LOMP (CASRAI)
Laboratory Operations Management Certification — Professional
What you earn
The credential itself
Pass the examination and CASRAI issues this certificate and the post-nominal LOMP (CASRAI), signed by the Programme Director and verifiable by anyone, permanently, from the code on its face.
CASRAI Certification
Certificate of Professional Competence
This is to certify that
Dr. Amelia R. Hartley
has completed the prescribed programme of study and passed the examination in
Laboratory Operations Management — Professional
and is admitted to the designationLOMP (CASRAI)
Certifications
LOMP (CASRAI) — Laboratory Operations Management, Professional
CASRAI·Issued Mar 2026·Credential ID CASRAI-LOM-2026-YTGBI4
casrai.org/verify/CASRAI-LOM-2026-YTGBI4
Every certificate is issued under the signature of Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD, Programme Director of CASRAI Certification, who sets the syllabus, blueprint and pass mark for this credential.
It certifies that its holder passed the CASRAI examination for this course on the date shown, scored against the blueprint and pass mark published on this page — and anyone can confirm it from the verification code, without an account and without contacting us.
About this credential
What it covers
Body of knowledge
Exam blueprint
The exam is assembled to these weights on every attempt. They are published before purchase because a blueprint you cannot see is not a blueprint.
| Domain | Proportion of exam | Weight | Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory space, facilities and moves1 | 12%≈ 5 items | ≈ 5 | |
| Equipment lifecycle management2 | 18%≈ 7 items | ≈ 7 | |
| Metrology, calibration and measurement traceability3 | 11%≈ 4 items | ≈ 4 | |
| Materials, inventory and procurement4 | 16%≈ 6 items | ≈ 6 | |
| Information systems, records and documentation control5 | 15%≈ 6 items | ≈ 6 | |
| Quality systems and accreditation frameworks6 | 12%≈ 5 items | ≈ 5 | |
| People, training records and scheduling7 | 8%≈ 3 items | ≈ 3 | |
| Financial management, continuity and sustainability8 | 8%≈ 3 items | ≈ 3 | |
| Total | 100% | 40 |
Item counts are approximate. Each attempt draws a fresh form to the weights above, so the exact number of items per domain varies between attempts.
Syllabus
11 modules, 11 lessons
Every lesson and every learning outcome is listed. The lesson bodies open on enrolment; nothing else about the course is withheld.
11 modules · 11 lessons · 80 h
Lesson material opens once you are enrolled. The full syllabus and every learning outcome are shown here so you can judge the coverage before you pay.
Module 1
1
1 lesson · 4 h
- Locked.The laboratory as an operation `[PARTIAL]`4 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Distinguish the operational, scientific and safety management of a laboratory, and state who owns each.
- Map the functions a laboratory operations role interfaces with and the authority each holds.
- Identify, for a described institution, which operational decisions carry regulatory or funding consequences and which do not.
- Articulate the boundary between laboratory operations and research administration, and locate their own role relative to it.
Module 2
2
1 lesson · 8 h
- Locked.Space, facilities and the cost-recovery interface `[PARTIAL]`8 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Maintain a laboratory space inventory serving operations, compliance and finance.
- Explain how space records flow into the institution's indirect cost rate and state the audit exposure of inaccurate coding.
- Assess whether a space is fit for an intended use and escalate appropriately.
- Administer a space allocation process and anticipate the behaviour its metrics will produce.
- Identify the registrations and approvals a space change triggers.
Module 3
3
1 lesson · 6 h
- Locked.Laboratory moves and decommissioning `[ADJACENT]`6 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Plan a laboratory move end to end with a critical path.
- Sequence equipment decommissioning, transport and re-commissioning.
- Maintain sample and cold-chain continuity through a move.
- Administer decommissioning and space clearance including certification.
- Identify the point at which an internal move becomes a regulated transport event.
Module 4
4
1 lesson · 9 h
- Locked.Equipment: specification, acquisition and acceptance `[PARTIAL]`9 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Write a functional specification distinguishable from a vendor brochure.
- Construct a total cost of ownership analysis.
- Apply the federal property standards to an equipment acquisition.
- Maintain a property record meeting the required content.
- Administer installation, qualification and acceptance with acceptance criteria set in advance.
