The OPCW Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) wishes to inform Member States that in 2018 it will hold two courses on the enhancement of laboratory skills at the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN) in Helsinki, Finland.
Aim
The courses are intended for qualified analytical chemists from Member States whose economies are developing or in transition, and are aimed at assisting them in acquiring further experience and practical knowledge; facilitating the analysis of chemicals related to national implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (hereinafter “the Convention”); enhancing national capacities in these Member States by offering training in analytical chemistry to personnel from industry, academic institutions, and government laboratories; facilitating the adoption of good laboratory practices; and broadening the pool of human resources from which National Authorities and the Secretariat can draw in the future.
Courses
- a course on the enhancement of laboratory skills on chemical weapons-related laboratory quality management (CW-LQM), from 10 to 21 September 2018;
- a course on the enhancement of laboratory skills in quantitative mass spectrometry (QMS), from 10 to 21 September 2018.