Managing Microbiological Testing

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 document control and proficiency testing 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 non-conformance management, equipment calibration and measurement uncertainty in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Take ownership of non-conformance management rather than escalating it, measured against ISO 9001
Improve equipment calibration within their own organisation
Make a decision about measurement uncertainty without waiting for a specialist
Bring internal auditing into line with current good practice

What the course covers

Document control
Proficiency testing
Non-conformance management
Equipment calibration
Measurement uncertainty
Internal auditing
Method validation

Who should attend

quality managers
internal auditors in laboratories
laboratory technicians
laboratory managers
technical signatories

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

5 to 7 Oct 2026	Kampala	USD 1 500
9 to 11 Nov 2026	Accra	USD 1 500
1 to 3 Feb 2027	Port Louis	USD 1 500
1 to 3 Mar 2027	Accra	USD 1 500
29 to 31 Mar 2027	Cape Town	R13 000
10 to 12 May 2027	Durban	R13 000
14 to 16 Jun 2027	Pretoria	R13 000
12 to 14 Jul 2027	Online	USD 900
16 to 18 Aug 2027	Cairo	USD 1 500
27 to 29 Sep 2027	Johannesburg	R13 000
8 to 10 Nov 2027	Pretoria	R13 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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