scheme is a set of certification requirements for software engineering
professionals. This International Standard specifies the items that a scheme is required to contain and
indicates what should be defined for each item.
1.2 Field of application
This International Standard has a number of intended users, as follows:
- Educators, academics and course developers: will use Clauses 4.1 to 4.6, 5 and 6 of this
international Standard to map their course structure and design against another course or educational
requirement; develop new courses; make decisions about mutual recognition.
Examining bodies: will use Clauses 4.1 to 4.6, 5 and 6 of this International Standard to construct
examination and/or evaluation schemes; make decisions about mutual recognition.
Industry and professional bodies: will use this International Standard to develop and maintain
certification schemes; make decisions about mutual recognition.
Government bodies: will use this International Standard for policy development; funding decisions;
skills assessment; regulation of professionals; facilitation of trade agreements between countries.
ISO/IEC 24773:2008 Referenced Document
ISO/IEC 17024:2003 Conformity assessment - General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons