KSA consists of experts who have both hands-on backgrounds
and theories on various industries, and thus, KSA leads
Korea¡¯s industrial development in the technology competitiveness
era of the 21st century based on know-how accumulated
through researches and studies on industrial standards
and quality management, education and training, KS¤ýISO¤ýJIS
certifications, promotional events, and international
cooperation for the last 40 years.
1962
Establishment of the Korean Standards Association 1971
Designation as an organization for Certified Quality
Engineer training (Ministry of Commerce&Industry)
1975
Designation as a Secretariat of the Central Headquar
ters for Quality Control Promotion
(Industrial Advancement Administration) 1977
Conversion of the Korean Industrial Standards Association into a special corporation 1983
Opening of the Quality Management Training Center 1987
Designation as an Accredited Vocational Training
Center(Ministry of Labor) 1991
Establishment of the Quality Management Research
Institute
1994
Designation as the Vocational Training Body 1994
Designation as an ISO 9000 training body
(Industrial Advancement Administration) 1996
Designation as the secretariat of
the Central Headquarters for Quality Management
(National Institute of Technology and Quality)
1998
Designation as a KS certification body
(National Institute of Technology and Quality) 2000
Designation as an ISO 9000 certification body 2001
Designation as a JIS certification body
(Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan) 2004
Establishment of Korean Standards Association Media
Ltd.
2005
Designation as an ISO/TS 16949 certification body
