ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Implementer training enables you to develop the necessary expertise to support laboratories to meet the requirements of the standard by implementing a quality control system based on ISO/IEC 17025. During this training course, you will also gain a thorough understanding of the best practices of an LMS in testing and calibration laboratories in order to produce reliable measurement results and open your laboratory’s doors for accreditation and international recognition
Fees
COURSE OUTLINES
Day 1: Introduction to ISO/IEC 17025 and initiation of a LMS
- Course objective and structure
- Standard and regulatory framework
- Laboratory Management System
- Basic Concepts in Testing and Calibration
- Initiating the LMS implementation
- Understanding the organisation and clarifying the objectives
- Analysis of the existing system
Day 2: Implementation plan of a LMS
- Leadership and approval of the LMS project
- LMS scope
- Laboratory policies
- Definition of the organisational structure
- Definition of the document management process
Day 3: Implementation of a LMS
- Design of controls and drafting of specific policies & procedures
- Communication plan
- Training and awareness plan
- Resource Management
- Customer Management
- Operations Management
Day 4: LMS monitoring, measurement, continuous improvement and preparation for accreditation
- Monitoring, Analysis, and Evaluation
- Internal Audit
- Management Review
- Treatment of problems and nonconformities
- Continual improvement
- Preparing for the accreditation
- Competence and evaluation of implementers
- Closing the training
Day 5: Certification Exam (3 Hours)
The exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competency domains:
- Domain 1 Fundamental principles and concepts of a Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 2 Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 3 Planning a LMS based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 4 Implementing a management system based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 5 Performance evaluation, monitoring and measurement of a LMS based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 6 Continual improvement of a LMS based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 7 Preparing for an accreditation
COURSE DETAILS
- Training material containing over 450 pages of information and practical examples will be distributed
- In case of exam failure, you can retake the exam within 12 months for free
PREREQUISITES
A comprehensive knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and comprehensive knowledge of implementation principles.