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Training production techniques and quality control, at the workstation.

The hub for the hands-on moves that underpin product compliance: weighing and material dispensing, formulation, working in a controlled atmosphere, incoming material control, equipment qualification. Short modules, designed to be taken in front of the line.

Operators in cleanroom gowning on a pharmaceutical production line
  • From €19 per module — see pricing
  • 6 modules of 16 to 24 min, taken at the workstation
  • Auditable certificate, stands up in inspection

Why train the hands-on moves

Validated doesn't mean mastered.

A process can be perfectly validated and still produce variability. The gap almost never comes from the file: it comes from execution. Two operators who weigh, sample or clean differently produce two different results, and that variability is what ends up as a deviation, an OOS or an audit finding.

Production techniques training and quality control training target exactly that point: the move itself. Weighing and material dispensing, non-sterile liquid formulation, behavior in a controlled atmosphere, sampling and incoming material control, equipment qualification — each module isolates one critical move and makes it repeatable.

These programs are aimed at production, the quality control laboratory, logistics and maintenance. They combine naturally with GMP fundamentals and with deviation and CAPA management.

−15 to −30%

fewer deviations observed when operator-to-operator variability is reduced by working on the move at the workstation.

Source: Sinfony client results

Regulatory reference

The four stages of equipment qualification.

Qualifying a piece of equipment is not testing it once. Annex 15 of the GMP describes four successive stages, each demonstrating something different — and each pointless without the one before it.

The four qualification stages under GMP Annex 15
Stage Abbreviation What it demonstrates
Design qualification DQ That the intended equipment meets the stated need and the regulatory requirements.
Installation qualification IQ That the delivered equipment matches what was ordered and is correctly installed.
Operational qualification OQ That the equipment works as intended across its whole operating range.
Performance qualification PQ That it delivers the expected result, with your real materials and processes.

Source: EudraLex volume 4, Annex 15 — qualification and validation.

Programs in this hub

Production and quality control programs.

From incoming materials to batch release, as single modules or as a program.

Weighing

Weighing and material dispensing

Balance verification, double check, identification and traceability of dispensed materials.

18 minBeginner
See the module — €19 →
Formulation

Non-sterile liquid formulation

Order of addition, mixing, temperatures, in-process controls and process hold points.

22 minIntermediate
See the module — €49 →
Classified areas

Working in a controlled atmosphere

Gowning, behavior and movement in classified areas, pressure cascades, contamination control.

20 minIntermediate
See the module — €39 →
Quality control

Incoming material control

Representative sampling, identification, specifications and what to do when a result is out of spec.

24 minIntermediate
See the module — €39 →
Logistics

Logistics and distribution under GMP

Receiving, stock status, cold chain, shipment preparation and downstream traceability.

16 minBeginner
See the module — €39 →
Qualification

Equipment qualification

IQ, OQ, PQ: what each stage demonstrates, the role of field teams and the documentation expected.

22 minAdvanced
See the module — €29 →

Frequently asked

Your questions on production and quality control.

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The full list of technical modules, with durations, levels and prerequisites.