Cognicert ISO 17025 Lead Assessor Course
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The “ISO 17025:2017 Lead Assessor” course provides comprehensive training in
- Learn how to audit each and every ISO 17025: 2017 and ISO 17011 requirements
- Learn basic auditing skills;
- Implement methods to comply with the ISO 17025:2017 requirements.
- Auditing process and techniques
- Assessor’s skills and techniques
- To examine the requirements of ISO 17025 from an Internal Assessor Perspective
- Auditing reports process, corrective action and follow-up
- Learn how to plan and conduct an internal ISO 17025 audit, and how to report audit results;
- Learn how to effectively use root cause analysis as part of the ISO 17025 Laboratory procedure on corrective action
WHO NEEDS THIS COURSE?
• Persons responsible for conducting internal and external audits according to ISO 17025:2017 requirements
• Persons involved in the Laboratory management systems ISO 17025:2017
COURSE CONTENT
Lesson 1: Background and Development of ISO 17025:2017
Definition of ISO 17025:2017
History of Laboratory
Major Changes in ISO 17025:2017
The Laboratory Management Principles
Benefits of ISO 17025:2018
Types Of Audits
Why Management System Audits are needed
Lesson 2: Introduction to the Requirements of the ISO 17025:2018 Standard
Interpretations of Key Terms
Elements of a Laboratory System
The ISO 17025:2018 Standard
Eight Principles of Laboratory Management
Continual Improvement Cycle
Laboratory Management Process Model
Laboratory System Requirements
The Documentation Requirements of ISO 17025:2017
Management Responsibility
Resource Management
Product Realization
Measurement, Analysis and Improvement
Lesson 3: The Process Management Approach
Process Management Approach
The Planning Phase
Establish Process Measurements
Analyze the Process
Design or Redesign the Process
Process Mapping
Lesson 4: Introduction to Document Control
Elements of Documents
Process Approach to Documentation
Identifying Documents and their Owners
Types of Documents
Master Document List
Document Control
Revisions and Maintenance
Tips for Document Writers
Lesson 5: Introduction to Management Review
Making Management Review relevant to Management
What will be reviewed?
Establishing the Objectives
Planning the Management Review
Output of Management Review
Lesson 6: How to Deal with External Assessors – A Basic Guide for Internal Assessors
What is an External Laboratory Audit?
What should an Employee expect during an Audit?
How should Employees interact with Assessors?
Lesson 7: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17011:2017
Fundamentals of Internal Auditing
Decide how to Audit
Principles of Auditing
Managing an Audit Programme
Preparation & Planning Of Audits
Preparation Of checklist
Lesson 8: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17011:2017
Audit Activities
Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s].
Documenting the Audit (Audit Report)
Conducting Audit Follow-Up
Practical Auditing Exercise
Competence and Evaluation of Assessors.
Lesson 9: Creating a Corrective Action Plan
Who participates?
What is Root Cause Analysis?
When (and when not) to use Root Cause Analysis
The Root Cause Analysis Process
How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist
Examples of how a well-run Root Cause Analysis Process works
Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Duration: 5 days
- Training Methodologies
- Case Study
- Individual Exercises
- Role Play
- Group Exercises
- Group Presentation
- Examination
- Assessment and Qualification
Learning is assessed through:- 4 hours open examination. Passing the exams qualifies the candidate for Cognicert ISO 17025 Lead Assesor (CPD Certificate)
- Practical experience of 25 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert ISO 17025 Lead Assessor (Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
- Practical experience of 50 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert ISO 17025 Lead Assessor (Lead Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
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