TS 13223

TS 13223 is a vocational standard addressing the occupation of data base designer and the job profile associated with it. In technical terms, data base design is the discipline of organizing data structures so that information can be stored, related, accessed, and maintained in a controlled way within information systems. This standard covers the definition and classification of the occupation, together with the measurement and evaluation of the professional characteristics expected from a data base designer.

What data base design means in practice

From a general technical perspective, database design turns business or system requirements into logical and physical data structures. Core concepts include tables, keys, relationships, integrity rules, and access patterns. Well-designed databases help reduce duplication, improve consistency, and make application behavior more reliable. For that reason, a data base designer is concerned not only with software tools, but also with the modeling decisions that shape how data is structured and used.

What this standard covers

• Definition and classification of the occupation
• Description of the data base designer job profile
• Identification of the professional characteristics required for the occupation
• Measurement and evaluation methods for those characteristics

The document focuses on the occupational framework and assessment approach for this role. In broader information technology practice, database design sits at the intersection of application development, data management, networking, and information systems administration. That makes the role especially important in environments where data consistency, organized retrieval, and reliable system operation are central to day-to-day business processes.