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Data Integrity & Computerised System Validation

Judge records the way inspectors do, and prove your computerised systems are fit for use

  • 6 modules
  • 100% online · Recorded lessons
  • English
  • innoryx

100% online with recorded lessons. Start right after you enrol and learn anytime, anywhere, at your own pace.

What you'll learn

  • Judge a set of laboratory records against ALCOA+ and name each gap, including in hybrid paper and electronic systems
  • Tell raw data, metadata, original records and true copies apart, and decide what must be kept for static and dynamic data
  • Apply data governance controls in a laboratory, recognise red flags, and scope a data integrity investigation and its impact
  • Compare 21 CFR Part 11, EU GMP Annex 11 and the MHRA, WHO, PIC/S and FDA guidance, and decide which requirements apply to a system and market
  • Classify systems under GAMP 5 Second Edition and set a risk-based validation approach with requirements, supplier assessment, risk assessment and traceability
  • Choose between scripted and unscripted assurance under computer software assurance, and judge whether test evidence supports release
  • Plan and judge a risk-based audit trail review, and evaluate access, e-signature, change control and periodic review in a live system
  • Control spreadsheets, simple instruments, cloud systems and AI tools, and manage backup, archive, migration and retirement

About this course

In 2005, a US generic manufacturer recalled every product it made after FDA investigators found failing results hidden in its chromatography data system. Data integrity failures still lead to warning letters, import alerts, rejected studies and suspended medicines today. This SkillCert Expert course teaches you to judge records the way inspectors do, and to prove that computerised systems are fit for their job. You will apply ALCOA+ to paper, electronic and hybrid records, tell raw data from metadata, recognise red flags and run a data integrity investigation. You will compare 21 CFR Part 11, EU GMP Annex 11 and the MHRA, PIC/S, WHO and FDA data integrity guidance, alongside India's revised Schedule M. You will then work through the GAMP 5 Second Edition validation lifecycle and computer software assurance (CSA), and learn to review audit trails, control access and change, and manage spreadsheets, cloud systems, AI tools, data migration and system retirement. The course is built for pharma QC and QA, clinical and testing laboratories, and contract research organisations in the UAE, the GCC and India. It includes 17 teaching videos, seven toolkit documents and 13 practice activities based on real workplace situations.

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Who this is for

  • Pharma QC analysts, reviewers and QA officers
  • Computerised system validation and validation specialists
  • Clinical and testing laboratory quality staff (ISO 15189, ISO/IEC 17025)
  • CRO bioanalytical, data management and QA teams
  • System owners and IT staff who support GxP systems
  • Quality professionals preparing for regulatory or client inspections

Prerequisites

About two years in a regulated laboratory or QA role, and working knowledge of GMP, GLP, GCP or ISO 15189/ISO/IEC 17025. The SkillCert courses Good Documentation Practices & Data Integrity Essentials, ISO/IEC 17025 and RCA/CAPA are useful preparation but not required.

Assessment

Each module ends with a quiz that you pass at 60%, with full feedback and explanations so you can learn from each attempt. Thirteen interactive activities let you practise on new workplace situations. The final assessment draws 30 questions from a larger bank; you pass at 70% and can retake it as many times as you need.

Certificate

On passing the final assessment you receive the SkillCert Expert certificate for Data Integrity & Computerised System Validation, issued by Innoryx Global Learning.

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Career relevance

Data integrity is a frequent finding in FDA warning letters and in EU, PIC/S and WHO inspections, and India's revised Schedule M now expects validated computerised systems and data controls at every manufacturer. QA, QC, validation and laboratory professionals who can review audit trails, run risk-based validation and lead data integrity investigations are needed by pharmaceutical manufacturers, CROs, and clinical and testing laboratories across the UAE, the GCC and India.

Frequently asked questions

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