The aims of the European Shintaido College are:

1. to promote shintaido development and support new shintaido groups in Europe

2. to maintain common standards of practice among European communities of instructors, in accordance with ITEC (International Technical & Evaluation Committee) standards

3. to run events for shintaido instructors across Europe to practice together for the benefit of all

4. to issue exam diplomas and publish records of exam results

5. to provide guidance for national groups on how to run exams and evaluate the results 

6. to help national groups coordinate shintaido activities across Europe

7. to maintain European-wide shintaido archives