This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. The Certified Laboratories Auditor Course (CLAC) is a comprehensive, practice-oriented training program designed to develop competent laboratory auditors capable of planning, conducting, reporting, and following up ISO/IEC 17025 & ISO 19011-based audits with confidence and professionalism.
This course goes beyond theory and focuses on real-world laboratory auditing by combining quality system requirements with technical audit depth across testing and calibration laboratories. Whether you are conducting internal audits, supporting accreditation, or working as a consultant, CLAC equips you with the auditor mindset, tools, and techniques based on ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17025
You will learn how auditors think, what evidence they look for, and how audit findings influence accreditation decisions, using practical examples from chemical, microbiological, food, environmental, and calibration laboratories.
What You’ll Learn:
- Audit principles, ethics, and auditor competence based on ISO 19011 standard
- Interpretation and auditing of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
- Risk-based audit program planning
- Audit planning, checklists, and sampling techniques
- Conducting audits through interviews, observation, and document review
- Effective questioning and objective evidence collection
- Classification of audit findings (major, minor, observations)
- Writing clear, evidence-based nonconformity statements
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Verification of corrective actions and effectiveness
- Evaluation of management review from an audit perspective
- Supporting laboratories for accreditation and surveillance audits
