Description
The PECB ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Certification equips participants with the skills to effectively lead laboratories towards ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. This course covers key concepts such as laboratory quality, administrative and technical operations, assessment techniques, and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements. Designed for individuals aiming to perform and lead accreditation assessments, including managers, consultants, laboratory technicians, and technical experts, the course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the assessor’s role in planning, leading, and following up on assessments. Upon mastering these concepts, participants can sit for the certification exam to demonstrate their proficiency and earn the PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor credential.
Why Should You Attend the ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Course?
The ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor training enables you to effectively lead a laboratory towards the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation by enhancing your understanding of the laboratory’s quality, administrative and technical operations. This training course will equip you with the necessary skills and expertise to plan and lead an ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation assessment.
Based on practical exercises, you will be able to master the assessment techniques and become competent to assess the compliance of laboratories with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
Who Should Attend?
- Individuals seeking to perform and lead an accreditation assessment of testing and calibration laboratories
- Managers or consultants seeking to master an ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation assessment
- Laboratory technicians responsible for maintaining conformance to ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
- Technical experts seeking to prepare for a testing, sampling and/or calibration laboratory accreditation assessment
Learning Objectives
- Learn how to interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025
- Understand the operations of testing and calibration laboratories based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Acknowledge the correlation between ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001 and other standards and regulatory frameworks
- Understand the assessor’s role in planning, leading, and following-up on assessments and accreditation
Educational Approach
- This training is based on both theory and best practices used in the accreditation assessment of testing and calibration laboratories
- Lecture sessions are illustrated with practical questions and examples
- Practice tests are similar to the Final Exam
Prerequisites
A fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 and comprehensive knowledge of assessment principles and techniques.
ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Agenda
- Day 1: Introduction to Laboratory Management Systems (LMS) and ISO/IEC 17025
- Day 2: Principles, preparation and launching of an assessment
- Day 3: On-site assessment activities
- Day 4: Closing the assessment
- Day 5: Final Exam
ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Examination
- Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of a Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 2: Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 3: Fundamental concepts and principles of assessment
- Domain 4: Preparation of an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Domain 5: Conducting an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Domain 6: Closing an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Domain 7: Managing an ISO/IEC 17025 internal audit program
Additional Information
- Training Days: 5
- CPD Certification (Credits): 31
- Exam Duration: 3 hour (open book)
- Free Retake Exam: Yes
- For more information, visit the PECB – ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Course page
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