Fundamentals of Proficiency Testing

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

Fundamentals of Proficiency Testing is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through data integrity and corrective and preventive action without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because quality managers are often appointed from the bench without management training, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with technical record keeping, accreditation preparation and reagent management in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Improve technical record keeping within their own organisation, measured against ISO 9001
Take ownership of accreditation preparation rather than escalating it
Spot where reagent management is failing before it becomes a finding
Make a decision about sample handling and chain of custody without waiting for a specialist

What the course covers

Data integrity
Corrective and preventive action
Technical record keeping
Accreditation preparation
Reagent management
Sample handling and chain of custody
Internal auditing

Who should attend

quality managers
analytical chemists
quality assurance officers
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
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Lusaka	USD 1 100
18 to 19 Jan 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
22 to 23 Feb 2027	Gaborone	USD 1 100
29 to 30 Mar 2027	Windhoek	USD 1 100
26 to 27 Apr 2027	Online	USD 900
24 to 25 May 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
12 to 13 Jul 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
30 to 31 Aug 2027	Cairo	USD 1 100
11 to 12 Oct 2027	Dubai	USD 1 100
22 to 23 Nov 2027	Durban	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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