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A laboratory audit that only checks procedures can miss what matters most. Reliable results depend on competent personnel, appropriate methods, suitable equipment, metrological traceability, controlled conditions, and sound technical judgment. A capable lead auditor must connect all of that evidence.
This online course develops the knowledge, audit judgment, and leadership skills needed to make that connection. You will learn to interpret ISO/IEC 17025:2017, plan and lead audits, evaluate laboratory competence and the validity of results, direct audit teams, and report defensible findings. Video demonstrations bring important audit situations to life, while a 400+ question checklist gives you a practical starting point for your own work.
The course is entirely online and self-paced. After passing the included examination, you receive an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Lead Auditor Certificate of Attainment bearing the Exemplar Global logo, providing professional recognition and a pathway toward relevant Exemplar Global personnel certification.
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An effective lead auditor combines detailed knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 with technical awareness, sound audit judgment, clear communication, and the ability to direct an audit team. You will learn to:
Nine focused sessions take you from ISO/IEC 17025 requirements and laboratory accreditation through technical evaluation, audit leadership, evidence gathering, reporting, and corrective-action follow-up. The course includes:
Session 1: Awareness of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
An introduction to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard – its purpose, scope, and importance for testing and calibration laboratories. Understand what accreditation means and why it matters.
What you'll learn: The role of ISO/IEC 17025 in demonstrating laboratory competence and supporting global acceptance of results.
Session 2: ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Laboratory Accreditation Process
Examination of the steps necessary to implement an ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Management System and achieve accreditation. Learn about the application process, assessment stages, and ongoing surveillance.
What you'll learn: The pathway to laboratory accreditation and the auditor's role in that process.
Session 3: Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Laboratory Management System
A comprehensive clause-by-clause review of the standard. You will examine general, structural, resource, process, and management system requirements, including impartiality, personnel, methods, equipment, traceability, reporting, document control, and improvement.
What you'll learn: Detailed understanding of all ISO/IEC 17025 requirements and how to evaluate conformity during an audit.
Session 4: Documented Information for ISO/IEC 17025:2017
A focused examination of documented information requirements specific to laboratories. Learn the practical differences between management system documents and technical records.
What you'll learn: How to audit document control systems in a laboratory environment and verify proper documentation practices.
Session 5: Risk-Based Approach in ISO/IEC 17025:2017
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 applies risk-based thinking throughout the laboratory system. This session explains how laboratories identify and address risks to impartiality, the validity of results, and consistent operations – and how auditors evaluate those actions.
What you'll learn: How to assess a laboratory's risk management processes and identify gaps in risk-based thinking.
Session 6: ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Audit Process
This session introduces the complete audit cycle based on ISO 19011:2018 guidelines. Includes a video demonstration of an auditor conducting an opening meeting in a laboratory setting.
What you'll learn: How to plan audits, conduct opening meetings, and manage the audit process from start to finish.
Session 7: Audit Terms, Definitions & Roles and Responsibilities
Clear understanding of audit terminology is essential for professional communication. This session defines key terms and explains the distinct roles within an audit team.
What you'll learn: Professional audit vocabulary and the responsibilities of each audit team role.
Session 8: Performing an Audit based on ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Practical demonstration of audit execution through video examples. Observe effective questioning techniques in a laboratory context and learn how to gather objective evidence. Includes a sample LMS manual for document review practice.
What you'll learn: Practical techniques for conducting audit interviews in laboratories and evaluating technical documentation.
Session 9: Nonconformity and Corrective Action
Identifying a nonconformity is only the first step. Learn how to classify findings appropriately, write clear nonconformity statements, and evaluate the adequacy of proposed corrective actions. Includes a video demonstration of a closing meeting.
What you'll learn: How to classify findings, write effective nonconformity statements, and conduct professional closing meetings.
The course gives you more than training alone. Its downloadable resources support your learning now and remain useful references for future laboratory audits:
This course is designed for professionals who need to plan complete laboratory audits, lead audit teams, or manage an ISO/IEC 17025 audit program. It is particularly suited to:
No previous auditing role is required. Laboratory experience or familiarity with management systems will help you progress more easily, but the course begins with the necessary ISO/IEC 17025 and auditing foundations before advancing to audit leadership, technical evaluation, reporting, and corrective-action follow-up.
The course concludes with an online, open-book multiple-choice examination developed to meet Exemplar Global requirements. There is no time limit. A score of 60% or higher is required, and unlimited retakes are included at no additional charge.
After passing the final examination, you receive an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Lead Auditor Certificate of Attainment bearing the Exemplar Global logo. It provides internationally recognized evidence of your professional training and opens a pathway toward relevant Exemplar Global personnel certification.
The certificate also bears the IACET accreditation mark, and the course awards 4.0 IACET CEUs.
Download your digital certificate directly from your course dashboard to print, share with employers or clients, and add to your LinkedIn profile.
Training multiple lead auditors for your laboratory or laboratory network? Purchase multiple seats in one transaction and manage enrollment across your organization from a central dashboard.
Whether you’re training a single lead auditor or building an audit leadership team across several laboratories, the manager dashboard makes it easy to assign seats and track each learner’s progress.
Course access, materials, certificate plus manager dashboard for bulk enrollment.
Self-paced learning – fit the 40-hour program into your schedule without disrupting business.
Instructor access and technical support whenever you need assistance.
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Jonas Schmidt
June 15, 2025
I appreciated the emphasis on impartiality and PDCA application in lab settings. The modules were concise and clear, though I’d have liked more interactive simulations ...
Isabella Russo
May 30, 2025
The factual breakdown of the standard’s structure was very helpful—I now understand where uncertainty, records, and PDCA fit. A couple of lessons could use slower ...
Built for Laboratory Auditing
Learn to evaluate technical competence, impartiality, methods, equipment, traceability, result validity, and management-system controls.
Professional Credential
Earn an ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Auditor Certificate of Attainment bearing the Exemplar Global logo, with a pathway toward relevant personnel certification.
Practical Audit Resources
Video demonstrations, a sample laboratory manual, and a 400+ question checklist help turn learning into audit practice.
Comprehensive and Flexible
Complete 40 hours of in-depth training at your own pace, without travel or a fixed classroom schedule.
Once enrolled: You receive up to 3 months of course access. Access ends when you pass the final examination. Extensions are available upon request for an additional fee.
Before enrollment: If the learner is not enrolled during purchase, the course manager has up to 12 months to enroll them.
Yes. After passing the final examination, you receive an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Lead Auditor Certificate of Attainment bearing the Exemplar Global logo.
It provides internationally recognized evidence of your professional training and opens a pathway toward relevant Exemplar Global personnel certification.
Yes. Video demonstrations show opening meetings, audit interviews, and closing meetings in a laboratory setting so that you can see important audit techniques in practice.
Yes. The 400+ question checklist is a practical resource that you can adapt to your laboratory’s scope, methods, equipment, activities, and risks for internal audits or client assessments.
No formal prerequisite is required. Laboratory experience or familiarity with management systems and the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle will help you progress more easily, but the course begins with the necessary ISO/IEC 17025 and auditing foundations.
Yes. You can evaluate the complete course under our 30-day money-back guarantee.
If it is not right for you, request a full refund within 30 days, provided you have not completed it.
Yes. Select the number of seats you need and the applicable volume discount is applied automatically.
Designate a course manager during checkout to enroll learners and track their progress from one dashboard.
First-, second-, and third-party audits. The course prepares you to plan, conduct, lead, and report on internal audits, supplier or client audits, and third-party assessments of testing and calibration laboratories.
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