Proficiency Testing Australia

Proficiency Testing Australia Proficiency Testing Australia is an accredited provider of proficiency testing programs and services

PTA provides a diverse range of proficiency testing programs and measurement audits to a very broad range of industries. PTA delivers its proficiency testing, consultancy and training services internationally and nationally across Australia, with operations based in Sydney (head office) and Brisbane. PTA is:

a leading national and international provider of proficiency testing programs and measure

ment audits;
a leading international provider of training and consultancy in proficiency testing;
supported by industry groups and technical experts who assist PTA in the planning, conduct, analysis and review of proficiency testing programs and measurement audits;
comprised of qualified and experienced staff offering friendly, customer-focussed service;
readily accessible, with offices in Sydney and Brisbane;
accredited for technical competence as a Proficiency Testing Provider by IANZ , ensuring that its operations remain in compliance with international practices, defined by ISO/IEC 17043:20102; and
a private not-for-profit company, governed by a Board that has representation from industry groups.

๐๐“๐€ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!What a fantastic experience at ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’”! It was a pleasure connecting wit...
23/07/2026

๐๐“๐€ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

What a fantastic experience at ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’”!

It was a pleasure connecting with so many industry leaders and diving into discussions on the future of quality, compliance, and standards.

A big and warm thank you to the organizers, speakers, and everyone we had the pleasure of connecting with. Looking forward to putting these insights into practice.

See you next year!

Meet the PTA team at  !We are thrilled to have a strong presence at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this ...
25/06/2026

Meet the PTA team at !

We are thrilled to have a strong presence at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this July. Whether youโ€™re looking to network or dive deep into technical insights, come connect with us.

๐Ÿ”น ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก
Germaine Saric and Manasa Gonuguntla will be at the booth! Drop by to discuss the latest industry shifts and see what we have been working on.

๐Ÿ”น ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ 1
At 10:45AM, Karen Cividin and Delfina Mihaila will present ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’š ๐‘ป๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’–๐’๐’•๐’”, exploring how to interpret proficiency testing outcomes and maximise their value in supporting quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Accreditation Matters 2026 promises to be an excellent opportunity to learn, collaborate, and strengthen connections across Australia's conformity assessment community.

Use our partner code to save $50 on your registration:
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Register: https://www.accreditationmatters.com.au/

We look forward to seeing you there.

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž! Registrations are still open for the ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ 359 โ€“ 366 for July t...
18/06/2026

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž!

Registrations are still open for the ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ 359 โ€“ 366 for July to December 2026.
๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 359 โ€“ Metals (Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Nickel, Thallium, Zinc) ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 360 โ€“ Bromide, Chloride, Fluoride, Iodide
ยท ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 361 โ€“ Metals (Aluminium, Barium, Bismuth, Boron, Lithium, Manganese, Silver, Strontium)
ยท ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 362 - Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus
ยท ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 363 - Physical Parameters, Anions and Cations
(Total Alkalinity as CaCO3, Chloride, Fluoride, Potassium, Sodium, Conductivity, Sulphate, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Solids) ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 364 - Sulphate, Conductivity, pH, Turbidity, Colour ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 365 - Total Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total Organic Carbon ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ 366 - Total Recoverable Oil and Grease

Participating in the Waters Chemical Proficiency Testing program helps laboratories meet accreditation requirements, build confidence in reported data, verify the accuracy and consistency of results, benchmark performance against peers, and identify testing issues early.

Places are strictly limited, so register now to secure your laboratoryโ€™s participation.

Contact ๐’‘๐’•๐’‚๐’†๐’๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’“๐’š@๐’‘๐’•๐’‚.๐’‚๐’”๐’.๐’‚๐’–

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: ๐’๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐—ฅ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸฐWe are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 44.In the fie...
03/06/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: ๐’๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐—ฅ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ

We are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 44.

