Introduction
This Advanced Lab Quality Professional (QC & Lab) training course equips laboratory quality professionals, quality control specialists and experienced analysts with the technical knowledge and analytical capabilities required to maintain reliable laboratory results and strengthen quality assurance practices. Laboratory quality depends on the consistent application of validated methods, effective quality controls, accurate measurements and reliable data management. Participants will examine advanced laboratory quality principles, analytical performance requirements and the systematic approaches needed to identify, prevent and correct testing errors. The course emphasises strengthening technical competence, ensuring the reliability of analytical results and applying internationally recognised laboratory quality principles. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between analytical accuracy, measurement uncertainty, traceability and laboratory quality performance.
The training course explores laboratory quality management systems, ISO/IEC 17025 requirements, analytical method validation, statistical quality control, measurement uncertainty and laboratory data integrity. Participants will learn how to assess method performance, evaluate quality control results, investigate out-of-specification findings and implement effective corrective actions. Particular attention is given to calibration, reference materials, proficiency testing, risk-based quality assurance and the management of nonconforming laboratory activities. The course also examines internal quality audits, quality performance indicators and continuous improvement techniques. Through practical analytical examples, quality control calculations and structured technical exercises, participants will strengthen their ability to evaluate laboratory testing reliability, maintain compliance with established quality requirements and contribute to improved laboratory performance.
This GLOMACS Advanced Lab Quality Professional (QC & Lab) training course will highlight:
- Applying advanced laboratory quality assurance and control principles
- Understanding ISO/IEC 17025 requirements and laboratory compliance
- Evaluating analytical method validation and measurement uncertainty
- Applying statistical quality control to laboratory testing
- Investigating nonconforming results and implementing corrective actions
- Strengthening laboratory data integrity and continuous quality improvement
Objectives
By the end of this Advanced Lab Quality Professional (QC & Lab) training course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate laboratory quality systems and technical assurance requirements.
- Apply analytical method validation and verification principles.
- Assess measurement uncertainty, traceability and analytical reliability.
- Interpret statistical quality control data and identify testing abnormalities.
- Investigate nonconforming laboratory results and develop corrective actions.
- Improve laboratory quality performance through audits and risk-based controls.
Training Methodology
This training course combines expert-led technical presentations, analytical quality examples, guided calculations and structured problem-solving exercises. Participants will examine laboratory quality records, validation data, control charts, calibration information and nonconforming test results. Practical activities will focus on assessing analytical performance, interpreting statistical quality indicators, estimating measurement uncertainty and investigating quality failures. The methodology emphasises technical accuracy, critical evaluation of laboratory data and the application of quality assurance principles to routine and complex laboratory activities.
Organisational Impact
Organisations will benefit from:
- Greater confidence in laboratory analytical results and testing reliability
- Improved implementation of laboratory quality assurance procedures
- Stronger alignment with recognised laboratory quality requirements
- Reduced analytical errors and nonconforming laboratory activities
- Better measurement traceability and laboratory data integrity
- More effective quality monitoring, corrective actions and continuous improvement
Personal Impact
Participants will develop:
- Advanced understanding of laboratory quality assurance principles
- Stronger knowledge of method validation and analytical performance
- Improved ability to interpret statistical quality control results
- Greater competence in measurement uncertainty and metrological traceability
- Better skills in investigating quality failures and identifying root causes
- Improved confidence in laboratory quality audits and technical compliance
Who should Attend?
This GLOMACS Advanced Lab Quality Professional (QC & Lab) training course is specifically designed for laboratory professionals directly involved in analytical quality assurance, quality control, testing reliability and technical compliance, including:
- Laboratory Quality Assurance Specialists
- Quality Control Laboratory Analysts
- Senior Laboratory Analysts and Chemists
- Laboratory Quality Officers
- Laboratory Quality Control Supervisors
- Analytical Method Validation Specialists
- Laboratory Technical Quality Specialists
- Laboratory Quality Auditors
- Laboratory Testing and Calibration Specialists
Advanced Laboratory Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Understanding advanced laboratory quality principles
- Distinguishing quality assurance and quality control responsibilities
- Applying ISO/IEC 17025 technical and management requirements
- Establishing laboratory quality procedures and documentation
- Managing laboratory impartiality, confidentiality and quality risks
- Evaluating laboratory quality system effectiveness
Analytical Method Validation and Measurement Quality
- Understanding analytical method validation and verification
- Evaluating method accuracy, precision and selectivity
- Assessing linearity, detection limits and quantification limits
- Establishing measurement traceability and calibration requirements
- Estimating measurement uncertainty and its components
- Evaluating method suitability and analytical performance
Statistical Quality Control and Analytical Reliability
- Applying statistical methods to laboratory quality control
- Developing and interpreting laboratory control charts
- Assessing repeatability, reproducibility and measurement variation
- Using reference materials and quality control samples
- Evaluating proficiency testing and interlaboratory comparisons
- Identifying analytical trends, deviations and control failures
Laboratory Nonconformities and Quality Risk Management
- Identifying out-of-specification and nonconforming results
- Investigating analytical errors and testing discrepancies
- Applying root cause analysis to laboratory quality failures
- Managing corrective actions and effectiveness verification
- Assessing laboratory quality risks and preventive controls
- Strengthening data integrity and analytical record traceability
Laboratory Quality Auditing and Continuous Improvement
- Planning and conducting laboratory internal quality audits
- Evaluating compliance with laboratory quality requirements
- Reviewing laboratory quality indicators and performance trends
- Assessing quality records and laboratory reporting accuracy
- Applying continuous improvement to laboratory quality processes
- Developing a laboratory quality improvement action plan
- Upon successful completion of this training course, a GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to all delegates.
- Guided Learning Hours – In accordance with ISO 9001:2015–certified quality management standards, one Guided Learning Hour is awarded for every 60 minutes of attendance.
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