laboratory-accreditation-courses

• Introduction to Laboratory Accreditation, an overview of ISO/IEC 17025:2005
• International Dimension of Accreditation
• Accreditation Criteria and Their Interpretations
• Quality Management System Requirements
• Accreditation Criteria and Their Interpretations
• Technical Requirements for Laboratories
• Accreditation Body Operation and Regulations
• Accreditation process of PNAC
• Assessment Techniques
• Assessors skill
• communications
• Report writing
• Policies of PNAC
• Exercises
• Written Examination

The course is presented by senior staff of PNAC, each with a laboratory background and a detailed knowledge of the implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

• Introduction to Laboratory Accreditation, an overview of ISO/IEC 17025:2005
• International Dimension of Accreditation
• Accreditation Criteria and Their Interpretations
• Quality Management System Requirements
• Accreditation Criteria and Their Interpretations
• Technical Requirements for Laboratories
• The development, documentation and implementation of quality systems.
• Internal Auditing
• Method selection and validation
• Selection, training and supervision of staff
• Equipment management and calibration
• The uncertainty of measurement
• Test records and reports
• Accreditation Body Operation and Regulations
• Accreditation process of PNAC
• Exercises, Assignments and Discussions

• Review of Basic Concepts, general understanding and requirements for Traceability & Uncertainty of Measurement.
• Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty based upon validation.
• PNAC policy for the traceability
• Meaning of uncertainty and overview of uncertainty requirements in ISO/IEC 17025
• Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement.
• Evaluation of Measurement uncertainty based upon the principles of suggested by GUM & EURACHEM
• Examples and practical exercises on estimating uncertainty using the various identified approaches.

The laboratories often seek to carry out method validation to fulfil the accreditation requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Other compelling reasons for conducting it are:

• An analytical method is then much better understood
• Capabilities and limitations of the method are established
• Factors that influence method performance are better identified.

• Review of Basic Concepts, general understanding and requirements for validation.
• PNAC policy for method validation.
• Performance characteristics: terminology
• A systematic approach to validating analytical methods
• Practical examples of Validation
• Interactive Discussions

The laboratories often seek to carry out different internal quality control/assurance tools e.g., control charts and Inter Laboratory Comparisons/Proficiency Testing as an external quality assurance tools to fulfill the accreditation requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.

• Review of Basic Concepts, general understanding and requirements for Quality Assurance.
• PNAC policy for Proficiency Testing.
• Use of Quality Tools (Control Charts)
• Interactive Discussions
• The course is presented by senior staff of PNAC, each with a laboratory background and a detailed knowledge of the implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2005.