DSU is a standards collaborative operating on the principle that education, employment, and training data must speak the same language - openly, transparently, and across institutional boundaries.
Our Charter
Establish a "common ground" mechanism to coordinate and align disparate global data standards while respecting each organization's independence across systems, platforms, networks, sectors, and industries - produced or supported by the respective standards bodies.
Our Vision
Collaborate and align standards to support the global education and workforce digital ecosystem.
Our Mission
Establish a sustainable collaborative of Data Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and their stakeholders across education, employment, and training sectors.
Core Values
All organizations within Data Standards United abide by these operating principles.
Open, barrier-free access to data standards for all organizations and institutions, regardless of size or resources.
Voluntary, consensus-based standards development, approval, and maintenance - visible and accountable to all members.
Active public support of the Data Standards United collaborative and lifelong learning and employment standards.
Our Initiative
With many data standards in use across many sectors and markets, coordinating and aligning data standards.
Support a seamless, lifelong learning infrastructure and sustainable standards.
Provide an open forum for emerging and innovative technologies and business applications wishing to work within a standards environment.
Promote existing standards-based solutions while not disrupting current investments in technology and systems.
Foster an understanding of each stakeholder's role across education, employment, and training sectors.
Member Voices
By embracing our unique strengths and differences, DSU will enable us to create and evolve a roadmap for a more harmonious journey of growth, innovation and progress - as we leverage the past, serve the now and steer toward a better future together.
The time for data standards bodies to work together to support lifelong learning PK20W+ is long overdue. Through open collaboration and sharing we can all work towards a world where data is seamlessly shared appropriately while ensuring privacy, security and learner agency.
Innovation thrives on collaboration. Data Standards United brings standards organizations together, creating a fertile ground to craft a future where skills and opportunities connect effortlessly.