Cleaning Validation

Cleaning Validation and Current Regulatory Expectations

Following several regulatory changes over the past few years, many companies are falling behind regarding their approach to cleaning. This practical course will consider current cleaning verification expectations and explore the issues that you may experience when performing cleaning validation. 

 

Our expert tutor will break down the fundamental issues and pitfalls associated with cleaning validation (including sampling and testing), providing support, guidance and training in order to achieve a successful outcome.   

 

Interested in cleaning validation training for your team? Contact us today. 

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Duration
1 day
CPD Hours
7 hrs
Locations
  • Online

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for those with the responsibility for the design, execution, or validation of cleaning processes. This may include operations managers and personnel, validation specialists, Quality Assurance and Quality Control managers, production engineers, microbiologists, quality systems auditors and supplier auditors.    

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Key topics

This course covers the following topics: 

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    Why you should validate 

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    Process design and plant walkthrough 

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    Documentation and qualification strategies 

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    Residues and limits (inc. MACO) 

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    Sampling and testing 

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    Analytical method validation 

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    Maintaining validated status 

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    Special considerations, good and bad practices 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will: 

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    Appreciate the need to validate or verify your plant cleaning 

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    Fully understand the documentation and legal requirements 

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    Understand and be able to carry out the important operation of ‘Walking the Plant’ 

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    Recognise good and bad practices 

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    Be able to calculate acceptance criteria 

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    Be able to clearly identify what constitutes ‘visually clean’ 

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    Be aware of the issues surrounding sampling and testing techniques 

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    Appreciate the importance of analytical method validation 

Meet your expert tutors

Learn from the best in the industry. Our diverse team of highly experienced subject matter experts are passionate about sharing their knowledge with you. 

John Spenn

John Spenn

John is a quality expert with over 25 years in the biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries. He has held senior roles in quality management, regulatory processes and validation (CQV) lifecycle for equipment, facilities, utilities, sterilisation and computer systems. Currently a Director at Dorset Quality Services, John provides validation and quality consulting.
Frequently asked questions

If you have any questions about this course we have answered some of the most common ones below. If you still aren't finding what you're looking for you can contact our team here.

Yes, the Cleaning Validation course can be delivered in-house for your organisation. This can be arranged as an on-site course at your premises, or as a virtual tutor-led in-house course. Please see our In-house Training page for details. 

Places will be available for you to book unless it states ‘Full’ next to your chosen Cleaning Validation course date. When this occurs, we operate a waiting list service. 

Yes, we welcome bookings from self-sponsoring individuals. Once your booking has come through to us, we will ask you to complete a new customer form and provide a scanned copy of your photographic ID so that we can raise an account for you on our systems. 

You will need to first register yourself on our booking system by selecting the Cleaning Validation course date that you wish to book your colleagues onto, then:

  • Add the number of people you wish to book onto the course
  • Register yourself as the booker and complete the fields accordingly
  • Add the details of those you wish to book for
  • Complete your order. 

You will receive an automated email confirming your booking details for the Cleaning Validation course. 10 days before the start date, if the course is confirmed to run, you will receive another email including the final course details. If the course is to be held virtually, the online registration and joining instructions will also be included.

Usually, this 1-day Cleaning Validation course is delivered live by our tutor, virtually on the Adobe Connect training platform. If you are looking for in-person training only, please get in touch with the team to discuss your needs via trainingsales@rssl.com or +44 (0)118 918 4000.

Our online Cleaning Validation course begins at 09:00am, although we request that you login at 08:30am to ensure any technical glitches can be resolved before the start time. Please review your course confirmation email to double check the exact start time of your specific course.

Your invoice will be sent approximately 30 days prior to the course start date. If you are a new customer to RSSL, shortly after we receive your booking, you will be asked to complete a New Customer Form so that an account can be created for you on our finance system. 

Yes, companies wishing to book multiple employees on one of our standard training courses (excluding IRCA Lead Auditor courses) can benefit from our group booking discount. This discount is only applicable to bookings made for the same course on the same date. Please contact trainingsales@rssl.com with your requirements and we will be happy to provide more information on the best deal available for you. 

Yes, we offer NHS Trusts a 20% discount on ALL our courses, including our Qualified Person training programme. When booking your course/s enter 'NHS' in the discount code field so that your discount can be applied on your invoice. Please note that the NHS discount code is only valid when the booker uses a NHS email address. 

Yes, certificates of attendance are issued after we have received payment in full for the course. If you have not received your certificate, please contact your own finance department to confirm if they have sent payment to us. All certificates are issued electronically by email. 

As RSSL run all of our virtual courses on Adobe Connect, we recommend that you download the latest version of the Adobe Connect Application at the time of your course - click here to visit the download webpage.
Please see our 'minimum requirements' document for further details on what you'll need to attend our virtual courses. You can test that the Adobe Connect application works for your organisation by completing the RSSL Adobe Connect Function Test. 

Yes, we are more than happy to welcome delegates from all over the world. Our virtual tutor-led courses are particularly popular with international attendees.

All we request is that you have a good understanding of written and spoken English so that you can get the most out of the course. If you wish to attend an in-person course, please also check any visa requirements and await RSSL's full course confirmation before booking your travel to the UK.

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Cleaning Validation
13 Mar 2025
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Online
14 Oct 2025
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Online
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