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Executive and professional training
305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Leading Microbiological Testing Teams
Laboratory and Quality Management|3 days|Classroom or live online
This programme is for the person accountable for the work rather than the person doing it. It covers laboratory safety and root cause analysis from the position of someone who must review, approve and answer for the output. Managers carry this because quality managers are often appointed from the bench without management training, and the accountability does not delegate cleanly. Delegates leave able to work confidently with sample handling and chain of custody, technical record keeping and corrective and preventive action in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Review sample handling and chain of custody and say plainly whether it is working, measured against good laboratory practice
- Bring technical record keeping into line with current good practice
- Explain corrective and preventive action to someone who does not do the work
- Take ownership of reagent management rather than escalating it
What the course covers
- Laboratory safety
- Root cause analysis
- Sample handling and chain of custody
- Technical record keeping
- Corrective and preventive action
- Reagent management
- Method validation
Who should attend
- laboratory technicians
- analytical chemists
- quality assurance officers
- technical signatories
- quality managers
Fees
| South Africa | R13 000 |
| Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf | USD 1 500 |
| Live online | USD 900 |
Per delegate, for the full 3 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
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Online | USD 900 |
| 18 to 20 Jan 2027 | Nairobi | USD 1 500 |
| 22 to 24 Feb 2027 | Durban | R13 000 |
| 5 to 7 Apr 2027 | Cape Town | R13 000 |
| 24 to 26 May 2027 | Cape Town | R13 000 |
| 21 to 23 Jun 2027 | Nairobi | USD 1 500 |
| 26 to 28 Jul 2027 | Pretoria | R13 000 |
| 6 to 8 Sep 2027 | Pretoria | R13 000 |
| 18 to 20 Oct 2027 | Johannesburg | R13 000 |
| 15 to 17 Nov 2027 | Gaborone | USD 1 500 |
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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