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Proficiency Testing Programme – Relaunch

By January 14, 2025No Comments
  • Test your performance against laboratories world wide
  • Become a Certified Performer with the ISO 17025 Accreditation
  • Determine test performance correlation internally, within immediate organisation and others
  • Use as a training aid for new/current staff to maintain laboratories performance
  • All of the testing consumables you need in one place

We at SDC Enterprises are excited to relaunch our Proficiency Testing Programme (PTP)*. The programme will still follow the same principle as the first nine rounds. However, changes will be made to make it more efficient and effective for the participants.

The main change is that there will be a round every 6 months instead of every 3-4 months like previously. This is to allow us to ensure that certain participants have enough time to effectively do the required tests and return them to us. Due to the reduced number of rounds per annum, each round will now have 10 tests. This will provide clients a comprehensive testing suite, and time allowance to effectively complete each testing round.

Annual Registration Fee: £200

Participation Fee, Per Test: £55

The costs have increased due to postage and packaging now being included in the costs. Also, this programme was launched originally in 2019, so costs have, of course, inflated since then.

*SDCE Proficiency Testing Programme; a global project which audits laboratories worldwide. Gain independent recognition for your colour fastness and physical properties procedures with the ultimate investment into your testing operation. Participation in SDCE PTP is a cost-effective means of putting your laboratory on the global map of textile testing excellence.

Participation in SDCE PTP aids fulfilment of a laboratories ISO 17025 accreditation, this accreditation proves a laboratory has an acceptable quality management system in place, and it has the ability and competence to provide testing and calibration results.