Qualifying laboratories quality specialist in accordance with the requirements of the International Standard ISO 17025:2005

Course Description 

Making the decision to implement ISO/IEC 17025 can be critical to the overall success of a laboratory. However, the manner with which it is implemented is even more crucial, because if properly done, it will literally enable the company to meet the highest standards of its customers. It will also provide universal assurance that its data and service quality will consistently meet these expectations, resulting in worldwide acceptance of your laboratory's test results and provide legally defensible data to your clients. 

This program will enable you to be qualified to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively implement and manage ISO /IEC 17025 and achieve accreditation for your laboratory.

Target audience

• Those responsible for maintaining and achieving laboratory accreditation
• Those who manage laboratory support functions, testing and operations
• Technicians and laboratory staff who need to understand ISO 17025
• Those who want to become internal laboratory auditors
• "The trainer was excellent and could provide us a lot of information. We have gained a lot of knowledge about ISO 17025 Laboratory accreditation!"
• Executives, laboratory managers, quality assurance managers, project managers, team leaders or other key personnel responsible for implementing a quality management system based on ISO/IEC 17025.
  
   
  
  Course Outline 
• History, purpose and structure of ISO/IEC 17025.
• The requirements and scope of the ISO 17025 standard
• How to meet and implement the requirements of ISO 17025
• How to comply with the detailed step-by-step requirements of the standard.
• Laboratory Audit Technique (Internal Audit) 
  1. Introduction to Audit 
  2. Audit / Assess the laboratory performance 
  3. Documentation of findings and Identification of Non Conformities  
  4. Laboratory Assessor Requirements
  5. Types and Methods of Audit 
  6. Checklist Preparation,
  7. Audit Planning and Audit Schedule. 
  8. The Audit Process 
  9. Preparation of Audit Report
• The principles and application of quality control
• How to monitor and continually improve quality control processes
• Calibration and Uncertainty Measurement
• Concept of Calibration and Traceability  
• Methods for the Estimation and Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement  
• Introduction of Laboratory Accreditation
  
  Delegate's Certification:
  
  Attendees shall receive a certificate of attendance from SASO Training Center.​

Language of training

Course material, presentation and explanation​ in English​​