SLAB Online Training on

Internal Auditing of Laboratory Quality Management

System as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017
12th,13th & 14th October 2021
Programme Schedule
Dates: 2021-10-12,13 & 14

2021-10-12 (Day 01)

0830h – 0845h Login by participants, rename screen as per number assigned by the SLAB and
management of technical issues
0845h – 0915h Brief presentation by participants
• This presentation should include self- introduction of participants,
organization, current testing/calibration activities
• Previous experience in auditing of laboratories
0915h -0945h Introduction to SLAB and Accreditation of testing/calibration laboratories
Brief Introduction of SLAB and welcome participants of the programme by Mrs.
Chandrika Thilakaratne, Director/CEO, SLAB
0945h – 1000h Tea Break
1000h – 1100h Introduction to Internal Auditing - NMJ
• An overview of requirements of clause 8.8 of ISO/IEC 17025
• Quality System Documents to Internal auditing and development of manual
and procedures, Definitions, Advantages of internal auditing, Auditors
qualifications, attributes & responsibilities
• Types of auditing
• Different stages of internal audits
1100h – 1200h Auditing Techniques & Tools -NMJ
Development of required forms & plans related to different stages
Development of checklists
1200h-1230h Discussion on Pre-course assignment -01
1230h-1315h Lunch
1315h –1415h Overview of Requirements of ISO / IEC 17025:2017 (Clause 4) & Development of
Audit Checklist -MHW
1415h- 1445h Learning activity -01: Review Laboratory Documents using checklist and note down
answers in the checklist
1445h-1500h Tea Break
1500h-1545h Overview of Requirements of ISO / IEC 17025:2017 (Clause 5) & Development of
Audit Checklist -MHW
1545h- 1630h Learning activity -02: Review Laboratory Documents using checklist and note down
answers in the checklist and discussion
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2021-10-13 (Day 02)

0830h – 1045h Overview of Requirements of ISO / IEC 17025:2017 (Clause 6.2 -6.6 ) &
Development of Audit Checklist –MHW
1045h – 1100 h Tea Break
1100h- 1200h Learning activity -03: Review Laboratory Documents using checklist and note down
answers in the checklist and discussion of activity
1230h – 1315h Lunch
1315h – 1430h Overview of Requirements of ISO / IEC 17025:2017 (Clause 7.1-7.5) &
Development of Audit Checklist --NMJ
1430h- 1515h Learning activity -04: Review Laboratory Documents using checklist and note down
answers in the checklist
1515h –1530h Tea Break
1530h – 1545h Overview of Requirements of ISO / IEC 17025:2017 (Clause 7.6-7.11) &
Development of Audit Checklist --NMJ/MHW
1545h- 1615h Learning activity -05: Review Laboratory Documents using checklist
and note down answers in the checklist
Homework: Learning activity -06: Review Laboratory Documents using checklist and note down
answers in the checklist

2021-10-24 (Day 03)

0830h – 1015h Overview of Requirements of ISO / IEC 17025:2017 (Clause 8) & & Development
of Audit Checklist –MHW/NMJ
1015h – 1030 h Tea Break
1030h – 1115h Performing Audits & Reporting – MHW
1115h – 1230h Case study 01- Review of Laboratory documents (Manual and Procedures and dialogue
between auditor and lab staff) and identify nonconformities and reporting in the NC form –
MHW/NMJ
1230h –1330h Lunch
1330h- 1345h Presentation on corrective actions/clearing of nonconformities MHW/NMJ
1345h – 1445h Case Study 02 - Root cause analysis, identification of corrective actions for the
nonconformities identified under case study 01- NMJ/MHW
1445h – 1500h Tea Break
1500h-1630h Case Study 03 – Review of corrective actions identified for case study -02 and closing
nonconformities – NMJ/MHW/TM
1630h End of the programme and submission of feedback forms

Faculty:

CT - Ms. Chandrika Thilakaratne, Director/CEO, Sri Lanka Accreditation Board

MW - Ms. M H Wickremasinghe, Assistant Director, Sri Lanka Accreditation Board
NMJ - Ms. Natasha Jayamanna, Assistant Director, Sri Lanka Accreditation Board
TM - Ms. Tharangi Mudalige, Assistant Director, Sri Lanka Accreditation Board
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