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Laboratory Operations and Supervision

A practical programme for laboratory supervisors and section heads running testing and calibration facilities across South African and African industrial, water, mining and public health settings. Covers workflow planning, staff scheduling, workload balancing, equipment uptime, turnaround targets and the day to day supervisory decisions that keep a busy laboratory reliable and audit ready.

What you will be able to do

  • Plan daily and weekly laboratory workflows to meet turnaround time targets.
  • Allocate staff, instruments and consumables to match fluctuating sample loads.
  • Supervise junior analysts and technicians against documented work instructions.
  • Monitor equipment uptime and coordinate preventive maintenance schedules.
  • Resolve bottlenecks between sample receipt, testing and result reporting.
  • Report laboratory performance indicators to senior management and clients.

Course outline

  1. 01Role of the laboratory supervisor
  2. 02Workflow and capacity planning
  3. 03Staff rostering and skills matching
  4. 04Equipment scheduling and uptime
  5. 05Turnaround time management
  6. 06Handling non conforming work
  7. 07Performance reporting and dashboards
  8. 08Supervisory communication and escalation

Who should attend

Laboratory supervisors, section heads, senior technicians and newly appointed laboratory managers.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Cairo3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Accra3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Online3US$900
21 to 23 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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