ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Implementer Self-Study Training Course (PECB)
Course Overview
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Acknowledge the correlation between ISO/IEC 17025 and other standards and regulatory frameworks
- Master the concepts, approaches, methods and techniques used for the implementation and effective management of a Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Learn how to interpret the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements in the specific context of the laboratory
- Learn how to support a laboratory to perform testing and other operating activities
- Acquire the expertise to advise a laboratory in implementing Laboratory Management System best practices
Course Agenda
- Introduction to ISO/IEC 17025 and initiation of a LMS
- Course objective and structure
- Standard and regulatory framework
- Laboratory Management System
- Basic concepts in Testing and Calibration
- Initiating the LMS implementation
- Understanding the organization and clarifying the objectives
- Analysis of the existing system
- Plan the implementation of a LMS
- Leadership and approval of the LMS project
- LMS scope
- Laboratory policies
- Definition of the organizational structure
- Definition of the documented management process
- Implementation of a LMS
- Design of controls and drafting of specific policies and procedures
- Communication plan
- Training and awareness plan
- Resource management
- Customer management
- Operations management
- LMS monitoring, measurement, continuous improvement an preparation for accreditation
- Monitoring, analysis and evaluation
- Internal audit
- Management review
- Treatment of problems and nonconformities
- Continual improvement
- Preparing for the accreditation
- Competence and evaluation of implementers
- Closing of the training course
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for:
- Individuals involved in Testing and Calibration Laboratories
- Managers or consultants seeking to master the implementation of a Laboratory Management System
- Laboratory technicians responsible for maintaining conformance with Testing and Calibration Laboratories Accreditation requirements
- Individuals responsible for supporting the operations of a Testing and Calibration Laboratory
- Technical experts seeking to prepare for Testing and Calibration Laboratories competence assessment
The “PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Implementer” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competency domains:
- Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of a Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 2: Laboratory Management System (LMS)
- Domain 3: Planning a LMS based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 4: Implementing a management system based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 5: Performance evaluation, monitoring and measurement of a LMS based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 6: Continual improvement of a LMS based on ISO/IEC 17025
- Domain 7: Preparing for an accreditation
About this course
ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Implementer training enables you to develop the necessary expertise to support laboratories to meet the requirements of the standard by implementing a quality control system based on ISO/IEC 17025. During this training course, you will also gain a thorough understanding of the best practices of an LMS in testing and calibration laboratories in order to produce reliable measurement results and open your laboratory`s doors for accreditation and international recognition.
After mastering all the necessary concepts of Laboratory Management Systems, you can sit for the exam and apply for a “PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Implementer” credential. By holding a PECB Lead Implementer Certificate, you will be able to demonstrate that you have the practical knowledge and professional capabilities to implement ISO/IEC 17025 in your laboratory.
Certification
After successfully passing the exam, you can apply for one of the following credentials shown. You will receive a certificate once you comply with all the requirements related to the selected credential.
- PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Provisional Implementer
- PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Implementer
- PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Implementer
- PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Senior Lead Implementer
Enrolment information
By enrolling on this course you agree to your personal information being passed to PECB.
Learners enrolling onto this course will receive an email from PECB to set up your Learner Account, course registration, access to the course materials and final exam.
If you have not received this information within 5 working days please contact Global.PECB.Training@sgs.com
General information
- PECB will provide over 450 pages of instructional materials containing explanations, guidance, and practical examples.
- Learners may reach out to PECB to request the Attestation of Course Completion as proof of taking the course, this can be requested before taking the exam or after and is worth 16 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits.
- In case of exam failure, the candidate can retake the exam once for free within 12 months following the initial exam date.
Prerequisites
In order to fully benefit from this training course, participants should have a comprehensive knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and comprehensive knowledge of implementation principles.
The fee for this course covers:
- Course Materials (for lifetime, please note that updated course materials are not included)
- First Exam
- One resit exam (if required)
- PECB Certification Fee
- First Year PECB Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF)
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