Auditing Your Laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
This ISO/IEC 17025 auditor training course will introduce participants to ISO/IEC 19011, the guideline for auditing management systems as applied to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The participant will learn about auditing principles and develop skills for performing higher-value internal audits. The course includes hands-on exercises for planning, establishing, implementing and maintaining an audit program, and also focuses on developing auditing methods, questioning techniques, and record-sampling.
Price: $995.00*
Prerequisites
Must have an understanding of the full context of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard, either via A2LA training courses or experience operating and/or auditing a laboratory conforming to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements
Target Attendees
Laboratory Managers or Auditors
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
1. Apply the guidance in ISO/IEC 19011 to construct an effective audit program and plan;
2. Relate the benefits and drawbacks of various types of audit plans and methods;
3. Evaluate sample audit findings and relate them to ISO/IEC 17025 requirements in order to plan additional investigation avenues;
4. Review sample management system documents and records to determine conformity with requirements;
5. Practice the interpersonal skills needed to effectively gather information;
6. Assemble, present, and defend clear audit findings based on presented scenarios
CEUs Awarded
1.4 CEUs*, 16 Training Hours
Reference
Attendees must bring their own copy of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
A copy of ISO 19011:2018 will be provided. Exercises will focus on requirements in the standard and the techniques in the guidance document.