Module 5
5
1 lesson · 8 h
- Locked.Equipment: maintenance, service, continuity and disposal `[ADJACENT]`8 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Design a risk-based preventive maintenance programme.
- Specify and negotiate a service contract against actual need.
- Perform a criticality assessment and design continuity arrangements.
- Administer decommissioning, decontamination certification, data sanitisation and disposition.
- Forecast equipment replacement.
Module 6
6
1 lesson · 9 h
- Locked.Metrology, calibration and traceability `[ADJACENT]`9 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Distinguish calibration, verification, adjustment and repair.
- Explain metrological traceability and verify a traceability claim.
- Interpret a calibration certificate including its uncertainty statement and decision rule.
- Set and adjust calibration intervals on evidence.
- Administer an out-of-tolerance condition including impact assessment on results already produced.
Module 7
7
1 lesson · 7 h
- Locked.Materials, inventory and controlled items `[PARTIAL]`7 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Design a chemical and biological inventory serving four functions.
- Administer stock control including perishables and cold chain.
- Administer receipt, inspection and acceptance.
- Administer controlled and restricted material interfaces.
- Administer inbound and outbound material transfer.
Module 8
8
1 lesson · 8 h
- Locked.Procurement compliance on restricted funds `[CORE]`8 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Apply the federal procurement standards to a described purchase.
- Select the correct procurement method against threshold and circumstance.
- Construct a defensible sole-source justification and recognise an indefensible one.
- Administer conflict of interest and suspension and debarment screening.
- Apply cost principles to determine allowability.
- Compare the US regime with UK and EU public procurement obligations.
Module 9
9
1 lesson · 12 h
- Locked.Information systems, records and documentation control `[CORE]`12 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Specify and select a LIMS or ELN against observed workflow.
- Administer system governance including the exit plan.
- Administer documentation control across the full document lifecycle.
- Administer record retention against award terms and legal hold.
- Apply data integrity principles proportionately.
- Connect operational records to the institutional research information environment via persistent identifiers and metadata.
Module 10
10
1 lesson · 5 h
- Locked.Quality systems and external assessment `[PARTIAL]`5 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Determine which quality framework, if any, applies.
- Explain ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001 structurally and distinguish accreditation from certification.
- Advise a principal investigator who believes they need accreditation and does not.
- Administer nonconformity and corrective action to verified closure.
- Prepare a laboratory for external assessment.
- Escalate to a qualified auditor or accreditation body.
Module 11
11
1 lesson · 4 h
- Locked.People records, budgets, continuity and sustainability `[PARTIAL]`4 h · Locked
On completion you will be able to
- Design an onboarding authorisation sequence and evidence its completion.
- Maintain training and competence records satisfying multiple audiences.
- Administer offboarding including data and sample custody.
- Construct and manage an operating budget under applicable cost principles.
- Administer continuity and sustainability programmes.
Assessment
How the exam works
The exam is closed-book and multiple choice. Each attempt draws a fresh form to the domain weights above, so no two attempts are the same paper and no answer key circulates. The pass mark is 70% and is fixed — there is no curve, no quota and no adjustment by cohort.
Scoring is immediate. You are shown your overall result and, for every item, the option you chose, the correct option and the reasoning behind it — whether you passed or not. A failed attempt may be retaken after 90 days. The wait exists so a retake is a second attempt at the material rather than a second attempt at remembering the paper.
Forms are assembled to the blueprint above or not at all: where a domain cannot yet be sampled to that standard, the exam declines to start rather than issue an unbalanced paper. Your material and progress are never affected, and there is no time limit on when you sit.
Passing candidates are issued a certificate with a verification code. Anyone can check that code on our public verification page without an account and without contacting us.
Certifying authority
Signed by Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD
CASRAI’s certification programme is academically and medically directed by Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD, Programme Director, who sets the syllabus and blueprint for this credential and signs every certificate issued under it.
CASRAI has maintained the terminology and reporting standards of research administration for over a decade. It assumed leadership of the CRediT contributor-roles taxonomy in 2014 and carried it through to adoption as ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022, now in use by publishers, funders and institutions worldwide. This examination is drawn from that body of work.
What the credential certifies: that its holder passed the CASRAI examination for this course on the date shown, scored against the blueprint and pass mark published above — verifiable by anyone, permanently, from the code on its face.
