Laboratory Excellence and AccreditationApplied Measurement Uncertainty for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
The step from understanding uncertainty to producing a defensible budget for a real method is where most laboratories struggle, and where assessors find the most findings. This course works through it method by method. Delegates build budgets for chemical, physical and calibration measurements, handle correlated inputs, drift and resolution, and account for the contributions that come from sampling and from the reference standards used. Type A evaluation is applied to real repeatability and reproducibility data. The course also addresses proficiency testing results as an independent check on a claimed uncertainty, and closes on the calibration and measurement capability statement that a laboratory has to defend under scope.
Course objectives
- Build a defensible uncertainty budget for a specific test or calibration method
- Handle correlated inputs, drift, resolution and reference standard contributions
- Apply Type A evaluation to real repeatability and reproducibility data
- Account for sampling contributions where they apply
- Use proficiency testing results to check a claimed uncertainty
- State and defend a calibration and measurement capability
- Review an existing budget critically and find what is missing from it
Who should attend
- Laboratory analysts, metrologists and technical signatories
- Calibration laboratory staff
- Quality and technical managers
- Method development and validation staff
- Assessors and internal auditors of laboratories
Course outline
- 01From concept to a budget for a real method
- 02Modelling the measurement and identifying inputs
- 03Type A evaluation from repeatability and reproducibility data
- 04Reference standards, certificates and traceability contributions
- 05Drift, resolution and correlated inputs
- 06Sampling as a contribution to uncertainty
- 07Checking a budget against proficiency testing results
- 08Calibration and measurement capability statements
- 09Reviewing an existing budget critically
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 to 16 October 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 October 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 13 to 15 January 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 17 to 19 February 2027 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 17 March 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |