About Workshop on Good Documentation Practices for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
Proper documentation forms the backbone of any laboratory’s Quality Management System (QMS) and plays a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, reproducibility, and traceability of laboratory results. In today’s quality-driven environment, laboratories are expected not only to generate accurate data but also to maintain comprehensive and traceable records that demonstrate technical validity and compliance with recognized standards. This workshop is designed to bridge the gap between everyday record-keeping and a structured documentation system that supports quality assurance and continual improvement.
The program will offer participants a holistic understanding of the principles, requirements, and best practices of documentation as applied in testing and calibration laboratories across the world. It will focus on internationally accepted methods of document creation, control, review, and retention—ensuring that laboratory personnel can maintain clarity, consistency, and accountability in all forms of documentation. Emphasis will also be placed on aligning documentation practices with the expectations of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, helping laboratories achieve and sustain accreditation while improving internal efficiency and reducing non-conformities during assessments.
Learning Objectives
Participants will gain practical insights into developing, recording, maintaining, and controlling laboratory documents and records in alignment with global best practices. The workshop will also emphasize common documentation challenges faced by laboratories and approaches to overcome them.
Program Highlights
- Fundamentals of Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
- Documentation vs. Records – Key Differences
- Creating, Reviewing, and Controlling Documents
- Recording and Maintaining Laboratory Data and Records
- Documentation Requirements in Key Laboratory Processes
- Practical Case Studies and Discussion
Self-Evaluation
- Pre-Evaluation: There shall be a Pre-Evaluation for Knowledge Check, whereby we shall be able gauge the specific needs of the Participant.
- Post-Evaluation: There shall be a Post-Evaluation for Knowledge Check, whereby we shall be able to analyze the Participant has achieved the learning objectives.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites. A basic understanding of laboratory operations or quality management standards (like ISO/IEC 17025) is beneficial but not mandatory.
Who Should Attend?
- Quality Managers and Quality Assurance personnel.
- Technical Managers and Supervisors.
- Testing and Calibration Scientists/Technicians.
- Personnel involved in data entry, calculation, and reporting.
- Internal Auditors responsible for checking compliance with ISO/IEC 17025.
- Anyone involved in preparing for or maintaining laboratory accreditation.
What’s Included?
- Certificate of Participation (Certificate shall be issued as a ‘Soft Copy’ from our Training Portal. This certificate can be verified anytime from our website tcb.qcin.org by entering its unique ID number or scanning the QR Code).
Enquire Now
Rohit Varshney, rohit.varshney@qcin.org, Ph. 9773500376