Online course: ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Internal Auditor of Quality Management Systems established in Laboratories

The course lasts 2 days.

Internal audits of a quality management system established in a laboratory, carried out by competent auditors, can make an important contribution to the efficiency of a laboratory and are at the same time the driving force behind the continuous improvement of the laboratory’s quality.

Purpose

This course will provide participants with a detailed presentation of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Through case studies and audit simulations, you will learn to independently conduct internal audits of a quality management system established in a laboratory, and master audit preparation, reporting and the preparation corrective action programmes. 

On successful completion of a written exam, you will be awarded an SIQ certificate of successful completion of the ISO 17025:2017 course.

Contents

• Meaning and structure of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Internal audit: definition, purpose, planning, preparation, performance, reporting
• Competence of auditors
• Internal audit case study and simulation
• Exam

Participation is recommended to:

• The course consists of lectures, experience sharing, case studies and an internal audit simulation.
• At the end of the course, the participants take a written exam.
• To make the course easier to follow, please make sure you have a valid copy of ISO/IEC 17020:2012.

Additional information: Bojan Varga, e-mail: bojan.varga@siq.si