Criteria for ISO/IEC 17025 IATC Registration - Introduction

 

Quality Council of India (QCI) has been established as an autonomous non-profit organisation to establish the National Accreditation Structure, jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
National Registration Board for Personnel and Training (NRBPT), one of the Boards functioning under QCI, offers registration to the professionals in the relevant areas i.e. Quality Environment, Food Safety, Occupational Health etc. It also offers registration to the Training Course Providers who offer training courses for the Quality Management Systems, Environment Management Systems and Occupational Health and Safety Auditors namely Lead Auditor Training Courses and Internal Auditor Training Courses.
NRBPT is a member of International Personnel Certification Association (IPC), an international association of similar national bodies worldwide.
NRBPT is offering registration of "ISO/IEC 17025 Internal Auditor Training Course" for the benefit of laboratories engaged in testing and/or calibration activities. This course will focus on the following:
i)
essential nature of Internal Auditing
ii)
monitoring and verifying the effective implementation of Laboratory Management System
iii)
management of Internal Audit
iv)
skills for conducting Internal Audit
v)
competence of auditors and procedures for their evaluations
Scope

The programme is meant for personnel of all laboratories performing tests and/or calibrations and persons of laboratories where testing and/or calibration forms part of inspection and product certification.

The programme is also useful for laboratory clients, personnel of regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies who may use the knowledge gained in conforming or recognising the competency of testing and/or calibration laboratories.

Pre-requisite
Participants for this course shall have attended awareness course on ISO / IEC 17025.
   
   
(Course Objectives)
NRBPT C/O Quality Council of India , Institution of Engineers Building, IIndFloor, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi - 110002, India. Tel: 91-11-2337 9321, 2337 9260, 2337 0567 Fax: 91-11-2337 9621. Email:nrbpt@qcin.org