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CALA Training Services

Motivating Acceptance of Quality Approaches

CALA Training Services understands laboratories.  When a laboratory implements a sustainable, enduring, and effective quality system, it works for the labororatory and its staff .  It supports the consistent production of technically valid and competent results.

Quality requires effort and effort requires motivation. The challenge is getting from here to there.  The ideal condition is a laboratory team that believes in these goals and the methods to attain them.  CALA Training Services can help.  

Quality system approaches can be simple and the reward is a quality system where solutions come from within the team.  Laboratories that deliver understanding, rationale and principles will always motivate widespread team use of quality approaches and foster support for the quality system.

CALA Training Services can help.  CALA Training Services understands laboratories.

Qualify your Training Service Provider

CALA Training Service encourages potential customers to qualify us a Training Service Provider before making use of our services, in accordance with clause 4.6 of ISO/IEC 17025.  

How do we rate? Check out what previous participants have said about us at "Member Feedback from Previous Training http://www.cala.ca/t_summaries.html".

Mission To identify, then develop or acquire, then deliver facilitated training to CALA members and other organizations, in accordance with the stated needs of these organizations, and in a manner that supports the integrity, credibility and viability of the Association.

Need information? Click on one of the following links for more!!

1. CALA Training Calendar
2. Course Descriptions
3. Training Fee Schedule
4. What are the options for each course, including Online Training?
5. Reducing the Cost of Training
6. Training Publications
7. CALA Training Service Partnership Program
8. Training Library
9. Request a Course
10. Member Feedback from Previous Training
11. Online Training
12. Return to the CALA Home Page

Three choices for training – In-class, online, and training manuals!

CALA now offers three choices for the type of training that best meets participants needs.

1. Live discussion and learning in class with other participants and an expert CALA facilitator:

• steering the group discussion;
• answering the tough questions;
• meeting participant needs;
• meeting new challenges from participants;
• providing extensive take-home materials and publications;
• see http://www.cala.ca/t_sched.html for the schedule of training;
• see http://www.cala.ca/t_desc.html for a description of the training offered.

2. Online training with threaded discussion:

• less interactive;
• more convenient – access from any computer with an internet connection;
• less expensive than in-class training;
• all materials and publications available online, and
• participants allowed two weeks to complete each course. See  CALA online training for a description of the training offered and to register.

3. Published training materials and publications:

• learn at home – no time limit;
• even more convenient – no computer connection needed;
• less expensive than in-class training;
• identical to the training materials provided during in-class sessions;
• material and publication shipped from CALA;
• see http://www.cala.ca/t_calapubs.html for a description of the training publications offered, and
• covers the same topics and the same concepts as in-class.

4. Quick links for Information

• See Schedule for In-Class Training
• Determine Cost of In-Class Training
• Request Specific In-Class Training
• Register for Scheduled In-Class Training
• See Options for Online Training
• Register for Online Training
• Order a Training Publication

Within the CALA Family of Services

CALA Training Services continues the CALA tradition for "quality." The Laboratory Assessment and Proficiency Testing Programs are both supported by the CALA Training Service. Within the Association the CALA Training Service also provides opportunities for CALA members to participate in the exchange of knowledge of some of the complex issues that face environmental testing laboratories.

CALA Training Information Update

Please click here for an updated Training Services calendar.

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Because of a membership decision, CALA will be instituting a pre-payment policy for all CALA services beginning 1 January 2005. All payment must be received prior to a course or delivery of publications.  If you have  any questions or concerns, please see the details of the members’ decision  at www.cala.ca/agm.html or contact us at (613) 233-5300.