Course description
BSI’s “ISO/IEC 17025 Implementation and Internal Auditing” course is designed to help testing laboratories successfully achieve and maintain laboratory accreditation. Accreditation has become synonymous with competence in testing. The ISO/IEC 17025 has international recognition as the mark of a competent test lab. Benefits are realized by commercial testing labs doing product qualification work, as well as internal labs whose purpose is to ensure quality of released product based on repetitive tests. This course provides authoritative coverage of all accreditation requirements and is taught by experienced industry experts. Students will gain knowledge of the requirements for accreditation, from both technical and operational aspects. As a result, the lab can expect to better control its own testing processes, and offer higher caliber testing services and accurate reports to clients.
Who should attend?
- Laboratory management responsible for achieving or maintaining lab accreditation
- Management of laboratory support functions such as contracts and
procurement
- Technicians and lab personnel needing a good understanding of the requirements and expectations of 17025 accredited laboratories
- Those responsible for laboratory operations, testing, proficiency testing
- Personnel who will be assigned as internal lab auditors
Learning Objectives
- Understand the entire requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Standard
- Understand lab accreditation process & role of conformity assessment bodies
- Awareness of all required laboratory documentation and records
- How to determine scope of testing
- Understand options for QC of tests
- Awareness of elements of uncertainty
- Learn internal lab audit techniques
- Participate in audit scenarios, exercises and team role-plays
- Awareness of need for technical Standards
- Understand verification and calibration requirements for test equipment
- Value of proficiency testing
- Understand difference between product certification and lab accreditation
Prerequisites
Participants should have experience with or basic knowledge of quality management systems for industry. A basic awareness of quality assurance and recognized lab standards such as ISO-9000 and ANSI/Z540 is desirable but not mandatory.
Further Information
BSI Certificates of attendance are provided to students fulfilling all course criteria.
Next steps
For more information, please contact us or complete our training enquiry form.
