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Why is ISO/TC 260 HR Management important?

Human capital is the greatest value creator and critical investment for most organizations. Human resource management (HRM) standards help align human resource activities around organizational goals and objectives. ISO/TC 260 addresses people and organizational management issues systematically and comprehensively.

We give practitioners, experts, and researchers from different cultural contexts around the world an opportunity to contribute their knowledge and integrate it into a broader global people management framework. The resulting international standards offer practitioners implementable tools and resources to identify and pursue strategic targets and ensure continual HRM improvement.

What we do.

ISO TC 260 uses the ISO 30400 series to produce international standards in human resource management, and is also responsible for the ISO 10667 series of international standards on assessment. TC260 standards focus on current and anticipated issues involving people management.

ISO/TC 260 main objectives and priorities include developing international business by providing guidance and improving internal processes. The core benefits of applying ISO/TC260 standards include optimization of organizational performance. Improved value creation, sustainable development, workforce productivity, satisfaction and engagement benefit organizations who apply these standards and technical specifications.

Whether or not organizations have a dedicated HR function, adopters of any size or maturity can leverage their knowledge, skills and abilities to measure organizational performance by applying these HRM standards.

Who we are.

International Organization of Standardization (ISO)Technical Committee 260 HR Management (TC 260) is the official group dedicated to developing evidence-based HR standards that improve HR management processes and practices, worker experience and organizational outcomes. TC 260 is comprised of HR experts from around the world who share their knowledge and expertise to develop strategic HR standards that assist organizations in the management of people. These continual improvement standards are voluntary, evidence-based and use a consensus approach.

Countries that are actively participating in the work of this committee, and other countries that are participating as observing members. TC 260 was founded in 2011, and celebrated its first decade in 2021!

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has delegated the TC 260 Secretariat to the HR Certification Institute (HRCI), who oversees and supports the management of the standard development process. To learn more about current standards under development, and some of the leaders involved, click here.