visual inspection training theory & practice combined
2-3 December 2025 | Radisson Park Inn Brussels, Belgium
Master the essentials of GMP-compliant Visual Inspection. Learn directly from experts who combine real-world cases with regulatory expectations and hands-on practice.
why join?
Visual Inspection remains a compendial obligation and one of the most human-dependent processes in sterile manufacturing.
For QA/QC Managers, Validation Engineers & QPs
Strengthen understanding of EU and US requirements
- Strengthen understanding of EU and US visual inspection requirements
- Build defendable validation and data-driven PoD and lot evaluation studies
- Benchmark and prepare confidently for regulatory inspections
For production, training and manufacturing leaders
Boost your inspection performance:
- Improve inspector consistency and confidence
- Maintain throughput without compromising compliance
- Develop structured, GMP-aligned operator training frameworks
This training gives you both theoretical insight and hands-on Manual Visual Inspection practice, using real defect samples and case-based exercises.
who should join
This training is designed for professionals worldwide, including:
- QA/QC Managers
- Validation & Compliance Engineers
- Process Engineers
- Qualified Persons (QPs)
- QC Technicians
- Production & Manufacturing Managers, Supervisors & Directors
agenda overview
Day 1 – Principles & regulatory context
- Welcome & coffee
- Principles of Visual Inspection
- Importance of visual inspection
- Types of defects and test sets
- Probability of Detection (PoD) and baseline inspection
- How to Inspect
- Improving inspection methods beyond standards
- Manual visual inspection and relevant legislation
- Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL) and defect limits in production lots
- Beyond Manual Visual Inspection
- Automated visual inspection systems
- Machine learning in visual inspection
- Performance assessment
- Accuracy of detection
- Root causes of inspection errors
- Open Q&A and discussion
- Optional conference dinner (€60): informal networking with trainers and peers
Day 2 – Hands-on defect detection training
- Recap of day 1
- Visual Inspection Practice I: Cosmetic defects
- Defect detection exercises with real samples
- Manual Visual Inspection Practice II: Particle defects
- Defect detection exercises
- Inspection of Different product types
- Vials, ampoules, packaging and other formats
- Practical defect detection sessions
- DIP Products: Improving inspection methods
