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ISO 17025 Lead Implementer

Develop and improve testing and calibration laboratories arrangements by working through laboratory competence, traceability and reliable results.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery

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Assessment and award requirements

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive Cognicert Quality Laboratory Professional Certificate from Cognicert UK.

Entry, exam and access at a glance

Prerequisites

Entry requirements depend on the course and level. Review the course-specific requirements and prior knowledge listed below.

Exam and resits

100 questions in one hour. Pass mark: 70%. Your payment includes two exam attempts. A third or later attempt costs £100 per resit.

Platform-wide pass rate: 87% across all examined trainees, based on Cognicert’s exam-platform results. This is not a course-specific pass rate or a guarantee of an individual result.

Self-study access

Lifetime access for the enrolled learner. Access is personal and cannot be shared.

Overview

Develop and improve testing and calibration laboratories arrangements by working through laboratory competence, traceability and reliable results.

Work through laboratory competence, traceability and reliable results and connect them to the responsibilities of your implementation role. The detailed programme explains the methods and activities covered.

Content

Laboratory  Management Planning

  • Laboratory Management Principles
  • Laboratory Management Tools
  • Laboratory Stakeholders requirement management
  • Legal requirements
  • Laboratory Risk Management
  • Conflicts of Interest and Impartiality Principles
  • Laboratory Management Plan

Laboratory  Operations Management

  • Laboratory documents and record management
  • Laboratory Facilities Management
  • Implementing Environmental controls
  • Laboratory Methods Adoption, Design and Development
  • Laboratory Verification and Validation Processes
  • Laboratory operational controls: processes and procedure development and improvement.
  • Laboratory Human Resources Management
  • Sampling Methods and Application
  • Methods Types, Selection, Verification and Validation
  • Test Verification and Validation Techniques
  • Managing Organisational Knowledge
  • Laboratory Procurement and Contract Management
  • Laboratory Equipment, Management Maintenance and Calibration
  • Developing Identification and traceability system
  • Change Management and Controls
  • Packaging, Handling, Transport and Storage of Test/ Calibration Items
  • Metrological Traceability of Test and Calibration Results
  • Ensuring Validity of Result
  • Inter- and Intra- Laboratory Comparison
  • Control of nonconforming outputs
  • Test or Calibration Reporting
  • Keeping Laboratory Technical Records
  • Protecting data confidentiality

Laboratory  performance monitoring and Evaluation

  • Monitoring and auditing techniques and evidences
  • Handling Complaints
  • Conducting Customer feedback survey, Supplier Evaluation and employees
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Management
  • Monitoring and evaluating Laboratory Performance
  • Auditing Laboratory Performance
  • Evaluating Measurement Uncertainty
  • Reviewing Laboratory Management
  • Improving Laboratory performance
  • Implementing Corrective actions
  • Risk Mitigation and Preventive actions
Delivery
  • Case Study
  • Individual Exercises
  • Role Play
  • Group Exercises
  • Group Presentation
  • Examination

Self-Study Material, Exam and Certification 

Online Training, Material, Exam and Certification 

Classroom Training Location Here (Fee to be decided by delivery partners)

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive Cognicert Quality Laboratory Professional Certificate from Cognicert UK.

ONE STANDARD · FIVE LEARNING LEVELS

Choose your ISO 17025 course

Compare the focus and training duration of each level. Choose the level that fits your responsibilities; you do not need to book every level in sequence.

View the complete ISO 17025 training pathway
1 day

ISO 17025 Awareness

Staff and stakeholders who need an introduction to testing and calibration laboratories and their responsibilities.

Self-study: £75On demand · study at your own pace

Live online: £20030 November–4 December 2026

Per learner, before applicable UK VAT. Review your total before payment.
2 days

ISO 17025 Foundation

Staff, managers and prospective assessors building a working understanding of ISO 17025.

Self-study: £150On demand · study at your own pace

Live online: £50030 November–4 December 2026

Per learner, before applicable UK VAT. Review your total before payment.
3 days

ISO 17025 Internal Auditor

Personnel planning internal audits of testing and calibration laboratories against ISO 17025.

Self-study: £250On demand · study at your own pace

Live online: £75030 November–4 December 2026

Per learner, before applicable UK VAT. Review your total before payment.

Choose a level and study mode to enrol directly; no preliminary enquiry is needed for an available booking. Your existing basket confirms the date, price, applicable VAT and final total before secure Stripe payment. Invoice requests remain available.

Durations refer to the training programme. Course details explain entry requirements, assessment and the award for successful candidates. Training does not certify your organisation. Self-study access or live-course joining instructions follow payment and any applicable eligibility checks. Read refund and transfer conditions.

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Refunds, cancellations and transfers

Refund and transfer choices depend on the course format, how much notice you give and whether digital content has been accessed. Contact learner care early and we will help you identify the best available option.

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UPCOMING COURSE CALENDAR

Training, exam and application dates

Prices are per learner before any applicable UK VAT. A live-online intake costs more after its standard deadline because the published late fee is added. Self-study is priced separately and has no late-intake fee.

TRAINING DATESEXAMDEADLINE & STATUSLIVE ONLINESELF-STUDY
30 November–4 December 20264 December 2026Standard booking period
Standard deadline: 2 November 2026. No late fee yet.
Places are confirmed at booking, not guaranteed by this calendar.
£1,200
Choose this intake
£500
On-demand study; next exam shown at checkout.
VERIFIABLE ACHIEVEMENT

Check your Cognicert certificate

Successful candidates receive a uniquely numbered Cognicert certificate that another person can check through our public certificate-verification service. This confirms the authenticity of a Cognicert-issued award; acceptance by an employer, regulator or external professional scheme depends on their requirements.

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YOUR COURSE ADVISER

Need help before enrolling?

Lisa Williams
Course and Business Development Adviser
Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00 UK time

+44 20 3432 2505
info@cognicert.com
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