Laboratory Excellence and AccreditationGood Laboratory Practice: Principles and Documentation
Good laboratory practice is a data integrity system rather than a quality system, and its central test is whether a study could be reconstructed years later from the records alone by somebody who was not there. This course covers meeting that test. Delegates work through the principles and the organisational roles including study director, management and quality assurance, and the study plan that governs the work. Standard operating procedures and their control follow. Raw data is defined properly, including what counts as raw data when an instrument produces it, and the corrections that must never obscure an original entry. Equipment, calibration and test item characterisation are covered. Archiving is addressed, since records must survive far longer than the project. The course closes on quality assurance inspection, on reporting and on the findings that recur.
Course objectives
- Apply the principles and the roles of study director, management and quality assurance
- Write and control a study plan and standard operating procedures
- Define raw data correctly, including instrument generated data
- Correct an entry without obscuring the original
- Characterise test items and control equipment and calibration
- Archive so records survive and remain retrievable
- Prepare for inspection and avoid the findings that recur
Who should attend
- Laboratory technicians and analysts in regulated testing facilities
- Quality assurance officers responsible for GLP compliance
- Study directors and principal investigators
- Laboratory managers preparing for regulatory inspection
Course outline
- 01Reconstructable years later by somebody who was not there
- 02Principles and organisational roles
- 03The study plan
- 04Standard operating procedures and their control
- 05What counts as raw data
- 06Corrections that preserve the original
- 07Equipment, calibration and test items
- 08Archiving, inspection and reporting
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 21 October 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 9 December 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 23 December 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 24 February 2027 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 3 March 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |