Why should you attend?
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.
More Details
Course Agenda
- Day 1: Introduction to Laboratory Management Systems (LMS) and ISO/IEC 17025
- Day 2: Principles, preparation and launching of an assessment
- Day 3: On-site assessment activities
- Day 4: Closing the assessment
- Day 5: Final Exam
Examination
The “PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor” 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: Fundamental concepts and principles of assessment
- Domain 4: Preparation of an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Domain 5: Conducting an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Domain 6: Closing an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment
- Domain 7: Managing an ISO/IEC 17025 internal audit program
Certification
Upon the successful completion of the exam, you can apply for the credentials shown on the table below. You will receive a certificate once you comply with all requirements related to the selected credential. For more information about ISO/IEC 17025 certifications and the PECB certification process, please refer to the Certification Rules and Policies.
- The requirements for PECB Assessor Certifications are:
Credential Exam Professional experience MS audit/assessment experience Other requirements PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Provisional Assessor PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Exam or equivalent None None Signing the PECB Code of Ethics PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Assessor PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Exam or equivalent Two years: One year of work experience in Laboratory Management Assessment activities: a total of 200 hours Signing the PECB Code of Ethics PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Exam or equivalent Five years: Two years of work experience in Laboratory Management Assessment activities: a total of 300 hours Signing the PECB Code of Ethics PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Senior Lead Assessor PECB Certified ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor Exam or equivalent Ten years: Seven years of work experience in Laboratory Management Assessment activities: a total of 1,000 hours Signing the PECB Code of Ethics
General Information
- Certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course
- Training material containing over 450 pages of information and practical examples will be distributed
- An attestation of course completion worth 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued to the participants who have attended the training course.
- In case of exam failure, you can retake the exam within 12 months free of charge
