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TPM and Planned Maintenance with CMMS

Free TPM and planned maintenance course for UK engineers: strategies, OEE, RCM basics, PM tasks, CMMS workflows, spares and KPIs. 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

Choose a maintenance strategy for an asset, describe the TPM pillars and autonomous maintenance, calculate OEE, MTBF, MTTR and availability, rank assets by criticality, write clear PM tasks, follow a CMMS work order workflow, and choose critical spares and useful KPIs.

  • Choose reactive, planned, condition-based or predictive maintenance for an asset
  • Describe the eight TPM pillars and autonomous maintenance
  • Calculate OEE from availability, performance and quality
  • Rank assets by criticality and apply RCM questions
  • Write a PM task that another engineer can follow
  • Follow a work order from request to close-out in a CMMS
  • Calculate MTBF, MTTR and availability and pick useful KPIs

Software

None required. A spreadsheet is enough for the practice tasks; any CMMS can be used if you have one.

Hardware

None required.

Syllabus

8 modules

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

  1. 1Maintenance Strategies: Reactive, Planned, Predictive3 lessons
  2. 2TPM: Pillars and Autonomous Maintenance3 lessons
  3. 3OEE and the Six Big Losses3 lessons
  4. 4Reliability Centred Maintenance and Criticality3 lessons
  5. 5Writing PM Tasks and Planning the Work3 lessons
  6. 6CMMS Workflows: Assets, Work Orders and History3 lessons
  7. 7Spares and KPIs: MTBF, MTTR and Availability3 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. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  5. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

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 TPM and Planned Maintenance with CMMS

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

Do I need a CMMS to take the course?
No. The course teaches generic CMMS workflows such as asset hierarchy, work orders and history. You can practise with a spreadsheet. No particular CMMS product is required or endorsed.
What is the difference between PPM and TPM?
PPM, planned preventive maintenance, is a scheduled maintenance approach. TPM, total productive maintenance, is a wider system that involves operators, maintenance and management in removing losses and includes planned maintenance as one pillar.
Does this follow a British Standard?
The terminology follows BS EN 13306, the European standard for maintenance terminology adopted in the UK. The course is an introduction and not a substitute for a formal qualification.
Can I use this with SAP PM or another system?
The concepts are the same. Asset hierarchies, work orders, failure codes and PM tasks exist in most systems, though screens and names differ.
Who made the video lessons?
Independent trainers and maintenance software companies 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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