The ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor training enables you to effectively lead a laboratory towards the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation by enhancing your understanding of the laboratory’s 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 accreditation assessment.
Based on practical exercises, you will be able to master the assessment techniques and become competent to assess the compliance of laboratories with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
After mastering the necessary concepts related to the requirements of this standard, you can sit for the exam and apply for a “PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor” credential. By holding a PECB Lead Assessor Certificate, you will demonstrate that you have the capabilities to assess the competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories to provide reliable results based on best practices.
Who should attend?
Individuals seeking to perform and lead an accreditation assessment of testing and calibration laboratories
Managers or consultants seeking to master an ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation assessment
Laboratory technicians responsible for maintaining conformance to ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
Technical experts seeking to prepare for a testing, sampling and/or calibration laboratory accreditation assessment
Learning objectives
Learn how to interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025
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 in planning, leading, and following-up on assessments and accreditation
Educational approach
This training is based on both theory and best practices used in the accreditation assessment of testing and calibration laboratories
Lecture sessions are illustrated with practical questions and examples
Practice tests are similar to the Final Exam
Prerequisites
A fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 and comprehensive knowledge of assessment principles and techniques.
