Poor maintenance planning rarely looks like a crisis at first — it looks like a spare part that wasn't in stock, a schedule that slipped, a team stretched too thin. Left unchecked, though, these small gaps compound into real downtime and real cost. The Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Training Course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy gives participants the tools to close those gaps before they widen, building maintenance plans that protect equipment investment rather than just reacting to it.

Participants learn to prioritise work by risk, schedule around production needs, manage resources and spare parts efficiently, and use data and CMMS platforms to keep improving the plan over time — turning maintenance planning from a routine task into a genuine competitive advantage.

Who Should Attend?

• Maintenance and operation engineers.
• Maintenance managers, administrators, and technicians.
• Production and operation managers, industrial engineers, and executives.

Knowledge and Benefits:

By the end of the programme, participants will master:

• Core maintenance planning concepts, including maintenance types and planning methods.
• The skills and tools needed to build effective schedules and run maintenance work efficiently.
• Assessing and planning maintenance needs to ensure equipment availability and avoid unexpected breakdowns.
• Analysing data and making strategic decisions around maintenance planning.
• Balancing cost and performance, and ensuring the safety of maintenance operations.

Module 1: Prioritising Maintenance Work by Risk

• Classifying equipment by operational importance and analysing failure risk.
• Basic maintenance types — preventive, corrective, and predictive — as the foundation for prioritisation.
• Strategies for prioritising work to mitigate the highest risks first.

Module 2: Scheduling That Fits the Business

• Building flexible schedules aligned with production needs and objectives.
• Determining optimal maintenance timing without disrupting productivity.
• Change-management techniques for keeping schedules resilient to disruption.

Module 3: Resourcing the Maintenance Function

• Allocating technical teams and tools based on workload.
• Ensuring timely availability of spare parts and materials.
• Inventory strategies that avoid unplanned stoppages, and continuous training to build team competency.

Module 4: Understanding and Analysing Failures

• Mechanical, electrical, and neglect-driven equipment failures.
• Root cause tools: the 5 Whys and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Linking root cause findings to future preventive and predictive plans.

Module 5: Designing and Scheduling the Maintenance Plan

• Steps to build a comprehensive plan covering every maintenance aspect.
• Setting priorities and objectives per maintenance type, and coordinating across departments.
• Breaking work into phases and building flexibility for unforeseen changes.

Module 6: Digital Tools and Performance Monitoring

• The role of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) in tracking operations.
• Linking operational data with inventory and resources, and using dashboards for transparency.
• Continuous monitoring and predictive techniques for early failure detection.

Module 7: Evaluating and Sustaining the Plan

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for measuring plan success and identifying gaps.
• Building a continuous-improvement culture using Total Quality Management (TQM) principles.
• Regular plan reviews, gap analysis, and adjusting strategy based on results.