ISO 17025 Lead Auditor Training

Modules Covered

1. 01Introduction to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
2. 02Laboratory Quality Management Systems
3. 03General Requirements: Impartiality & Confidentiality
4. 04Structural Requirements
5. 05Resource Requirements
6. 06Personnel & Competency
7. 07Equipment & Metrological Traceability
8. 08Process Requirements
9. 09Sampling & Method Validation
10. 10Measurement Uncertainty
11. 11Reporting Test & Calibration Results
12. 12Management System Requirements
13. 13Risk-Based Thinking & Corrective Actions
14. 14Internal Audits & Management Reviews
15. 15ISO 19011 Audit Principles
16. 16Audit Planning & Preparation
17. 17Evidence Collection & Audit Reporting
18. 18Audit Follow-Up & Certification

Course Details

About the Course

ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Auditor Training equips professionals with the knowledge and practical skills required to plan, conduct, report, and follow up first-, second-, and third-party audits of Testing and Calibration Laboratories in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 19011 guidelines.

Hawksberg International provides professional ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Auditor Training delivered by experienced industry experts. The course combines instructor-led sessions, practical laboratory audit exercises, real-world case studies, and interactive discussions to help participants develop the confidence to evaluate laboratory competence, ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements, and successfully lead laboratory audit teams.

What the ISO 17025 Lead Auditor Course Covers

• ✓The structure of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — competence, impartiality, and consistent operation of laboratories.
• ✓General requirements — impartiality and confidentiality.
• ✓Structural requirements — the organization and management structure of the laboratory.
• ✓Resource requirements — personnel, facilities and environmental conditions, equipment, metrological traceability, and externally provided products and services.
• ✓Process requirements — review of requests, tenders and contracts; selection, verification and validation of methods; sampling; handling of test and calibration items; technical records; evaluation of measurement uncertainty; ensuring the validity of results; reporting results; complaints; nonconforming work; and control of data and information management.
• ✓Management system requirements — Options A and B, documentation and control of records, actions to address risks and opportunities, improvement, corrective action, and internal audits and management reviews.
• ✓Audit principles and the full audit lifecycle: planning, conducting, gathering evidence, grading nonconformities, reporting, and follow-up.

Benefits of the Course

• ✓Learn from experienced and certified Lead Auditors with practical laboratory auditing expertise.
• ✓Participate in interactive workshops, discussions, and hands-on audit activities.
• ✓Apply auditing techniques through realistic laboratory case studies and simulations.
• ✓Earn a globally recognized ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Auditor credential to enhance your professional career.

Who Should Attend

• ✓Laboratory Managers
• ✓Quality Assurance Managers
• ✓Testing Laboratory Professionals
• ✓Calibration Laboratory Professionals
• ✓Lead Auditors
• ✓Internal Auditors
• ✓Laboratory Consultants
• ✓Research Institution Professionals

Training Methods

• ✓In-House Training – Customized training delivered at your organization based on laboratory operations and industry requirements.
• ✓Open Classroom Training – Instructor-led classroom sessions with professionals from testing, calibration, and research laboratories.
• ✓Tutor-Led Virtual Training – Live online sessions featuring interactive discussions, breakout activities, and practical audit exercises.