COURSE OVERVIEW

This highly participative course provides a general overview of ISO/IEC 17025 and helps students understand and apply the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard. Learn the quality management and technical requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 as well as required procedures/SOPs, record requirements, and more. This course also includes "Ask the Assessor" where students can gain valuable insight into what lead assessors and auditors are looking for and get practical real-world advice, best practices, and tips.

Student Prerequisites:  Each student shall be required to have studied the current published version of ISO/IEC 17025 prior to attending the course.  Please bring a copy of the standard with you to the course.

COURSE CONTENT

• Review of ISO/IEC 17025
• Quality Management Elements
• Technical Requirements

DISCUSSION TOPICS

• Required Procedures/SOPs 
• Record Requirements
• Interpretation

QUESTION & ANSWER TIME - "ASK THE ASSESSOR"

• Gain insight into what lead assessors and auditors are looking for
• Best practice advice and tips

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is acceptable for all laboratory staff who participate in the operation of the laboratory quality system including:

• Conducting testing or calibration
• Supporting laboratory activities
• Managing the laboratory quality system
• Training laboratory staff
• Managing the laboratory

WHEN FEBRUARY 10, 2017

8:30 am– 4:30 pm

WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS HAD TO SAY...

"Exceeded my expectations, hands-down! The Group activities were awesome to bounce experience off of."

"Amazing! So knowledgeable, approachable and open to questions."