Fundamentals of Microbiological Testing

Laboratory and Quality Management|2 days|Classroom or live online

Fundamentals of Microbiological Testing is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through measurement uncertainty and data integrity without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because method validation is frequently treated as paperwork rather than as evidence, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with sample handling and chain of custody, quality management systems and corrective and preventive action in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Spot where sample handling and chain of custody is failing before it becomes a finding, measured against good laboratory practice
Take ownership of quality management systems rather than escalating it
Put corrective and preventive action on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
Bring document control into line with current good practice

What the course covers

Measurement uncertainty
Data integrity
Sample handling and chain of custody
Quality management systems
Corrective and preventive action
Document control
Non-conformance management

Who should attend

laboratory managers
analytical chemists
quality managers
technical signatories

Fees

South Africa	R10 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 100
Live online	USD 900

Per delegate, for the full 2 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.

Scheduled dates

19 to 20 Oct 2026	Durban	R10 000
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Pretoria	R10 000
1 to 2 Feb 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
15 to 16 Mar 2027	Windhoek	USD 1 100
3 to 4 May 2027	Lagos	USD 1 100
31 May to 1 Jun 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
5 to 6 Jul 2027	Gaborone	USD 1 100
2 to 3 Aug 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
20 to 21 Sep 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
25 to 26 Oct 2027	Cape Town	R10 000

Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.

How to book

Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.

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