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Impartiality and confidentiality
Audit arrangements that protect impartiality and confidentiality and examine how responsibilities are established and maintained.
TESTING & CALIBRATION LABORATORIES
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Internal Auditor Training
A laboratory-focused internal auditor programme built around the way testing and calibration activities are actually performed. Participants examine how competence, impartiality, facilities, equipment, methods, technical records and validity of results are controlled and evidenced.
STANDARD
ISO/IEC 17025:2017
FOCUS
Testing & Calibration Laboratories
CORE AREA
Competence & Validity of Results
FORMAT
Internal Auditor Training
PROGRAMME PURPOSE
Audit laboratory competence through technical evidence.
A laboratory-focused internal auditor programme built around the way testing and calibration activities are actually performed. Participants examine how competence, impartiality, facilities, equipment, methods, technical records and validity of results are controlled and evidenced.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Core audit areas.
The programme concentrates on the requirements, processes and evidence that matter to this specific discipline.
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Personnel and competence
Evaluate competence requirements, authorisation, training, supervision and records supporting personnel capability.
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Facilities, equipment and traceability
Audit facilities, environmental conditions, equipment and relevant measurement traceability arrangements.
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Methods and laboratory processes
Examine method selection, verification or validation, sampling, handling of test or calibration items and technical records.
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Validity of results
Evaluate activities used to monitor and demonstrate the validity of testing and calibration results.
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Reporting and improvement
Audit reporting, complaints, nonconforming work, corrective action and management-system improvement.
WHO IT IS FOR
Designed around the people who use the system.
Suitable for personnel who operate, support, audit or oversee the relevant management-system processes.
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Laboratory Quality Personnel
Quality personnel responsible for management-system implementation and internal audits.
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Technical Managers
Technical personnel overseeing laboratory methods, competence, equipment or results.
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Laboratory Auditors
Auditors who need to evaluate technical and management-system requirements.
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Testing & Calibration Personnel
Personnel who need a practical understanding of internal audit expectations in laboratory environments.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
What participants practise.
The training moves from requirements into audit situations so participants practise following evidence, asking relevant questions and developing defensible findings.
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Trace laboratory activities from request to result
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Evaluate personnel competence evidence
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Review equipment and traceability records
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Examine technical records and method evidence
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Evaluate evidence supporting result validity
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Develop laboratory-specific audit findings
STANDARD & AUDIT APPROACH
The subject standard remains the centre of the audit.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is the current published standard for competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This programme focuses on internal auditing of laboratory requirements and technical activities. General management-system audit principles may be supported by ISO 19011:2026 where applicable.
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Follow up
ASSESSMENT & COMPLETION
Application of the audit process.
Assessment activities use laboratory scenarios, document and record review, evidence evaluation, interview exercises, finding development and audit reporting. Participants who satisfy the programme completion requirements receive a certificate of completion.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Programme questions.
01 Who should attend?
The programme is suited to laboratory quality personnel, technical managers, laboratory auditors and personnel involved in testing or calibration activities.
02 Is the training specific to laboratories?
Yes. Unlike a generic management-system auditor course, the programme addresses laboratory competence, technical activities, records and validity of results.
03 Does this provide laboratory accreditation?
No. Training does not constitute laboratory accreditation or an accreditation decision.
04 Is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 still current?
Yes. ISO/IEC 17025:2017 remains the current published edition.
TRAINING ENQUIRY
Discuss the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 training programme.
Contact Sustainacert to discuss programme delivery, participant requirements and suitable training arrangements.