In the fields of infrastructure testing and environmental monitoring, operational precision is a core responsibility. Engagement in this proficiency testing round validates your laboratory's technical proficiency, providing the high-quality data required to satisfy regulatory mandates and support environmental protection initiatives.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ:
1. Click the link below to visit our website.
https://pta.asn.au/contact-service/
2. Choose your program from the available options.
3. Existing PTA Portal Clients: Log in to your account to pre-fill your details.
4. New Clients: Click on the link and follow the prompts to register into the program.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Register yourself with our programs

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!Weโ€™re looking forward to joining over 500 industry professionals at the Melbourne ...
14/05/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

Weโ€™re looking forward to joining over 500 industry professionals at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this July for ๐€๐Œ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

With a program featuring global experts and over 75 specialized sessions, this is where the future of Australiaโ€™s quality infrastructure is being shaped.

Secure your place in these vital discussions and take advantage of our exclusive partner discount. Use our partner code to ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž $๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ on your registration:
๐‚๐จ๐๐ž: 50OFFAM2026
๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: https://www.accreditationmatters.com.au/

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: Metal Alloys R49We are pleased to announce that registrations for the Metal Alloys Proficiency Te...
13/05/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: Metal Alloys R49

We are pleased to announce that registrations for the Metal Alloys Proficiency Testing program have commenced.

Precision is paramount in analytical testing, participation in this program allows your laboratory to demonstrate technical proficiency and ensure the ongoing delivery of high-quality, reliable data.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ:
1. Click the link below to visit our website.
https://pta.asn.au/contact-service/
2. Choose your program from the available options.
3. Existing PTA Portal Clients: Log in to your account to pre-fill your details.
4. New Clients: Click on the link and follow the prompts to register into the program.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Register yourself with our programs

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: Cement Round 18We are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the Cement Proficie...
20/04/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: Cement Round 18

We are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the Cement Proficiency Testing program.

In analytical testing, precision is more than a requirement, it is a professional responsibility. Participation in this round allows your laboratory to validate its technical expertise, ensuring the delivery of reliable data while maintaining rigorous quality standards.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ:

1. Click the link below to visit our website.
https://pta.asn.au/contact-service/
2. Choose your program from the available options.
3. Existing PTA Portal Clients: Log in to your account to pre-fill your details.
4. New Clients: Click on the link and follow the prompts to register into the program.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Testing

Register yourself with our programs

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ We are pleased to announce that the Paint Round 41 proficiency testing program is...
29/03/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง: ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ

We are pleased to announce that the Paint Round 41 proficiency testing program is open for registrations.

Accurate testing is vital to any laboratory. This proficiency round offers the independent verification necessary for ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, providing the data-driven insights you need for effective industry benchmarking.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ:
1. Click the link below to visit our website.
https://pta.asn.au/contact-service/
2. Select Paint R41 from the list of Programs.
3. Existing PTA Portal Clients: Simply log in to your account to pre-fill your details.
4. New Clients: Click on the link and follow the prompts to register into the program.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Register yourself with our programs

17/03/2026

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐‚ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ

Exciting news for laboratories participating in the National Asbestos Program (NAP)!

Registration is now open for our ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐‚ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ (๐…๐ข๐›๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ) โ€” designed to support and strengthen your internal quality processes. ๐Ÿ”ฌ

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ:
โœ” Flexible slide dispatch frequency โ€” monthly through to annual
โœ” Automated scoring for quick internal review
โœ” Results managed internally as part of your facilityโ€™s QC procedures
โœ” Accessible, affordable and practical QC support for participating laboratories

NAP laboratories are encouraged to submit their ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Enquire at [email protected] or respond via the emailed invitation sent ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Thank you to our participating laboratories for your continued commitment to quality and analytical excellence.

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๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”! We are thrilled to announce that ๐๐“๐€ will be participating in ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž...
13/03/2026

๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

We are thrilled to announce that ๐๐“๐€ will be participating in ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, held this year at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on ๐Ÿ•โ€“๐Ÿ– ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ.

As Australiaโ€™s premier event for standards, testing, and conformity assessment, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with industry leaders and explore the future of quality infrastructure. Weโ€™d love to see you there.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค: Register now and save $50 on your ticket!
ยง ๐‚๐จ๐๐ž: 50OFFAM2026
ยง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ: https://www.accreditationmatters.com.au/

Letโ€™s lead with confidence and make an impact where it matters most. See you in Melbourne.

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Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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