There is a range of various training materials available on this site in addition to the material available in the Training & Education Section. This includes various books, guides, reports and audio-visual products, which can either be downloaded or purchased on-line. These can be found in the Publications Section.
Click here to search the range of publications available. Searching on the keywords 'Training + Materials' will provide you with a good range of available publications.
Database of training resources
A database of training resources such as books, training courses and CD-ROMs has been compiled. Each resource has been categorised in terms of relevance to particular sectors (e.g. foods, industrial, clinical) and subject area (e.g. basic laboratory skills, general QA/QC, separation techniques). Details of the provider of the resource, the cost and website addresses are also given. The database can be searched on a range of parameters such as sector, resource type and subject area.
If you use Microsoft Access 97 you can download the database (file size 657kB). If you would like a copy of the database but have a different version of Access, or a computer without Access, please contact the VAM helpdesk.
Quality Assurance Workshop Material
This material has been presented at a number of universities as part of the VAM training and education activities. Two sets of material are available. The first is a single lecture, �Importance of Quality Assurance� aimed at promoting the importance of quality assurance in analytical laboratories. The second set is a one-day workshop on quality assurance, which covers issues such as the technical requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard and establishing the traceability of measurement results.
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