ISO/IEC 17043 Transition Training: Navigating ISO/IEC 17043:2023 in Comparison to ISO/IEC 17043:2010

The 2023 edition of ISO/IEC 17043 published May 8, 2023. The main changes to the standard include harmonization with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 13528:2022, as well as inclusion of the requirement that testing and calibration activities and proficiency testing item production conform to relevant requirements of appropriate ISO conformity assessment standards. Additionally, the standard was updated to include the requirements from ISO/CASCO PROC 33, which includes a common structure and elements across conformity assessment standards.

ILAC has designated a 3-year transition period for proficiency testing providers to transition their processes and procedures to the requirements in ISO/IEC 17043:2023. ANAB will begin assessing to the 2023 edition of the standard in August 2023, with full transition away from 2010 in May 2024.

The self-paced ISO/IEC 17043 Transition Training provides a comparison of the requirements from the 2010 edition to the 2023 edition to prepare proficiency testing providers to transition to the new edition of the standard. A crosswalk of clauses is included in the course materials, as well.