This 5 days course covers the skills and knowledge required to perform a range of laboratory techniques to conduct tests and sampling in a variety of industry sectors.

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Work according to established procedures in a structured environment
• Collect and prepare samples
• Conduct a wide range of basic tests and a limited range of specialized tests and measurements using manual, semi-automated and fully automated techniques
• Define and solve problems of limited complexity where the information available is less obvious, but not contradictory, and can be determined by direct reasoning
• Generally work in a team and may have responsibility for their own work outputs

This course is intended for all technical assistants, lab technicians, lab instrument lab operators, chemists, analysts, R&D and QA/QA and other laboratory professionals.

Day 1:

Pre Test

Introduction

·         What is Quality?

·         Quality Management

·         Quality Assurance

·         Quality Control

·         Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

Standard Operating Procedures

·         Definition

·         Initiating a SOP

·         Preparation of SOPs

·         Administration, Distribution, Implementation

·         Laboratory notebook

·         Relativization as encouragement

Day 2:      

Organization and Personnel in Laboratory

·         Function and aims of the institute

·         Scope of the laboratory

·         Organigram

·         Description of processes

·         Job descriptions, personnel records, job allocation, replacement of staff

·         Education and training of staff

·         Introduction of new staff

Facilities & Safety

·         Housing facilities

·         Safety

·         Admittance to the laboratory

Day 3:

Materials: Apparatus, Reagents, Samples

·         Introduction

·         Apparatus

·         Reagents 

·         Samples

·         SOPs

Basic Statistical Tools

·         Introduction

·         Definitions

·         Basic Statistics

·         Statistical Tests

Day 4:

Quality of Analytical Procedures

·         Introduction

·         Calibration Graphs

·         Blanks and Detection Limit

·         Types of sample Material

·         Validation of Own Procedures

·         Drafting an Analytical Procedure

·         Research Plan

Internal Quality Control of Data

·         Introduction

·         Rounding and Significant figures

·         Control charts

·         Preparation of a Control Sample

·         Complaints

·         Troubleshooting

·         LIMS

Day 5:

External Quality Control of Data

·         Introduction

·         Check-analyses by another laboratory

·         Inter laboratory sample and data exchange program

·         Organization

·         Quality audit

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Daily Course Timings:

    08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea

    08:20 - 10:00       First Session

    10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

    10:20 - 12:20       Second Session

    12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break

    13:30 - 15:00       Last Session