Course Catalog

Reliable Method training courses.

Individual courses that go deep on specific areas of The Reliable Method. Built for plant leaders, maintenance managers, reliability engineers, and their teams.

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Core Reliability Track

Courses every reliability program needs

REL-101Reliability Fundamentals for Plant Leaders
Audience: Plant managers, operations leadersDuration: 1 day

The business case for reliability, key metrics (OEE, MTBF, MTTR), reliability maturity models, and building a reliability roadmap. Designed for leaders who need to understand what reliability excellence looks like and how to champion it.

REL-201Asset Strategy Development
Audience: Reliability engineers, maintenance managersDuration: 2 days

Hands-on course on building asset strategies using criticality analysis, failure mode identification, PM/PdM task selection, and task packaging. Participants leave with a draft asset strategy for a real asset from their facility.

REL-301PM Optimization
Audience: Reliability engineers, plannersDuration: 2 days

Auditing and optimizing existing PM programs. Covers PM rationalization, task consolidation, frequency optimization, and measuring PM effectiveness. Participants apply the methodology to their own PM library.

REL-202Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Excellence
Audience: Planners, schedulers, supervisorsDuration: 2 days

The full planning and scheduling process from work identification through closeout. Job plan development, kitting, scheduling principles, schedule compliance measurement, and the planner/scheduler role within the reliability framework.

REL-203Root Cause Analysis for Maintenance and Reliability
Audience: Reliability engineers, maintenance leadsDuration: 1 day

Practical RCA training using real-world failure scenarios. 5-Why, fishbone, fault tree analysis, and how to build an RCA culture that drives systemic improvement rather than blame.

REL-302Building a Reliability Culture
Audience: Site leaders, operations managersDuration: 1 day

The human side of reliability: cross-functional alignment, operator care, technician skill development, leadership behaviors that sustain reliability programs, and change management strategies.

Specialty Programs

Deeper dives for specific needs

SPE-201Condition Monitoring Program Development
Audience: Reliability engineers, PdM techniciansDuration: 2 days

Design, implement, and sustain a condition monitoring program. Covers vibration analysis, oil analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, and motor testing. Focuses on technology selection, route design, alarm setting, and CMMS integration.

SPE-301Reliability Program Assessment and Roadmap
Audience: Site leaders, corporate reliability leadsDuration: 1 day + deliverable

A facilitated assessment of your reliability program using The Reliable Method maturity model. Produces a Reliable Method Score, gap analysis, and prioritized 12-month Roadmap. The bridge between training and our full advisory program.

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