The ISO 9001 with Reference to ISO/IEC 17025 Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor course carries approval to qualify participants as auditors and management systems technical experts. The approved course provides a basis to enhance competence in quality management systems, auditing principles and techniques for management of laboratories and metrology services. The course provides an ongoing learning experience for participants to gain pragmatic understanding of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO 9001:2000. Provides for participants to understand principles and methods that flow from planning through conclusion an ISO/IEC 17025 assessment.

To conduct the approved courses, the entity instructing the course needs be "recognized". Recognition assures competence and impartiality.

The approved course program and discussions includes, while following the QMS ISO 9000 Lead Assessor - Auditor venue:

1. Introduction of QMS ISO 9000 with Reference to ISO/IEC 17025 (may include ISO 15189, as relates to the needs of the participants - audience)
2. Pragmatic discussion of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Requirements
3. Audit - Auditing - Auditors - Programming Audits
4. Audit Planning
5. Auditing Principles and Techniques
6. Conclusion and Closing an Audit and Audit Reporting
7. Product Certification
8. Issues on Regulatory and Legal Requirements
9. ILAC Accreditation Protocol