ISO/IEC 17025:2017 with focus on Microbiology Laboratory (Face-to-Face Training)

Enhance your expertise in ISO/IEC 17025:2017 with a focus on Microbiology Laboratory by joining our Face-to-Face Training on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 with focus on Microbiology Laboratory on April 20-21, 2026.

This intensive program is designed to provide a clear and practical understanding of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements as applied specifically to microbiological testing laboratories. From ensuring impartiality and confidentiality to mastering structural, resource, process, and management system requirements, this training equips participants with the knowledge and tools needed to achieve technical competence and maintain accreditation readiness.

Gain deeper insights into method validation and verification in biological testing laboratories, as well as the estimation of measurement uncertainty using the ISO 19036:2017 approach. Strengthen your laboratory’s reliability, produce defensible results, and build confidence among regulators, clients, and stakeholders through internationally aligned best practices.

Participants will attend the training at the IFSA Training Hall in San Juan City from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided.

• Early bird rates are now open!

• Group promos are available.

Areas covered in session

• Overview/Definition

• ISO/IEC 17025 Elements

• Clause 4: Impartiality and Confidentiality

• Clause 5: Structural Requirement

• Clause 6: Resource Requirements

• Clause 7: Process Requirements

• Clause 8: Management System Requirements

• Method Validation and Method Verification in Biological Testing Laboratory

• Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty (MU): ISO 19036:2017 Approach

Target participants

This training is ideal for professionals involved in laboratory testing, quality management, and accreditation compliance, particularly in microbiology and biological testing laboratories, including but not limited to:

• Laboratory Managers and Technical Managers

• Quality Assurance / Quality Control Managers and Officers

• Microbiologists and Laboratory Analysts

• Laboratory Supervisors and Section Heads

• Accreditation and Compliance Officers

• Method Validation and Verification Personnel

• Internal Auditors of Testing Laboratories

• Laboratory Consultants and Technical Advisers

• Personnel preparing for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation

• Regulatory and Government Laboratory Personnel

Certificate of Completion

All participants who complete the seminar will receive an Official Certificate of Completion from the Institute for Food Safety Advancement.

About the Speaker

Mr. Guilberto Veluz is an active technical assessor for the ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 standards of the Philippines Accreditation Bureau (PAB). He has over 27 years of progressive experience in research and extension, management systems, and quality assurance.

Mr. Veluz has demonstrated a track record in highly regulated environments having compliance with cGMP requirements (FDA, ICH, WHO) and conducted audits in laboratory testing, inspection, and service environment with ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 17020, ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, and HACCP certification/accreditation. He is also a trainer of ISO 22000, HACCP, SSOP, and GMP.

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