HTML5

‘HTML5’ is a new standard in HTML, however the term is commonly used to refer to a suite of technologies:

  • the new HTML standard,
  • a new standard in CSS (3),
  • improved JavaScript integration, and
  • updates of integrated Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

HTML5 offers a powerful and open environment for interactive multimedia and application development. It has the potential to be ideal for education, with improved accessibility, high level industry support and the ability to create off-line applications, but until its implementation is more consistent in the commonly used browsers, and authoring tools exist for it, it is not ready for deployment in the VET sector.

E-standards research

In 2011, the E-standards Expert Group commissioned research on the topic of HTML5  resulting in the following technical report:

The E-standards Expert Group continues to monitor the topic and will review the VET e-standards annually, including the progress of HTML5.