Practitioner of Reliability and Maintainability

Practitioner
A course providing a practitioner level understanding of the management of reliability and maintainability from initial procurement requirements to in-service support.
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Course Information

Level: Practitioner
Location: Shrivenham
School/Centre: Defence College for Military Capability Integration
Course Code: PORM
Duration: 2.5 days
When: 10 June 2025

About this course

The course uses syndicate exercises to consolidate and practice learning, using the MOD acquisition process as a handrail to manage issues at each stage of a typical procurement cycle.

It assumes some knowledge of MOD processes and is centred around the role of a reliability and maintainability focal point but the principles have wider applicability in an equipment or service procurement environment or members of project teams involved with integrated logistic support.

What you will learn

You will learn to:

  • set reliability, maintainability and availability requirements in contracts
  • interpret a range of common reliability and maintainability tools and techniques used by suppliers
  • manage reliability and maintainability through life

How this course will help your career

Reliability and maintainability of equipment is an essential aspect of any project as it directly effects the end user and military maintainer.

Entry requirements

Who can attend this course

  • Military
  • Industry
  • Internationals

Before you attend

Attendance of the ARM course and Reliability & Maintainability Tools & Techniques On-Line course are prerequisites.

You should have an awareness of the content of Def Stan 00-040 part 1, 00-042 part 3.

Additional information

How the course will be taught

  • Face-to-face/Residential

How you will be assessed

End of module assessments are conducted.

Planned dates