About CETIS

JISC CETIS stands for the JISC Centre For Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards, and is a JISC service.

JISC CETIS represents UK Higher and Further Education on international educational standards initiatives including:


 * The IMS Global Learning Consortium, developing specifications for learning technology interoperability including metadata, content management, enterprise systems, learner information and profiling, accessibility, question and tests. IMS is based in the USA and includes many major IT companies, publishers, universities and government agencies.
 * CEN/ISSS, a European standardisation body mandated to develop a work programme for learning technology standards development.
 * IEEE LTSC, the learning technology committee of the international standards body.

JISC CETIS advises Universities and Colleges on the strategic, technical and pedagogic implications of educational technology. JISC CETIS also provides strategic and technical input to JISC development programmes concerned with eLearning. JISC CETIS develops and supports communities of interest in topics that currently include:


 * assessment
 * accessibility
 * educational content
 * enterprise
 * metadata and repositories
 * pedagogy
 * portfolios

JISC CETIS disseminates information on learning technology standards via workshops, conferences, publications and forums.

JISC CETIS is funded by JISC, the Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher and Further Education Funding Councils, and is managed by the University of Bolton, partnered by the University of Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt University and the Centre for Recording Achievement.