Description

The basic requirements for a quality management system for testing and calibration laboratories are based on the international standard ISO/IEC 17025. These are used for the assessment and accreditation of laboratories worldwide by Accreditation Bodies in order to enhance the confidence of the market for the testing and calibration results these laboratories issue.

The ISO/IEC 17025 was revised in 2017 in order to reflect the latest changes in market conditions and technology as well as encompass the activities and new ways of working of laboratories today. It covers technical changes, vocabulary and developments in IT techniques and takes into consideration the latest version of ISO 9001 on quality management.

This two days understanding ISO/IEC 17025:2017 training course is an interactive and practical foundation course designed to acquaint participants with the requirements of  ISO/IEC 17025, providing participants a thorough understanding of the laboratory accreditation process and an implementation strategy in the context of other standards (e.g. ISO 9001).

Outline

This course is intended for providing detailed knowledge and practical understanding about the ISO/IEC 17025-2017 standard. This covers the general understanding of laboratory accreditation process and detailed explanation of all clauses of the standard.

This course will enable you to:

• Discuss the main clauses of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Understand the structure, scope, and application of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Understand the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 

Audience

This Course if for all those who:

• Manage laboratories
• Participate in the operation of the laboratories quality systems
• Conduct tests or calibrations
• Train laboratory staff
• Individuals providing consultancy for laboratory accreditation.
• Personnel responsible for procurement and evaluation of Laboratory Services
• Users of calibration and test services