Proficiency Testing Australia

APLAC Membership...

In October 2008 PTA was accepted as an Associate Member of the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC). Full Story

International Training...

During October 2008, PTA will be involved in an international training activity. Full Story

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.