ISO 26262 is the international functional safety standard for road vehicles, covering how electrical and electronic systems are kept from causing harm when they malfunction. This free course explains the 2018 edition: its twelve parts, hazard analysis and ASILs, the safety lifecycle, confirmation measures and a worked electric power steering example.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
ISO/SAE 21434 is the joint ISO and SAE standard for cybersecurity engineering of road vehicles, from concept and development through production, operation and decommissioning. This free course explains the 2021 edition: its vocabulary, clause structure, the threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA), goals and claims, vulnerability management, assessment and its link to UN R155.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
IEC 61508 is the international basic standard for functional safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic safety-related systems. This free course explains the 2010 edition: core terms, the seven parts, the safety lifecycle, how SILs are set and achieved, assessment and certification, and a worked furnace over-temperature example.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
DO-178C (with its European twin ED-12C) is the guidance aviation authorities accept for showing that airborne software is developed with rigour matched to its safety effect. This free course explains software levels A to E, the objectives and life cycle, requirements-based testing and coverage, tool qualification, authority reviews and a worked avionics example.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
DO-254 (RTCA, 2000; EUROCAE ED-80) is the aviation guidance for showing that airborne electronic hardware such as FPGAs, ASICs and circuit boards was developed with enough rigour for its safety role. This free course explains design assurance levels, the hardware life cycle, verification and tool assessment, how FAA AC 20-152A and EASA AMC 20-152A apply it, and an FPGA example.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
IEC 62304 is the international standard for software life cycle processes in medical device software, covering development, maintenance, software risk management, configuration management and problem resolution. This free course explains the 2006+A1:2015 edition, safety classes A, B and C, SOUP, regulatory expectations and a worked example of an insulin dosing app.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
ISO 13485:2016 is the international standard for quality management systems in organisations that design, make, distribute or service medical devices, and their suppliers. This free course explains clauses 4 to 8, design controls, supplier and process controls, complaint handling and CAPA, certification, MDSAP and the FDA QMSR, with a worked example.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
EN 50128:2011 is the CENELEC standard for software in railway signalling and control and protection systems, now superseded by EN 50716. This free course explains its safety integrity levels, clause structure, lifecycle documents, roles and independence, tool classes, application data and assessment, and how to handle legacy EN 50128 evidence during the move to EN 50716.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 is the international standard for software life cycle processes, from acquisition and supply through development, operation and maintenance to disposal; the current edition is 12207:2026. Learn its four process groups and 30 processes, how processes are described, tailoring, the three forms of conformance and how assessments work.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 is the international framework of system life cycle processes, from concept to retirement; the current edition is ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023. Learn the core vocabulary, the four process groups and 30 processes, life cycle stages, tailoring, how conformance is claimed and assessed, and how it links to 12207 and safety standards.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
ISO/IEC 29110 is the ISO/IEC series of life cycle profiles for very small entities of up to 25 people. This free course explains the parts of the series, the Entry, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced profiles, the Project Management and Software Implementation processes of the Basic profile, self-assessment and conformity certification, and how a small team adopts it.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.
SPICE for Space (S4S) is the European space sector's scheme for assessing and improving software processes, defined in the ECSS-Q-HB-80-02 handbook and built on ISO/IEC 15504. This free course explains its 52 processes, six capability levels and N-P-L-F rating, the three assessment purposes, assessor roles, target profiles by software criticality and how a supplier improves.
Free course: a 60-minute tutorial with diagrams, a 25-question knowledge check and a certificate you can verify online.