Certified ISO 17025 Lead auditor-labs

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Worldwide Program

This program is a worldwide accredited program from the American Accreditation Association (AAA) according to ISO/IEC 17024 to provides certification for Labs Lead auditors as evidence for their competence to perform auditing of testing/ Calibration laboratories

Competency Certification

The aim of the certification program is to evaluate that the candidate possesses necessary competence (knowledge and skills) to plan and perform internal and external audits of labs according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements for Testing and Calibration Laboratories. The examination is (open book) consists of 100 multiple choice questions by computer-based test (CBT) and 2 hours to complete the test.

Online Exam

You can get your exam online and get your results immediately, and - the candidates who pass the exam and get at least score 60%, will be certified

Benefits of Certification

Be recognised as a competent auditor

IG certified Lead auditors are highly recognized worldwide, the program is accredited by the American Accreditation Association according to ISO/IEC 17024 and the certified Lead auditors will be added to the list of American directory of competent persons (ADCP) which is widely used by employers to find auditors worldwide.

Improve your career prospects

IG certificated auditors are highly valued by employers worldwide and have the highest standards of training and work experience. On average, our certified auditors have higher salaries than non-certified auditors, You'll become a worldwide recognized certified Lead auditor and use the logo in your email signature and business documents.

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Gain access to a range of networking opportunities where you can communicate with professional peers to share challenges, prospects, opinions and solutions. You can also connect with other members online through our LinkedIn group.

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Certificate recognition
Who can be certified?

Certificate recognition

✔The certificate is accredited by the American Accreditation Association (AAA) according to ISO/IEC 17024 which is well-recognized Standard worldwide as the highest standard in personnel certification accreditation.

✔American directory of competent persons (ADCP) will recognize all the Certified Lead auditors, which is widely used by employers to find auditors worldwide and to proof the auditor competency.

✔The certification program is provided in partnership with SMT Prometric, the No. 1 organization worldwide which provide testing centers and solutions in most of the countries all over the world.

Who can be certified?

✔Testing/ Calibration Laboratories auditors, such as those employed by laboratories or Accreditation Bodies

✔Laboratory management practitioners, such as Laboratories management consultants, quality managers and Lab managers managers.

✔Employees conducting Laboratories audits within their own organizations (internal audits).


Domain	Task	Approximate weight %
1. Planning and preparing audit activities		13%
	1.1 Managing audit program	3%
	1.2 Prepare Audit plan	2%
	1.3 Conduct Document review	3%
	1.4 Prepare Audit documents	3%
	1.5 Assign work to the audit team	2%
2. Conducting onsite audit activities		20%
	2.1 Conduct opening meeting	2%
	2.2 Communicate during the audit	6%
	2.3 Generating audit findings	8%
	2.4 Preparing audit conclusions	2%
	2.5 Conduct Closing meeting	2%
3. Conducting Post audit and Reporting Activities		8%
	3.1 Prepare audit final report	5%
	3.2 Completing and follow up the audit	3%
4. Auditing lab competence against ISO/IEC 17025 requirements		30%
	4.1 Audit General requirements	3%
	4.2 Audit Structural requirements	2%
	4.3 Audit Resource requirements	9%
	4.4 Audit Process requirements	10%
	4.5 Audit Management System requirements	6%
5. Using professional lab audit methods and techniques		29%
	5.1 perform audit Sampling	3%
	5.2 Conduct witness and Vertical audit	4%
	5.3 Implement audit concepts	8%
	5.4 Interpret principles of lab accreditation	9%
	5.5 Developing auditor Professional Competence	5%

Sample of Test Questions

The following sample test questions were developed by subject matter experts. The correct answer key at the end of this list of questions provides the correct answers to each question and represented domain.

Category: //2.3 Generating audit findings

1. The objective evidence supporting an audit observation must be:

Recorded on the audit records

Verified by the escort

Given to the auditee

Written as a major nonconformance

Category: //1.5 Assign work to the audit team

2. Audit team briefings should be held by :

Audit team leader

Audit team members

Quality manager

Lab top management

Category: //2.2 Communicate during the audit

3. Where the available audit evidence indicates that the audit objectives are unattainable, the audit team leader should:

Stop the audit

Report it as non-conformity

Report the reasons to the auditee

All of the above

Category: //2.1 Conduct opening meeting

4. During the opening meeting, it is the auditee’s responsibility to:

Prepare the meeting agenda

Set the audit schedule

State the audit purpose and scope

Identify safety requirements

Category: //5.5 Developing Auditor Professional Competence

5. The evaluation process for the lab auditor should include following steps except:

Determine the competence of audit personnel to fulfil the needs of the audit program

Establish the evaluation criteria

Establish uncertainty criteria

Select the appropriate evaluation method

Category: //2.2 Communicate during the audit

6. During an audit, the best way to determine whether an audited process is consistent with the requirements of the relevant written procedure is by:

Doing a statistical analysis of historical data

Physically observing the actual practice

Questioning the personnel who perform the procedure

Evaluating objective evidence

Category: //1.4 Prepare Audit documents

7. Work documents, including records resulting from their use, should be retained at least:

One year

Until next audit

Until audit completion

Management review

Category: 1.1 Managing the audit program

8. What should be taken into consideration during selection of an audit team?

Competence needed to achieve the objectives of the audit

Human and financial resources

Lab quality policy

All of the above

Category: //1.3 conduct document review

9. When conducting the document review in preparation for the audit, The auditors should consider if:

The documents being reviewed cover the audit scope

Audit evidence had been evaluated against the audit criteria

audit should be continued or suspended until documentation concerns are resolved

sufficient and appropriate information for planning and conducting the audit is available

Category: //2.2 Communicate during the audit

10. Which of the following represents a sound time- management technique?

Scheduling interviews simultaneously at two different facilities

Constantly revising the audit schedule to accommodate follow-up questions

Anticipating needs and making them known to the auditee in advance

Determining the detailed audit schedule at the audit closing meeting

Transform Your Lab Career: Elevate with InSpeed Global's Certified ISO 17025 Lead Auditor Certification

Worldwide Program

Competency Certification

Online Exam

Benefits of Certification

Be recognised as a competent auditor

Improve your career prospects

Become part of our network

Get the latest reports, news and insights

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