Remark: Participation in HKAS training programmes or training services organised by local training service providers is not an accreditation requirement.

HKAS Training Programmes

Schedule of HKAS Training Programmes in 2009 - 2010
Course/Workshop/Seminar Title	Date	Speaker(s)	Status
Seminar on "Legislative Requirements for Food Imported into European Union and Australia and Food Testing"	4-5 Feb 2010	HKAS Officer Dr Roger Wood Mr Shyam Kumaran Dr Norli Hilde Skaar	*Full*
Basic Metrology Training Course	7-8 Jan 2010	SCL Engineers	*Completed*
The ISO Guide to Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement	14-16 Dec 2009	Mr Ron Cook (Metrology Training International Pty Ltd)	*Completed*
Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Fatty Acids and Total Dietary Fibre	30 Nov 2009	FEHD Officers	*Completed*
Laboratory Management In Organisations Implementing ISO/IEC 17025 : 2005	23-25 Nov 2009	Tim Shenton-Taylor and Sandra Wilson (T&S International Training and Consultancy Partnership of United Kingdom)	*Completed*
Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Sugars and Organic Acids	20 Nov 2009	HKAS and FEHD Officers	*Completed*
Workshop on Nutrition Labelling for the Food Sector and Testing Industry	2,16 Sep 2009	HKAS and FEHD Officers	*Completed*
Seminar on "How to Interpret Performance in Proficiency Testing / External Quality Assessment Scheme"	11 Sep 2009	Mr Daniel Tholen	*Completed*
Training Programme in ISO/IEC 17043 and Statistical Methods for Proficiency Testing	9-10 Sep 2009	Mr Daniel Tholen	*Completed*
Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Total Dietary Fibre and Organic Acids	8 Sep 2009	HKAS and FEHD Officers	*Completed*
Evaluating Analysers in Chemical Pathology and Haematology	7-8 Sep 2009	Dr Renze Bais (Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia)	*Completed*
Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Sample Preparation, Protein and Fatty Acids	25 Aug 2009	HKAS and FEHD Officers	*Completed*
Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Sugars and Total Fat	29 Jul 2009	HKAS and FEHD Officers	*Completed*
Construction Materials Testing Forum (By Invitation)	3 Jun 2009 (AM)	HKAS Officers	*Completed*
Seminar on Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods	28 Apr 2009	HKAS and FEHD Officers	*Completed*
HKAS Assessor Seminar (Internal) (By Invitation)	13 Feb 2009	HKAS Officers	*Completed*
Basic Metrology Training Course (By Invitation)	13-14 Jan 2009	SCL Engineers	*Completed*

Other Training Service Provider

Disclaimer : The training service providers are listed upon their request. HKAS has not approved them for providing training services. HKAS has no information on the suitability or quality of the training services provided by them. Participation in these training services is not an accreditation requirement nor a recommendation of HKAS and will not be taken into consideration when assessing the competence of a conformity assessment practitioner.

List of local training service provider for staff of conformity assessment bodies

Hong Kong Association for Testing, Inspection and Certification Limited

Contact Details	Training Services that may be Available
Address : C.M.A. Building 1/F. , 64-66 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong Tel. : 2542 8619 Fax. : 2541 4541 Website : www.hktic.org	Statistics for Analytical Laboratories
	Measurement Uncertainty for Analytical Laboratories
	Method Validation & Quality Control
	Laboratory Accreditation
	Food Testing
	Laboratory Safety

Seminar Reference Materials

Materials presented in seminar held on 4-5 Feb 2010 for "Legislative Requirements for Food Imported into European Union and Australia and Food Testing"

Presentation slides - Dr Hilde
Presentation slides - Dr Wood
Presentation slides - Mr Kumaran
Presentation slides - HKAS Officer
Reference Documents - Codex
Reference Documents - EU
Reference Documents - IUPAC
Materials presented in workshop held on 30 Nov 2009 for "Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Fatty Acids and Total Dietary Fibre"

Sample Preparation
Materials presented in workshop held on 20 Nov 2009 for "Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Sugars and Organic Acids"

Method Validation and Verification
Materials presented in seminar held on 2, 16 Sep 2009 for "Nutrition Labelling for the Food Sector and Testing Industry"

Nutrition Labelling Requirements and Timelines
簡介食品成分資料庫:背景、運作模式及服務範圍
 The need to have food products tested for meeting the nutrition labeling requirements
Testing services for nutrition labelling provided by local laboratories
選用認可實驗所的好處
Materials presented in seminar held on 11 Sep 2009 for "How to Interpret Performance in Proficiency Testing / External Quality Assessment Scheme "

How to Interpret Performance in PT/EQA Schemes
Materials presented in seminar held on 9-10 Sep 2009 for "Training Programme in ISO/IEC 17043 and Statistical Methods for Proficiency Testing "

ISO17043 Conformity Assessment - General Requirements for Proficiency Testing
Statistics for Proficiency Testing
Materials presented in workshop held on 8 Sep 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Total Dietary Fibre and Organic Acids"

Method Validation
Analysis of Dietary Fibre
Analysis of Organic Acids
Materials presented in seminar held on 7-8 Sep 2009 for "Evaluating Analysers in Chemical Pathology and Haematology"

