Preventive Maintenance Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply preventive maintenance principles to develop a maintenance schedule for plant equipment.
• Analyse equipment failure data to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a preventive maintenance program using key performance indicators.
• Implement a preventive maintenance plan that complies with relevant health and safety regulations.
• Demonstrate the use of maintenance management software to track work orders and inventory.

Target Audience

This course is intended for maintenance supervisors, technicians, engineers, and operations managers responsible for equipment reliability and maintenance planning.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply preventive maintenance procedures, use measurement and monitoring tools, and practice scheduling and documentation in a simulated workshop environment. These sessions reinforce theoretical knowledge and build competence in real-world tasks.

Practical Activities

• Lubrication and Inspection Practical — Learners perform lubrication tasks on a pump and motor assembly, conduct visual and tactile inspections, and document findings on a checklist. (4h)
• Precision Measurement and Torque Practical — Learners use micrometers, dial indicators, and torque wrenches to measure shaft runout, alignment, and bolt torque on a flange coupling assembly. (4h)
• Condition Monitoring Practical — Learners use a vibration meter and an infrared thermometer to collect data on a running motor, interpret the readings, and recommend maintenance actions. (4h)
• PM Planning and Documentation Practical — Learners create a weekly PM schedule for a set of equipment, generate work orders in a simulated CMMS, and complete a root cause analysis on a given failure scenario. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.