Production Machine Maintenance Lubrication And Minor Repairs Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply correct lubrication procedures to production machinery according to manufacturer specifications.
• Identify and diagnose common mechanical faults in production equipment using visual and auditory inspection.
• Perform minor repairs and adjustments on machinery safely and effectively.
• Implement preventive maintenance schedules to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Demonstrate safe work practices, including lock-out/tag-out and use of personal protective equipment.
• Evaluate maintenance records and recommend improvements to the maintenance plan.

Target Audience

Machine operators, production line workers, and maintenance technicians who are responsible for the day-to-day care and minor upkeep of production equipment.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply lubrication, inspection, and minor repair techniques on actual production machines or simulators. Supervised practice ensures competence in safe and effective maintenance procedures.

Practical Activities

• Lubrication Application — Learners practice manual and automatic lubrication on machine components, selecting correct lubricants and quantities. (6h)
• Machine Inspection and Condition Monitoring — Learners perform visual inspections and use basic condition monitoring tools to assess machine health. (6h)
• Minor Repairs: Seals, Bearings, and Fasteners — Learners replace seals, bearings, and fasteners on mock-up assemblies, following correct procedures. (6h)
• Minor Repairs: Belts, Chains, and Couplings — Learners inspect, tension, and replace belts, chains, and couplings on drive systems. (6h)

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	35% off
100	40% off

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