A single unplanned breakdown on a production line can cost far more than months of proper upkeep would have — yet many institutions still treat maintenance as an afterthought, something dealt with only once a machine stops working. For a long time, maintenance was inherited as a secondary function dominated by repair tickets, viewed almost like a sudden illness striking production equipment and generating costs no one could predict.

This training course by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy challenges that mindset. It walks through how maintenance thinking has evolved, why mathematical and planning models still spark debate even in institutions that already value maintenance, and — most importantly — how a properly managed maintenance function protects production and cuts costs rather than draining them.

Course Objectives

• Increase senior management's attention to the maintenance department as a vital function and a safety gateway for production activity.
• Learn how to build a maintenance model tailored to each department's specific needs, especially as tasks grow more complex with technological advancement in machinery and integrated production lines.
• Raise awareness among maintenance teams of their role in reducing maintenance costs by organizing their work effectively and applying advances in business management, engineering, and technical training.

Who Should Attend?

• Senior managers and business owners.
• Employees and personnel responsible for the maintenance department.
• Warehouse and fixed-asset managers within the institution.

Module 1: Maintenance — From an Afterthought to a Core Function

• Modern maintenance compared to traditional maintenance, and where institutions stand today.
• Maintenance concepts and why they matter.
• An introduction to defining maintenance as a function.

Module 2: How Maintenance Thinking Has Evolved

• Planning and management issues commonly found in maintenance work.
• First-generation, second-generation, and third-generation maintenance approaches.

Module 3: Types and Methods of Maintenance Work

• Identifying the main types and methods of maintenance.
• Unplanned maintenance versus planned maintenance.
• Periodic maintenance and where it fits in.

Module 4: Planning Maintenance the Right Way

• How to plan maintenance work effectively.
• Determining rates and requirements for planned maintenance.
• Selecting the ideal maintenance approach, timing, and costs, and identifying spare parts using computer systems.

Module 5: Organizing the Function and Reducing Costs

• Methods and techniques for organizing maintenance work.
• Practical maintenance models that help reduce overall costs.

Module 6: Technology's Role and Putting It Into Practice

• The role of modern technology in maintenance work.
• Workshop and brainstorming session to apply the concepts covered.

Course Dates and Locations:

Courses are held at Academy-affiliated centers across Western Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and North America, including the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, and the United States.

Delivery Formats:

• Individual training on maintenance management.
• Group training on maintenance management for public or private institutions.
• Practical training inside industrial institutions.

At the end of the program, each participant receives a training kit and a certificate of completion for the course.