Governance
International Standards & Compliance
Standards-informed principles guide consistent, learner-centered, secure, and resilient institutional practice.
The standards below are presented as applicable compliance frameworks and sources of good practice. Unless a current certificate is expressly published, this page does not claim third-party ISO certification.
| Standard | Scope | Application at Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | Quality management systems | Documented academic and administrative processes, objectives, monitoring, corrective action, and continual improvement. |
| ISO 21001 | Educational organizations management systems | Learner-centered educational objectives, accessible delivery, curriculum processes, faculty competence, evaluation, and satisfaction. |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Information security management systems | Risk-based protection of student records, academic information, access, confidentiality, integrity, and electronic services. |
| ISO 29993 | Learning services outside formal education | Learning needs, outcomes, delivery, and evaluation for professional certificates, CPD, CPE, and short programs. |
| ISO 10015 | Competence management and people development | Planned faculty and staff development, competence needs, learning activities, and evaluation of effectiveness. |
| ISO 31000 | Risk management guidelines | Structured consideration of academic, operational, information, governance, and continuity risks. |
| ISO 22301 | Business continuity management systems | Continuity and recovery planning for learning, administration, records, communication, and critical services. |
From principles to practice
Standards are useful when they shape everyday decisions. Aberdeen’s standards-informed approach emphasizes clear ownership, documented processes, suitable controls, evidence of performance, corrective action, and review. ISO 21001 is especially relevant because it applies management-system thinking to educational purpose, learner needs, accessibility, teaching quality, and evaluation.