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Laboratory Quality Management Toward ISO/IEC 17025

Builds practical understanding of the ISO/IEC 17025 management and technical requirements for testing and calibration laboratories operating in South Africa and the wider region. Delegates work through document control, impartiality, risk based thinking, method validation and reporting requirements needed to move a laboratory toward recognised competence.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the structure and intent of ISO/IEC 17025 management and technical requirements.
  • Identify gaps between current laboratory practice and the standard's clauses.
  • Draft quality manual sections, procedures and policy statements for a testing laboratory.
  • Apply risk based thinking to laboratory processes and decision making.
  • Prepare test and calibration reports that meet the standard's content requirements.
  • Plan a realistic roadmap for closing quality management gaps over time.

Course outline

  1. 01Overview of ISO/IEC 17025 structure
  2. 02General and structural requirements
  3. 03Resource requirements: people and equipment
  4. 04Process requirements: methods and results
  5. 05Management system requirements
  6. 06Risk based thinking in the laboratory
  7. 07Gap analysis and documentation
  8. 08Building an implementation roadmap

Who should attend

Quality managers, laboratory managers, technical signatories and quality officers preparing a laboratory for ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Closed
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Harare5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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