ISO/IEC 17025 STANDARD: 2017

Ref. : Q001

QUALITY IN CALIBRATION AND TESTING LABORATORIES

The objectives

Understand, learn to interpret and implement the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard
Know how to get involved in a quality system similar to ISO/IEC 17025
Achieve, maintain and extend your laboratory’s certification

Target audience

Personnel working in accredited calibration or testing laboratories or having an accreditation project
Laboratory managers, quality managers and technical staff
Technical and/or quality auditors
Anyone interested

Prerequisites

Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 version 2005 is preferable but not mandatory

Program

Refresher : quality vocabulary
Accreditation (definition, goals, evaluations)
Principle of quality management
General presentation of the ISO 17025 standard
Structural requirements
Impartiality and confidentiality
Risks and Opportunities
Competence of staff
Equipment, metrology, installations and environmental conditions
Methods
Documentation and records
Evaluation and monitoring
Continuous improvement

Teaching ressources

Presentations
Workshops
Exercises
Interactions & discussions
Video materials
Technical files provided to each trainee