ISO 17025 Implementation and Audit Preparation Course Curriculum
Course Overview The ISO 17025 Implementation and Audit Preparation Course is a comprehensive program designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement and maintain a laboratory management system that meets the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard.
Course Objectives - Understand the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Implement a laboratory management system that meets the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Prepare for and pass an ISO 17025 audit
- Maintain and continually improve the laboratory management system
Course Outline Module 1: Introduction to ISO 17025
- Overview of the ISO 17025 standard
- History and evolution of the standard
- Benefits of implementing ISO 17025
- Key concepts and terminology
Module 2: Laboratory Management System (LMS) Requirements
- Clause 4: General requirements
- Clause 5: Structural requirements
- Clause 6: Resource requirements
- Clause 7: Process requirements
- Clause 8: Management system requirements
Module 3: Implementing an LMS
- Establishing the laboratory's scope and objectives
- Defining the laboratory's organizational structure and roles
- Developing and implementing laboratory policies and procedures
- Establishing a document control system
- Implementing a record-keeping system
Module 4: Personnel and Training
- Clause 6.2: Personnel requirements
- Competence and training requirements
- Developing a training program
- Evaluating personnel competence
Module 5: Equipment and Calibration
- Clause 6.4: Equipment requirements
- Calibration and verification procedures
- Maintaining equipment records
- Ensuring equipment is fit for purpose
Module 6: Measurement Traceability and Uncertainty
- Clause 7.2: Measurement traceability
- Understanding measurement uncertainty
- Evaluating and expressing measurement uncertainty
- Using measurement uncertainty in laboratory decisions
Module 7: Sampling and Testing/Calibration
- Clause 7.3: Sampling
- Clause 7.4: Handling of test or calibration items
- Ensuring the integrity of samples and test/c calibration items
- Procedures for sampling, testing, and calibration
Module 8: Quality Control and Quality Assurance
- Clause 7.6: Ensuring the validity of results
- Quality control procedures
- Quality assurance procedures
- Using quality control and quality assurance data
Module 9: Nonconforming Work and Corrective Action
- Clause 7.10: Nonconforming work
- Clause 8.7: Corrective action
- Identifying and controlling nonconforming work
- Implementing corrective action
Module 10: Continual Improvement and Audit Preparation
- Clause 8: Management system requirements
- Continual improvement techniques
- Audit preparation and planning
- Conducting a laboratory audit
Module 11: Audit Techniques and Best Practices
- Audit principles and techniques
- Audit reporting and follow-up
- Best practices for audit preparation and execution
- Using audit results for continual improvement
Course Features - Interactive and engaging: Learn through a combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities
- Comprehensive and up-to-date: Covers all the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Personalized learning: Learn at your own pace and convenience
- Practical and real-world applications: Learn through case studies and real-world examples
- Expert instructors: Learn from experienced professionals with expertise in laboratory management and ISO 17025
- Certification: Receive a certificate upon completion issued by The Art of Service
- Flexible learning: Learn at your own pace and convenience
- User-friendly and mobile-accessible: Access the course from anywhere, on any device
- Community-driven: Join a community of learners and experts for support and discussion
- Actionable insights: Gain practical knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately
- Hands-on projects: Apply your knowledge and skills through hands-on projects and case studies
- Bite-sized lessons: Learn through short, manageable lessons
- Lifetime access: Access the course materials for a lifetime
- Gamification and progress tracking: Track your progress and earn rewards
Certification Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate issued by The Art of Service. This certificate is a recognition of the participant's knowledge and skills in implementing and maintaining a laboratory management system that meets the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard.,
- Understand the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Implement a laboratory management system that meets the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Prepare for and pass an ISO 17025 audit
- Maintain and continually improve the laboratory management system
Course Outline Module 1: Introduction to ISO 17025
- Overview of the ISO 17025 standard
- History and evolution of the standard
