About this course
Course Overview
This introductory course is specifically designed for those individuals who want to understand the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and how those requirements apply to inspection bodies. The course covers all requirements of the standard with a focus on what inspection body personnel need to know to understand and apply the requirements of the standard.
Did you know that the inspection bodies that assess the quality and reliability of companies’ products and services need a regulatory certification themselves to perform the inspection?
This comes under the ISO/IEC 17020:2012 standard, which ensures the competence of the inspection bodies and the impartiality and consistency of their inspection activities.
ISO/IEC 17020 is a conformity assessment that includes requirements for various types of bodies that conduct inspections, surveys, and risk assessments. Depending on the services, the standard has divided the accreditation/examination bodies into Type A, Type B, and Type C classes.
The international standard covers a range of activities of inspection bodies which include:
The examination of materials, products, installations, plants, processes, work procedures, or services.
Determination of the examined services and products conformity against respective requirements.
The subsequent reporting of results of the activities, performed in the above two steps, to clients and authorities.
Who Should Take this Course?
The course is aimed at any individual responsible for some aspect of quality and/or technical support activity within their inspection body. This could include:
§ Technical Managers
§ Quality Managers, Coordinators and Officers
§ ISO/IEC 17020 Technical Assessors and Consultants
Education and/or Experience and/or PrerequisitesYou must at least have one (1) year of on-the- job experience in any Engineering discipline.
Work experience must be in a full-time, paid role. Paid intern, co-op, or any other course work cannot be applied toward the work experience requirement.
Covered Topics
§ Scope, Definitions and Principles
§ Impartiality and Independence
§ Confidentiality
§ Organization and Management
§ Resource, Competence and Personnel
§ Facilities and Equipment
§ Subcontracting
§ Inspection Method and Procedures
§ Handling Samples
§ Records
§ Complaints and Appeals
§ Management System Requirements
Study Material
§ The Training is based on both theory and best practices used in AMS Audit
§ Lecture session illustrated with example based on case studies
§ Practical exercises as based on case study as includes role playing and discussion.
End of Course
After Completing the session and passing each session examination, the student can take final exam. Once the final exam is cleared, then it is considered as end of course.
Course Duration
§ 2-3 days
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