• Fundamentals of testing, definition, history and international co-operation in testing, Eurolab, Eurachem, testing in the Czech Republic, Eurolab CZ.
• Testing and calibration laboratories, quality management in test laboratories, ISO/IEC 17025.
• Evaluation of test methods, proficiency testing.
• Basics of technical standardization, international co-operation and national standardization systems, harmonization of the technical standards.
• Test methods and test procedures in the field of material engineering, test method’s validation and their role in the accreditation of testing laboratories, requirements of the standard ISO/IES 17025.
• Standardized test methods, work with the technical standard, test procedure.
• Metrology, international co-operation and national metrology systems, calibration as the basic principle of ensuring metrological traceability of test methods.
• Errors and uncertainties, the importance of uncertainty in testing, practical examples of calculating uncertainties.
• Accreditation and its importance for the testing, international co-operation and national accreditation systems, CIA o.p.s - Czech national accreditation body.
• Certification and its importance for the testing, certification of management systems, personal certification in test laboratories.
• Product certification, voluntary and mandatory product certification, certification marks
• Development of European conformity assessment system, “New approach”, the modular approach to conformity assessment, CE European mark of conformity.
• The Czech system of state quality control and Act 22/1997 Coll. on technical requirements for products, harmonization of Czech and European legislation in conformity assessment, the “New legislative framework”.
• Visit to the accredited test laboratory, practical demonstration of documentation established QMS and organization of basic activities in the test laboratory.
• Testing and calibration laboratories, quality management in test laboratories, ISO/IEC 17025.
• Evaluation of test methods, proficiency testing.
• Basics of technical standardization, international co-operation and national standardization systems, harmonization of the technical standards.
• Test methods and test procedures in the field of material engineering, test method’s validation and their role in the accreditation of testing laboratories, requirements of the standard ISO/IES 17025.
• Standardized test methods, work with the technical standard, test procedure.
• Metrology, international co-operation and national metrology systems, calibration as the basic principle of ensuring metrological traceability of test methods.
• Errors and uncertainties, the importance of uncertainty in testing, practical examples of calculating uncertainties.
• Accreditation and its importance for the testing, international co-operation and national accreditation systems, CIA o.p.s - Czech national accreditation body.
• Certification and its importance for the testing, certification of management systems, personal certification in test laboratories.
• Product certification, voluntary and mandatory product certification, certification marks
• Development of European conformity assessment system, “New approach”, the modular approach to conformity assessment, CE European mark of conformity.
• The Czech system of state quality control and Act 22/1997 Coll. on technical requirements for products, harmonization of Czech and European legislation in conformity assessment, the “New legislative framework”.
• Visit to the accredited test laboratory, practical demonstration of documentation established QMS and organization of basic activities in the test laboratory.