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Understanding ISO/IEC 17011 Workshop
FQS will present a two day workshop on the relevant requirements of ISO/IEC 17011:2005 "Conformity assessment — General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies" on June 10 and 11, 2010. The workshop will be presented by Bill Tilstone and Terry Mills and focus on the aspects most relevant to the operation of FQS's accreditation program.
Registration Fee: 2 day workshop - $225.00
Registration deadline is June 1, 2010
Recommended
lodging - Holiday Inn Express - ICOT, 13625 Icot Blvd, Clearwater,
FL 33770, Phone: 727-536-7275, www.hiexclearwatergateway.com. Ask for the Forensic Quality Services group rate,
which is $79/night. The hotel is within walking distance of the workshop
location.
To
register for a workshop session, please complete the form below
and fax or mail to Pat Bencivenga (pab@forquality.org),
13575 58th Street North, Suite 153,
Clearwater, FL 33760-3721
Fax (727) 538-4299
Registration
Form
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Accreditation Workshops
FQS has a range of workshop options covering preparation for accreditation. These are modular in nature and are offered as a three-day standard package (“ISO Without Tears”) provided from our site in Clearwater, or you can select the options you wish for delivery at your site.
All the modules focus on aspects of accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 in general and are not specific to the accreditation provided by FQS or any other Accreditation Body.
The available modules are:
- Introduction to “ISO Accreditation” - what is “ISO”, where do the standards come from, are they relevant to my forensic laboratory, what is involved in accreditation, supplemental requirements, management system hierarchy. **
- Review of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - structure of the International Standard and discussion of the clauses.**
- Principles of Internal Laboratory Auditing - classroom version: Instruction on planning and conducting an internal audit, reporting findings, managing corrective actions. Scenario-based individual and group exercises.**
- Practical Auditing - Successful completion of “Principles of internal laboratory auditing” or equivalent is required. Plan and conduct an audit of one or more activity, reporting, and corrective action. Note this has to be conducted at a laboratory site. The planning, conducting and reporting of the audit is mentored by the instructors. This is followed by instruction on how to manage corrective action. At least one non-conformity identified in the audit is selected for root cause analysis. The instruction is focused on the underlying principles and techniques. No advice is given on whether actual situations found are or are not non-conformities nor on actual identification of root cause and implementation of corrective actions.
Modules marked ** are included in the ISO without tears workshop.
FQS ISO 17025 Auditor Assessor Training Workshops
A 2 1/2 day workshop for FQS assessors is offered. Successful completion of ISO Without Tears or an equivalent workshop or equivalent practical experience in laboratory auditing is required.
Successful completion of the assessor workshop or an equivalent workshop or equivalent experience is a requirement for FQS asessors.
Please note that the content of the workshop is generic and relevant to preparation for ISO accreditation from any accrediting body.
Attendance at this workshop is strongly advised for all FQS Assessors. A 2 1/2 day ISO 17025 Auditor Assessor Workshop for all disciplines will be held on the following dates:
- June 7-9, 2010. Registration deadline May 24, 2010
- November 1-3, 2010. Registration deadline October 18, 2010
Workshop location:
Summit Executive Center
Geneva Room
13575 58th Street North
Clearwater, FL. 33760
Registration
fee:
- 2 1/2 Day Workshop - $300.00
This includes instruction, workshop
materials, copy of Guide 19, and refreshments.
If we do not receive 6 registrations to a class by the deadline, the class is subject to cancellation. Please check with the office before purchasing your airfare.
Recommended
lodging - Holiday Inn Express - ICOT, 13625 Icot Blvd, Clearwater,
FL 33770, Phone: 727-536-7275, www.hiexclearwatergateway.com. Ask for the Forensic Quality Services group rate,
which is $79/night. The hotel is within walking distance of the workshop
location.
ISO/IEC
17025:2005: It is strongly recommended that you have a copy of
the Standard. A copy will be available for each attendee’s
use during the workshop; however, it cannot be retained by the
attendee. (All state and local public crime laboratories received
a free copy of the standard. It is also available for purchase
through the ANSI “eStandards Store” at www.ansi.org.)
To
register for a workshop session, please complete the form below
and fax or mail to Pat Bencivenga (pab@forquality.org),
13575 58th Street North, Suite 153,
Clearwater, FL 33760-3721
Fax (727) 538-4299
Registration
Form
ISO Without Tears Workshops
The next 3-day general workshops will be offered on:
- March 15-17, 2010. Registration deadline March 1, 2010.
- September 27-29, 2010. Registration deadline is September 13, 2010.
*** Attendance is limited so register quickly.***
Workshop location:
Summit Executive Center
Geneva Room
13575 58th Street North
Clearwater, FL. 33760
Registration
fee:
- 3 Day General Workshop - $300.00
This includes instruction, workshop
materials, copy of Guide 19, and refreshments.
If we do not receive 6 registrations to a class by the deadline, the class is subject to cancellation. Please check with the office before purchasing your airfare.
Recommended
lodging - Holiday Inn Express - ICOT, 13625 Icot Blvd, Clearwater,
FL 33770, Phone: 727-536-7275, www.hiexclearwatergateway.com.
Ask for the Forensic Quality Services group rate,
which is $79/night. The hotel is within walking distance of the workshop
location.
ISO/IEC
17025:2005: It is strongly recommended that you have a copy of
the Standard. A copy will be available for each attendee’s
use during the workshop; however, it cannot be retained by the
attendee. (All state and local public crime laboratories received
a free copy of the standard. It is also available for purchase
through the ANSI “eStandards Store” at www.ansi.org.)
To
register for a workshop session, please complete the form below
and fax or mail to Pat Bencivenga (pab@forquality.org),
13575 58th Street North, Suite 153,
Clearwater, FL 33760-3721
Fax (727) 538-4299
Registration
Form
Forensic Relational Testing Workshop - March 18, 2010
This statistics workshop will cover relationship/paternity testing, calculations, mixture interpretation, unusual case studies, Hardy Weinberg, Linkage equilibrium and MORE!
Relational Testing Workshop Flyer
*** Attendance is limited so register quickly.***
Workshop location:
Summit Executive Center
Geneva Room
13575 58th Street North
Clearwater, FL. 33760
Registration
fee:
Registration Deadline is March 1, 2010
If we do not receive 6 registrations to a class by the deadline, the class is subject to cancellation. Please check with the office before purchasing your airfare.
Recommended
lodging - Holiday Inn Express - ICOT, 13625 Icot Blvd, Clearwater,
FL 33770, Phone: 727-536-7275, www.hiexclearwatergateway.com. Ask for the Forensic Quality Services group rate,
which is $79/night. The hotel is within walking distance of the workshop
location.
To
register for a workshop session, please complete the form below
and fax or mail to Pat Bencivenga (pab@forquality.org),
13575 58th Street North, Suite 153,
Clearwater, FL 33760-3721
Fax (727) 538-4299
Registration
Form
For
more information on workshops and training programs
Contact Pat Bencivenga
727-538-4134
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