Assessor Training Topics

NVLAP periodically conducts formal training symposia for NVLAP assessors for the purpose of ensuring that 1) NVLAP assessors are kept informed of the latest developments in laboratory accreditation, 2) NVLAP is in compliance with international standards for laboratory accreditation bodies, and 3) NVLAP employs a harmonized and consistent approach to accreditation requirements and assessor practices.

The Table of Contents that follows lists the current resources for NVLAP assessor training and contains links to the documents that are available on-line.

Table of Contents for Assessor Training
(updated September 14, 2009)

Tab	Topic
A	Table of Contents (this page)
B	NVLAP Staff Directory
C	NVLAP Handbooks and Guidance Documents
	1. NIST Handbook 150:2006
	2. NIST Handbook 150 Series Program Handbooks and Lab Bulletins
	3. NISTIR 5983: "Guidelines for Assessing Calibration Laboratories"
D	NVLAP Application Forms (Test Method Selection Lists)
E	Forms from NVLAP Administrative Procedure APM 22.01, Assessors: Recruitment, Selection, and Training This procedure addresses the recruitment, evaluation, selection, and training of persons who perform on-site assessments for NVLAP.
	1. Assessor Qualifications Summary (generic)
	2. Assessor Training Checklist (generic)
	3. Assessor Declaration
F	Forms from NVLAP Administrative Procedure APM 22.02, Assessors: Monitoring This procedure addresses the monitoring of the performance and competence of persons who serve as NVLAP assessors.
	1. Assessor Performance Evaluation Form (Microsoft Word)
	2. Assessor Questionnaire
	3. Evaluation of On-Site Report
G	Procurement Information and Forms
	1. Instructions for Preparing an Invoice for Services
	2. Invoice for Laboratory Assessment & Related Services
	3. Domestic Per Diem Rates Web Site
H	Presentations from Assessor Training Seminars
	1. NVLAP Overview
	2. Assessor Qualifications and Training Requirements
	3. Working for NVLAP
	4. NVLAP Communications
	5. Assessment Techniques
	6. NVLAP Assessment Forms
	7. Management System Review
	8. Internal Audits and Management Reviews
	9. Nonconformities
	10. Evaluating On-Site Reports and Corrective Actions
	11. International Arrangements
	12. Metrological Traceability (created for Measurement Science Conference tutorial - 2008)
	13. Traceability (created for Assessor Training Workshop - 2009)
	14. Measurement Uncertainty (created for Assessor Training Workshop - 2009)
	15. Annex A: Referencing NVLAP Accreditation
	16. Proficiency Testing (2007)
	17. NVLAP Proficiency Testing for Calibration Laboratories (2005)
I	Traceability and Uncertainty of Measurements (see also Tab K below)
	1. ILAC-P10:2002, ILAC Policy on Traceability of Measurement Results
	2. NIST Policy on Traceability
	3. Uncertainty of Measurement in Testing - A Worked Example
	4. Laboratory Accreditation, Traceability, and the Role of Mutual Recognition Arrangements
J	On-Site Assessment Related Procedures, Forms, and Checklists
	1. Instructions to the Assessor
	2. On-Site Assessment Summary
	3. On-Site Assessment Report (Microsoft Word)
	4. NIST Handbook 150 Checklist:2006
	5. NVLAP Program-Specific Checklists
	6.  NVLAP Administrative Procedure APM 22.05: Review of On-Site Assessment Results
	7.  NVLAP On-Site Assessment Review form
K	Links to Selected APLAC Guidance Documents
	1. APLAC TC002: Internal Audits for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies
	2. APLAC TC003: Management Review for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies
	3. APLAC TC010: General Information on Uncertainty of Measurement
L	Links to NIST References
	1. NIST Technical Note 1297 "Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results" (1994 edition)
	2. NIST Special Publication 811, "Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)" (2008 edition)
	3. NIST Special Publication 330, "The International System of Units (SI)" (2008 edition)