Rationalisation, Consolidation and Integration Effect on Selecting Analysers
Method validation and verification
Internal QC Practices
Monitoring Your QC Across Different Lots
A Whole Laboratory Based Approach to Quality Assurance
Factors Impacting Analytical Performance
Validating Reference Intervals
Troubleshooting Large Analytical Systems
Materials presented in workshop held on 25 Aug 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Sample Preparation, Protein and Fatty Acids"

Sample Preparation
Analysis of Protein
Analysis of Fatty Acids
Materials presented in workshop held on 29 Jul 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Sugars and Total Fat"

Analysis of Sugars
Analysis of Total Fat
Method Validation and Verification
Materials presented in seminar held on 28 Apr 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods"

Nutrient Test Methods (Part 1)
Nutrient Test Methods (Part 2)
Method Validation and Verification
Nutrition Labelling Scheme in Hong Kong
Materials presented in Assessor Seminar held on 13 Feb 2009

Introduction by Mr. Terence Chan (Executive Administrator of HKAS)
Morning session - Cases Studies
Group A (by Mr. W. W. Wong)
Group C (by Mr. K. W. Chen)
Group D (by Ms. Bella Ho) - Analysis of non-conformities encountered in 2008
Group D (by Ms. Bella Ho) - Progress of the medical programme
Materials presented in half-day seminar held on 20, 23 and 26 Jun 2008 for "New Arrangement forDetermination of Reassessment and Surveillance Interval"

"Seminar on New Arrangement" by Mr. Terence Chan (Executive Administrator of HKAS)
Materials presented in Assessor Seminar held on 19 Feb 2008

Introduction by Mr. Terence Chan (Executive Administrator of HKAS)
Morning session - WHY Proficiency Testing by Dr. Robert Collins
Group A - Chemical Testing (By Mr. W. W. Wong)
Group D - Feedback on EU survey
Group D - Review of SC24 and 25 - Anatomical Pathology
Group D - Review of SC26 - Chemical Pathology
Group D - Review of SC27 - Microbiology
Group D - Review of SC28 - Haematology
Materials presented in Assessor Seminar held on 1 Mar 2007

Most common NCs for Medical Laboratories

Materials presented in Seminar on Chemical Metrology in Hong Kong jointly organised by the Government Laboratory (GL) and Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) held on 26 Jul 2006 in the Science Museum is available at the GL website http://www.govtlab.gov.hk/english/sem_metrology.htm
Materials presented in seminar held on 20 Oct 2005 for "HOKLAS 003 - Technical Criteria for Laboratory Accreditation 8th Edition"

Introduction
New and revised requirements - cl. 4.1 & 4.2
New and revised requirements – other clauses
Implementation schedule
Click here for frequently asked questions about HOKLAS 003 8th Edition
Seminar Materials for Preparation of Briefing Notes for Assessors

Typical Example of AF 07 Form

HKAS Training Programmes

Schedule of HKAS Training Programmes in 2009 - 2010

Other Training Service Provider

Seminar Reference Materials

Materials presented in seminar held on 4-5 Feb 2010 for "Legislative Requirements for Food Imported into European Union and Australia and Food Testing"

Materials presented in workshop held on 30 Nov 2009 for "Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Fatty Acids and Total Dietary Fibre"

Materials presented in workshop held on 20 Nov 2009 for "Nutrition Labelling Testing Methods: Sugars and Organic Acids"

Materials presented in seminar held on 2, 16 Sep 2009 for "Nutrition Labelling for the Food Sector and Testing Industry"

Materials presented in seminar held on 11 Sep 2009 for "How to Interpret Performance in Proficiency Testing / External Quality Assessment Scheme "

Materials presented in seminar held on 9-10 Sep 2009 for "Training Programme in ISO/IEC 17043 and Statistical Methods for Proficiency Testing "

Materials presented in workshop held on 8 Sep 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Total Dietary Fibre and Organic Acids"

Materials presented in seminar held on 7-8 Sep 2009 for "Evaluating Analysers in Chemical Pathology and Haematology"

Materials presented in workshop held on 25 Aug 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Sample Preparation, Protein and Fatty Acids"

Materials presented in workshop held on 29 Jul 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Sugars and Total Fat"

Materials presented in seminar held on 28 Apr 2009 for "Food Nutrition Labelling Test Methods"

Materials presented in Assessor Seminar held on 13 Feb 2009

Materials presented in half-day seminar held on 20, 23 and 26 Jun 2008 for "New Arrangement for Determination of Reassessment and Surveillance Interval"

Materials presented in Assessor Seminar held on 19 Feb 2008

Materials presented in Assessor Seminar held on 1 Mar 2007

Materials presented in Seminar on Chemical Metrology in Hong Kong jointly organised by the Government Laboratory (GL) and Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) held on 26 Jul 2006 in the Science Museum is available at the GL website http://www.govtlab.gov.hk/english/sem_metrology.htm

Materials presented in seminar held on 20 Oct 2005 for "HOKLAS 003 - Technical Criteria for Laboratory Accreditation 8th Edition"

Click here for frequently asked questions about HOKLAS 003 8th Edition

Seminar Materials for Preparation of Briefing Notes for Assessors

Materials presented in half-day seminar held on 20, 23 and 26 Jun 2008 for "New Arrangement forDetermination of Reassessment and Surveillance Interval"