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Assessor Training - Laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025)

 

Aim: To provide training in the Laboratory Accreditation/Assessment Standards and UKAS methodology
Who should attend: UKAS Assessment Managers, potential UKAS Assessors and senior laboratory staff who will be carrying out internal assessments
Duration: A three-day residential programme
Where: Ascot, Berkshire
Tutors: The tutors are selected from trainers amongst current or immediate past assessment or accreditation managers of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Pre-course exercise: As preparation for this course delegates are required to complete a pre-course exercise. A debriefing of this exercise is undertaken on a group basis during the first afternoon of the course

Outline Programme


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Day One

- Introduction and briefing
- Background to accreditation, UKAS and the
  international scene
- Feedback on pre-course exercise
- Accreditation standards - 1
- Overview of the process of accreditation
- Exercise : Accreditation standards - 2
- Accreditation Standards

Day Two

- Steps in the accreditation process
- Steps in the accreditation process – pre assessment
  activities
- Quality system documentation and documentation review
- Exercise: Initial documentation appraisal
- Method of reporting document review findings
- Exercise: Detailed documentation  review
- Steps in the accreditation process - assessment
- Introductory meeting
- Observation of the organisation at work
- Recording observations
- Exercise: Recording observations
- Preventive and corrective action
- Report back on observations exercise
- Exercise: Witnessing tests
- Exercise: Accreditation standards - 3
- Dinner: Human aspects of assessment

Day Three

- Areas of assessment
- Calibration and traceability
- Exercise: Calibration
- Internal audit and quality system review
- Steps in the accreditation process - assessment (cont’d)
- Final meeting
- Exercise: Preparation for final meeting
- Exercise: Final meeting role-play
- Discussion and feedback
- Post assessment activities
- Open forum
- Close of Course

 

When
Where
Fee
What Delegates Say

   

5-7 March 2012

28-30 May 2012

3-5 September 2012

3-5 December 2012

4-6 March 2013
 

   

2012-2013 courses will be held at Sunningdale Park, Ascot, Berkshire

Residential Course fee £1350 + VAT.

 

 

What other delegates say about assessor training 

 

NOTE:  For delegates who attend the Assessor and Lead Assessor courses consecutively a special combined fee of £2220.00 + VAT  is available,  Residential fee includes comprehensive course materials and refreshments. Also included is accommodation for two nights, breakfast and dinner on the two days and lunch on each day of the course

Non residential fee £1820.00 + VAT includes comprehensive course materials, lunch and refreshments.

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