Course Details

Maintenance Planner Training Programme

Maintenance Planner Training Programme brought to you by Tshwane Institute for Continuing Education (TICE) and Optimal is suited for tradespeople, supervisors, engineers and technicians aspiring to explore a career as a Maintenance Planner; and also, for current Maintenance Planners, who wish to earn a formal qualification and / or become fully in control of their roles. The Programme consists of technical and soft skills based units, that will equip you with knowledge and skills to progress your career or improve your current role execution.

  • Foundation unit: Introduction to Integrated Asset Management
  • Key Maintenance Workflow Elements
  • Planning a Simple Maintenance Task
  • Planning Techniques for Projects and Shutdowns
  • The Importance of Configuration and Documentation Control
  • Computerised Maintenance Management Software
  • Effective Communication
  • Facilitation
  • Effective Time Management
  • Customer Service
  • Leadership
  • Problem Solving and Decision-Making
  • Negotiation

The Programme has been certified by Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and carries CPD points awarded by the Southern African Asset Management Association (SAAMA). It will be delivered by TICE in collaboration with Optimal.

What You Will Learn

By successfully completing this training programme you will gain skills and knowledge necessary for effective Maintenance Planning and learn how to:

  • Perform the functions of maintenance planning in full support of the integrated asset and maintenance management system
  • Acquire a foundational understanding of Maintenance Work Management in its organizational context
  • Facilitate the management (planning, scheduling and coordination) of maintenance work and the execution thereof in a stepwise manner
  • Maintain and update master data to uphold maintenance work quality and facilitate easy access to maintenance information
  • Determine the scope of work for a maintenance task to allow quality work execution, maximally utilizing required resources
  • Identify, prioritize, plan, schedule, execute and close-out maintenance tasks and associated master data to allow quality work execution, maximally utilizing required resources
  • Apply the critical path method in planning and scheduling of maintenance projects to be executed within time and budget constraints
  • Compile and sequence activities in an activity description list, discuss the importance of documentation control in asset maintenance and management and the different indexing systems used asset maintenance and management
  • Identify the elements of good Documentation Control in asset maintenance and management
  • Identify and discuss the consequences of poor Documentation Control that are used in asset maintenance and management
  • Identify and discuss maintenance task management software applications that are used in physical asset management
  • Introduce and apply software applications used for maintenance projects and shutdown management
  • Identify and discuss general software applications used in management of maintenance information

Key Benefits

Maintenance Planner Course

  • Gain technical and soft skills required for successful and effective Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
  • Gain a formal qualification through a university certified programme
  • Flexible learning (online classes) allowing you to continue with your day to day activities

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