PDA's Environmental Monitoring Training Certificate Program (PDA 102) is a competency-based course on environmental monitoring practice in pharmaceutical cleanroom environments, running at PDA's own Open Biopharma Research and Training Institute in Carlsbad, California.
Dates and venue
- Dates: 1-3 December 2026
- Format: in person, three days
- Venue: Open Biopharma Research and Training Institute, 1958 Kellogg Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008
- Organizer: Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
What it covers
The certificate program is competency-based training in environmental monitoring for pharmaceutical cleanroom environments — the microbiological and particulate controls that underpin sterile and non-sterile manufacturing. PDA's own event and resources pages confirm the dates, venue and the pass/fail certificate structure, but a detailed agenda, named instructors and exact daily hours were not surfaced in the sources reviewed for this listing; confirm those directly with PDA before enrolling.
Who should attend
Quality assurance, microbiology, manufacturing, validation and regulatory compliance professionals who own or audit an environmental monitoring program. Comparing other PDA quality training in the same window? PDA's Fundamentals of Quality Risk Management Training Course runs the same week in Bethesda, Maryland, and the full events directory lists everything we have verified.
Frequently asked questions
When and where is the PDA Environmental Monitoring Training Certificate Program (PDA 102)?
1-3 December 2026 at PDA's Open Biopharma Research and Training Institute, 1958 Kellogg Avenue, Carlsbad, California. Daily start and end times were not confirmed from a primary PDA page in sources reviewed for this listing; one secondary PDA resources page lists 11:30-19:00.
Who organizes it?
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), through its Training and Research Institute.
What does the certificate program cover?
Environmental monitoring practice for pharmaceutical cleanroom environments, aimed at quality assurance, microbiology, manufacturing, validation and regulatory compliance professionals. Completion requires passing an end-of-program assessment, after which PDA issues a certificate of completion.
How much does it cost?
Not confirmed from a primary PDA page in sources reviewed for this listing. Confirm current registration fees on PDA's own event page before enrolling.
Sources & further reading
- PDA. Environmental Monitoring Training Certificate Program (PDA 102), 1-3 December 2026, Carlsbad, CA. pda.org
- PDA. PDA TRI Environmental Monitoring Events. pda.org
Event details are published by the organizer and can change. Confirm dates, venue, fees and agenda with PDA before making plans. Verified via WebSearch corroboration (direct organizer-page fetch was blocked this session) — last checked 30 October 2026.
