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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (UK)

Free multi-skilled maintenance engineer course for UK factories: fault finding, motors, sensors, pneumatics, PLC basics, permits and CMMS logging. Certificate optional and paid.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Beginner
Modules
8
Video
Self-paced
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Describe the multi-skilled engineer role, follow a repeatable fault finding method, explain DOL, star-delta and VFD starting, choose sensors and read PNP and NPN outputs, service a pneumatic FRL unit and exhaust air safely, monitor a PLC online, and give a handover and log work in a CMMS.

  • Follow a fault finding method and use half-split testing
  • Explain DOL, star-delta, soft start and VFD starting
  • Test a contactor and overload relay safely
  • Choose and wire inductive, capacitive and photoelectric sensors
  • Isolate, exhaust and service a pneumatic FRL unit
  • Monitor a PLC online to find why an output is off
  • Write a handover and a CMMS work order another engineer can use

Software

None required. The EDWartens Lab PLC and motor control simulators are used for practice.

Hardware

None required.

Syllabus

8 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1The Multi-Skilled Role, Safe Working and Permits3 lessonsLab
  2. 2A Method for Fault Finding2 lessonsLab
  3. 3Three-Phase Motors, Starters and Drives3 lessonsLab
  4. 4Sensors and Actuators on the Machine3 lessonsLab
  5. 5Pneumatics for Maintenance3 lessonsLab
  6. 6PLC Basics for the Maintenance Engineer3 lessonsLab
  7. 7Shift Handovers and Logging Work in a CMMS3 lessons
  8. 8Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Build a direct-on-line starter, then fault-find an injected fault, in the Lab's motor control simulator.

Works alongside Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (UK). The Lab is substation and mcc practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Substation and MCC: Work a real switchroom.

Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (UK)

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

Questions

About this course

What does a multi-skilled maintenance engineer do?
A multi-skilled maintenance engineer carries out both electrical and mechanical maintenance, with basic controls and pneumatics knowledge, so one person can attend most breakdowns. Duties vary by site, but typically include planned maintenance, fault finding, inspections and record keeping.
Is this an apprenticeship or a qualification?
No. It is a free knowledge course with an optional £19 EDWartens certificate. UK maintenance technician apprenticeships and NVQs are separate qualifications.
Can I work on live equipment after this course?
Not on the strength of the course alone. Live working is controlled by the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and your employer's authorisation. The course teaches safe isolation and testing principles.
Do I need a PLC or software?
No. The practice tasks use the EDWartens Lab simulators, and the videos show real equipment.
Who made the video lessons?
Independent trainers and manufacturers on their own YouTube channels, credited on the page. EDWartens did not make them and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens.

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