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Online, on-demand training for UKAS customers, stakeholders and interested parties to help you navigate complex topics surrounding accreditation in a convenient way, working flexibly around your own schedule.

At UKAS our focus is on empowering our customers to add value to your organisations, providing you with knowledge and skills to ensure consistently high standards in the quality of products and services throughout the supply chain.

We believe that the more skilled our customers are in managing their accreditation, the more value accreditation can bring, and the safer products and services will become.

Our range of eLearning modules have been developed to help demystify some of the more complex topics surrounding accreditation, providing you with on-demand support through course modules that are available anytime and anywhere.

Study is self-paced and can be accessed 24/7 and revisited as often as you choose over a 12-month period.

Discounts are available for multiple users. Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1784 429018 to discuss your requirements with the team.

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ISO 15189:2022 Transition – video-based learning

Key updates and critical changes for medical laboratory services, outlining the transition considerations of ISO 15189:2022 from ISO 15189:2012, including, but not limited to; the focus on clinical utility, obligations to the patient and risk management.

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Key considerations for the application of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 in a forensic context

This module expands on the concepts that have already been considered in the ISO/IEC 17020 Awareness course and provides you with specific incident scene examination examples for you to consider in your setting.

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Measurement Uncertainty Insights and Pitfalls in ISO 15189:2022

This module will cover the common considerations and issues concerning conformity and application in relation to measurement uncertainty (MU) in medical laboratory settings. This module has been revised to reflect the requirements of ISO 15189:2022.

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Quality Assurance and Control in Medical Laboratories

This course covers the origins of control processes and the introduction of statistical control measures that support effective quality assurance mechanisms. It is designed to increase awareness of the value of quality control and statistical control processes through a better understanding of their application.

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CAS Module 3c – ‘ISO/IEC 17024 Certification of persons schemes’

This module is the last in the third and final series of modules relating to conformity assessment schemes (CAS). The focus of this module is on the certification of persons schemes to ISO/IEC 17024.

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CAS Module 3b – ‘ISO/IEC 17020 Inspection schemes’

This eLearning module is the second in the third and final series of modules relating to conformity assessment schemes (CAS). The focus of this module is on the certification of Inspection schemes to ISO/IEC 17020.

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CAS Module 3a – ‘ISO/IEC 17065 Certification of Product/Process/Service schemes’

This is the first in the third and final series of modules intended to enable an understanding of conformity assessment schemes (CAS) and the importance of these schemes within accredited conformity assessment activity. The focus of this module is on schemes for the certification of products/processes/services to ISO/IEC 17065.

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Micro-Module – Validation and Verification in Medical Laboratories/POCT v2 ISO 15189:2022

This micro-module is designed to provide a basic awareness of two key requirements of ISO 15189:2022. Based on our gap analysis, these requirements are determined to represent a major change in the 2022 version of ISO 15189. The update of the module also includes a new notebook, which can be downloaded to support your learning.

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Measurement Uncertainty and Physiological Services

This course introduces the concept of Measurement Uncertainty in physiological science accreditation, its importance, and its prevalence in the IQIPS standard. The module is designed as a tool to support current and prospective UKAS customers in understanding the concepts associated with Measurement Uncertainty.

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The Accreditation Journey

The course will take an applicant for accreditation or interested party from their first thoughts about accreditation through to the ongoing cycle of assessments post-grant of accreditation.

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Nonconforming work, cause and extent

This module takes you through key aspects of managing nonconformities/nonconforming work. It includes the definitions of nonconforming work, cause, and the extent and looks at how this requires consideration in your environment as well as during any second and third-party assessments.

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Micro Module: Internal Audit – Key considerations

This micro module is intended to provide the learner with key considerations for Internal Audit, highlighting those aspects they need to understand and practices that might be best avoided. This module will direct you to other resources that you may find helpful when developing your internal audit processes or determining the fitness for purpose of your existing systems.

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Micro Module: Auditor/Assessor Skills

This micro module takes you on a brief tour of auditor/assessor skills. It is designed to inform you of the soft skills that can make or break an audit or an assessment activity. This is not designed to replace Technical Assessor or Internal Audit training but rather as something that can be used to raise awareness of those new to audit and assessment practices.

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Micro Module: Training and Competency

This micro module defines the difference between training and competency and provides some examples of each.  It also references relevant standards and provides links to some potential resources for information. This is a micro-module and as such is just a taster of what we cover in our more extensive virtual or classroom awareness modules.

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Decision Rules and Statements of Conformity

This module is based on UKAS publication Lab 48. Lab 48 provides some supporting material and some additional guidance examples to assist in the process of improving the knowledge of some laboratories, their personnel, and their customers in relation to decision rule risks and associated statistics. 

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Conformity assessment schemes/programmes (CAS) – ‘The development and maintenance of a CAS’

This is the second in a series of three modules intended to enable an understanding of conformity assessment schemes (CAS) and the importance of these schemes within accredited conformity assessment activity. The ‘scope’ of the modules is limited currently to inspection and certification schemes relating to the certification of persons, products, processes and services.

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How to become a UK Approved Body

This course introduces UKAS and takes learners through the processes, step by step, of how to become a UK Approved Body. It provides the background to the UKCA system, how to apply to UKAS, the application and assessment process as well as details of further support on offer with UKAS.

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Ensuring the Validity of Results

This course introduces the concept of quality assurance measures and their use in ensuring the validity of results. The module is designed as a tool to support current and prospective UKAS customers and interested parties in understanding the concepts associated with this subject.

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Identification, Documentation and Management of Risk

This course examines issues in relation to various business types and sizes, as well as the requirement for risk management within conformity assessment standards used in accreditation. This module is designed as a tool to support current and prospective UKAS customers, stakeholders and interested parties in understanding the concepts for identification, documentation and management of risk.

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Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty

This course introduces the concept of Measurement Uncertainty in laboratory accreditation, its importance and its prevalence in ISO/IEC 17025. The module is designed as a tool to support current and prospective UKAS customers and anyone interesting in gaining a basic understanding of the concepts associated with Measurement Uncertainty.

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Introduction to Metrological Traceability

This course introduces the Learner to the concept of metrological traceability and the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

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Key Components of a Quality Management System

This course outlines the key components of a quality management system (QMS) using ISO 9001:2015 as a foundation. It introduces the learner to the building blocks of quality management, including but not limited to documentation; roles and responsibilities, competence and continual improvement.

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Conformity Assessment Schemes (CAS) Setting the Scene (or scheme)

This is the first in a series of three modules intended to enable an understanding of conformity assessment schemes (CAS) and the importance of these schemes within accredited conformity assessment activity. The ‘scope’ of the modules is limited currently to inspection and certification schemes relating to the certification of persons, products, processes and services.

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