Proficiency Testing Australia

PTA staff involved in UNI...

PTA staff involved in UNIDO funded proficiency testing project in Vietnam.

Philip Briggs, PTA General Manager has been contracted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for a 20 day period in May 2010 to assist in the development of the proficiency testing activities of QUATEST 3 Full Story

3rd APLAC/PTB Proficiency...

31st August 2009 - 3rd September 2009
Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

The 3rd APLAC/PTB Proficiency Testing Training, Workshop and Symposium was part of a series of measures for enhancing the capabilities of accreditation bodies in developing the provision of proficiency testing. Full Story

Proficiency Testing Australia

How confident are you of your testing and measurement results?

Proficiency testing is a means of assessing the ability of laboratories to competently perform specific tests and measurements.

Proficiency Testing Australia is a subsidiary of the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia.

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Programs PTA offers

PTA offers Testing Programs involving the distribution of sub-samples of a material for testing by participating laboratories, Measurement Programs involving the circulation of a measurement artefact among a group of laboratories or a single laboratory, and customised programs, for industry organisations.

For Testing Programs, a laboratory’s performance is normally a comparison to consensus values calculated from the results submitted.

For Calibration Programs, laboratory results are compared to values established by a reference laboratory, taking into account measurement uncertainties.

Confidentiality

All information supplied by a laboratory as part of a proficiency testing program is treated as confidential.

Training and consultancy

PTA provides training courses and consultancy services on proficiency testing and statistical applications.