UKAS has over 20 years' experience in providing training for laboratory staff and 10 years' experience in certification and inspection body staff training in the UK and overseas, including mainland Europe, North & South America, and Pacific Rim countries. UKAS also has experience of assisting overseas countries wishing to set up and to develop a national accreditation service, and overseas and international bodies wanting to learn more about accreditation procedures, international standards and assessment skills.

Our Trainers
UKAS draws its trainers from its own in-house experts including assessment managers as well as external technical assessors, all who have up to date involvement in assessment techniques and the application of the international standards in accreditation decisions. In delivering training, every effort is made to make courses as relevant to delegates as possible by developing case studies and exercises that reflect their general professional disciplines.

Our Training Programmes
UKAS' courses accommodate many different training needs.To find out more about our individual training programmes,  to book a place, or to download a booking form, click on the name of the course below.   

The fees quoted include refreshments and meals and accommodation as specified. Comprehensive course materials, which often prove to be an invaluable reference source, are also included.

• Download the 2009 Training Course Brochure
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• Download the Full Course Calendar (pdf)
• Book Online
• Download booking form
• Download terms and conditions

Laboratory Programme

• Preparation for Laboratory Accreditation
• Laboratory Management - Role of the Quality Manager and Technical Management
• Laboratory Internal Audit
• NEW - Combined Laboratory Management Course
• Uncertainty of Measurement: Testing
• Uncertainty of Measurement: Calibration
• NEW - Combined Uncertainty of Measurement
• Traceability and Uncertainty for Managers
• Assessor Training - Laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025) 
• Lead Assessor Training
• NEW - Assessor Training: Standard conversion course to ISO/IEC 151819:2007
• NEW - Assessor Training: Medical Laboratories (ISO/IEC 15189:2007)
• Proficiency Testing (ILAC-G13)
• NEW - Use and Selection of Reference Materials

Certification and Inspection Programme

• ISO/IEC 17021:2006
• NEW - Understanding ISO/IEC 17020:1998 - for internal auditors and managers
• ISO/IEC 17020:1998 Awareness Training
• ISO/IEC Guide 62 (BS EN 45012) Awareness Training
• ISO/IEC Guide 65 (BS EN 45011) Awareness Training
• ISO/IEC 17024 Awareness Training
• Lead Assessor Training

People Management Programme - NEW FOR 2009

• Effective Communication
• Recruitment and Selection of Technical Staff
• Managing Absence in a Small to Medium size Businesses
• Getting the best out of Technical People

LGC Courses (About the UKAS and LGC training collaboration)

• Statistics for Analytical chemists (in collaboration with LGC)
• Method Validation (in collaboration with LGC)
• NEW - Implementing MCERTS for the chemical testing of effluents – Essential statistics (in collaboration with LGC)

The fees shown in each of the individual programes are subject to the following discounts* for multiple bookings:

• Second delegate - 5% discount
• Third delegate - 8% discount
• Fourth and subsequent delegates - 10% discount

*Discounts subject to bookings made at the same time