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Executive and professional training
305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Method Validation for Non-Specialists
Laboratory and Quality Management|2 days|Classroom or live online
Method Validation for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through root cause analysis and reagent management 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 supplier qualification, sample handling and chain of custody and equipment calibration in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Explain supplier qualification to someone who does not do the work, measured against ISO 9001
- Review sample handling and chain of custody and say plainly whether it is working
- Make a decision about equipment calibration without waiting for a specialist
- Put proficiency testing on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
What the course covers
- Root cause analysis
- Reagent management
- Supplier qualification
- Sample handling and chain of custody
- Equipment calibration
- Proficiency testing
- Measurement uncertainty
Who should attend
- laboratory technicians
- laboratory supervisors
- laboratory managers
- analytical chemists
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
| 16 to 17 Nov 2026 | Online | USD 900 |
| 4 to 5 Jan 2027 | Harare | USD 1 100 |
| 1 to 2 Feb 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
| 1 to 2 Mar 2027 | Pretoria | R10 000 |
| 5 to 6 Apr 2027 | Cape Town | R10 000 |
| 24 to 25 May 2027 | Cape Town | R10 000 |
| 21 to 22 Jun 2027 | Nairobi | USD 1 100 |
| 19 to 20 Jul 2027 | Cape Town | R10 000 |
| 6 to 7 Sep 2027 | Pretoria | R10 000 |
| 18 to 19 Oct 2027 | Johannesburg | R10 000 |
| 15 to 16 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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