- Benefits of implementing ISO 17025
- Key concepts and terminology
Module 2: Laboratory Management System (LMS) Requirements
- Clause 4: General requirements
- Clause 5: Structural requirements
- Clause 6: Resource requirements
- Clause 7: Process requirements
- Clause 8: Management system requirements
Module 3: Implementing an LMS
- Establishing the laboratory's scope and objectives
- Defining the laboratory's organizational structure and roles
- Developing and implementing laboratory policies and procedures
- Establishing a document control system
- Implementing a record-keeping system
Module 4: Personnel and Training
- Clause 6.2: Personnel requirements
- Competence and training requirements
- Developing a training program
- Evaluating personnel competence
Module 5: Equipment and Calibration
- Clause 6.4: Equipment requirements
- Calibration and verification procedures
- Maintaining equipment records
- Ensuring equipment is fit for purpose
Module 6: Measurement Traceability and Uncertainty
- Clause 7.2: Measurement traceability
- Understanding measurement uncertainty
- Evaluating and expressing measurement uncertainty
- Using measurement uncertainty in laboratory decisions
Module 7: Sampling and Testing/Calibration
- Clause 7.3: Sampling
- Clause 7.4: Handling of test or calibration items
- Ensuring the integrity of samples and test/c calibration items
- Procedures for sampling, testing, and calibration
Module 8: Quality Control and Quality Assurance
- Clause 7.6: Ensuring the validity of results
- Quality control procedures
- Quality assurance procedures
- Using quality control and quality assurance data
Module 9: Nonconforming Work and Corrective Action
- Clause 7.10: Nonconforming work
- Clause 8.7: Corrective action
- Identifying and controlling nonconforming work
- Implementing corrective action
Module 10: Continual Improvement and Audit Preparation
- Clause 8: Management system requirements
- Continual improvement techniques
- Audit preparation and planning
- Conducting a laboratory audit
Module 11: Audit Techniques and Best Practices
- Audit principles and techniques
- Audit reporting and follow-up
- Best practices for audit preparation and execution
- Using audit results for continual improvement
Course Features - Interactive and engaging: Learn through a combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities
- Comprehensive and up-to-date: Covers all the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Personalized learning: Learn at your own pace and convenience
- Practical and real-world applications: Learn through case studies and real-world examples
- Expert instructors: Learn from experienced professionals with expertise in laboratory management and ISO 17025
- Certification: Receive a certificate upon completion issued by The Art of Service
- Flexible learning: Learn at your own pace and convenience
- User-friendly and mobile-accessible: Access the course from anywhere, on any device
- Community-driven: Join a community of learners and experts for support and discussion
- Actionable insights: Gain practical knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately
- Hands-on projects: Apply your knowledge and skills through hands-on projects and case studies
- Bite-sized lessons: Learn through short, manageable lessons
- Lifetime access: Access the course materials for a lifetime
- Gamification and progress tracking: Track your progress and earn rewards
Certification Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate issued by The Art of Service. This certificate is a recognition of the participant's knowledge and skills in implementing and maintaining a laboratory management system that meets the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard.,
- Interactive and engaging: Learn through a combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities
- Comprehensive and up-to-date: Covers all the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard
- Personalized learning: Learn at your own pace and convenience
- Practical and real-world applications: Learn through case studies and real-world examples
- Expert instructors: Learn from experienced professionals with expertise in laboratory management and ISO 17025
- Certification: Receive a certificate upon completion issued by The Art of Service
- Flexible learning: Learn at your own pace and convenience
- User-friendly and mobile-accessible: Access the course from anywhere, on any device
- Community-driven: Join a community of learners and experts for support and discussion
- Actionable insights: Gain practical knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately
- Hands-on projects: Apply your knowledge and skills through hands-on projects and case studies
- Bite-sized lessons: Learn through short, manageable lessons
- Lifetime access: Access the course materials for a lifetime
- Gamification and progress tracking: Track your progress and earn rewards