An unplanned equipment failure rarely announces itself in advance, yet its cost shows up immediately: halted production lines, emergency repair bills, and sometimes risk to the people operating the machines. Many maintenance teams still operate on a purely reactive basis, stepping in only after something breaks, a habit that traces back to the early industrial era and still shapes how a lot of facilities run today.

This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy course moves teams away from that reactive habit and toward a strategic, planned approach to maintenance and operations, giving participants practical tools to anticipate problems before they turn into costly failures.

Who Should Attend?

• Maintenance engineers and technicians responsible for day-to-day operations.
• Professionals who set and implement maintenance strategy, including planning, scheduling and work control.
• Supervisors of automated systems and laboratory equipment.
• Maintenance department staff and workers.

Knowledge and Benefits:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain why strategic planning matters for modern maintenance and operations work.
• Apply modern maintenance management and strategic planning methods.
• Build and implement an integrated maintenance plan.
• Use strategic planning systems in daily operation and maintenance work.
• Take part in practical workshops on applying advanced maintenance planning systems.

Module 1: Why Unplanned Failures Cost More Than You Think

• Types of malfunctions and how to respond to each.
• Scientific methods for identifying and diagnosing faults.
• Analysing the root causes of machine and equipment failures.
• Equipment used to diagnose malfunctions.

Module 2: From Reactive to Strategic Maintenance

• Advanced systems for strategic planning and maintenance.
• Integrated maintenance systems and their different types.
• The importance of applying strategic planning in operations and maintenance.
• Modern methods of strategic planning for operations and maintenance.

Module 3: Planning Tools, Labour and Spare Parts

• Using computers in planning operations and maintenance work.
• Planning periodic and expected maintenance work.
• Estimating the labour needed and preparing maintenance schedules.
• Spare parts planning and inventory management.
• Providing the tools needed for maintenance work.

Module 4: Putting the Plan to Work and Keeping It on Track

• Practical training on operation and maintenance readiness.
• Preparing an integrated maintenance programme for operation and maintenance planning.
• Reviewing maintenance work of all kinds against modern standards.
• Following up plan implementation and stopping operations when needed.
• Scientific and practical systems for monitoring maintenance work.