The ISI Short Course Committee for ISI WSC 2021 (SCC) developed an online short course programme to be delivered over the months of May and June. The short courses were scheduled in a 3 hour session each day at a time chosen to accommodate learners in many time zones. A short course was scheduled for 1 day (3 hours), 2 days (6 hours) or 3 days (9 hours).

The selected short courses had been approved by the ISI Executive Committee. They met the needs of the Associations and Special Interest Groups, and in particular, the needs of Young Statisticians, Continuing Professional Development, and Statistical Capacity Building.