PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor
Venue : Lagos , Abuja , Portharcourt
Master the Assessment of Testing and Calibration Laboratories based on ISO/IEC 17025
SUMMARY
ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor training enables you to effectively lead a laboratory towards ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation by enhancing your understanding of the 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 assessment. Based on practical exercises, you will be able to master assessment techniques and become competent to assess compliance with the principles and requirements of a Quality Management System and technical demands of ISO/IEC 17025.
By holding a PECB Lead Assessor Certificate, you will demonstrate that you have the capabilities to assess the competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories based on best practices.
- Managers or consultants involved in Asset Management
- Individuals who want to become assessors for an ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Body
- Assessors seeking to perform Testing and Calibration Laboratory competence assessment
- Managers or consultants seeking to master an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Laboratory technicians responsible for maintaining conformance with requirements for the competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
- Technical experts seeking to prepare for Testing and Calibration Laboratories competence assessment.
- Course objectives and structure
- Standards and regulatory frameworks
- Accreditation process
- Principles of Conformity Assessment
- Laboratory Management Systems (LMS)
- Technical requirements
- Fundamental assessment concepts and principles
- Assessment approach based on evidence and risk
- Initiating the assessment
- Preparing on-site assessment
- On-site assessment
- Drafting assessment findings and non-conformity reports
- Communication during the assessment
- Assessment procedures
- Creating test plans
- Closing the assessment
- Evaluation of action plans by the assessor
- Beyond the initial assessment
- Managing an internal audit programme
- Competence and evaluation of assessors
- Closing the training
- Learn how to interpret the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 to assess a Quality Management System for Testing and Calibration activities
- 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 to: plan, lead, and follow-up on assessments and accreditation
- Acquire the competencies of an assessor to: plan an assessment, lead an assessment, draft reports, and follow-up on an assessment in compliance with ISO/IEC 17011 requirement
- Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of a Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 2: Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 3: Fundamental assessment concepts and principles
- 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 assessment program

- Certification fees are included on the exam price
- Training material containing over 450 pages of information and practical examples will be distributed
- A participation certificate of 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued
- In case of exam failure, you can retake the exam within 12 months for free
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