The CEN standard: EN16686 Osteopathic Healthcare Provision is setting new parameters for the osteopathic education in Europe. These standards have only just been agreed upon and will be effective from 2016.

OsEAN contributed to the development of the CEN Standard and will use it as a minimum requirement for full OsEAN memberships. OsEAN partnered up with the Austrian Standard Institute and developed a certification that applies the CEN Standard as well as the OsEAN Standard.