Reliability Fundamentals
Build a working foundation in reliability engineering principles and their application to maintenance and asset management decisions. This three-day course helps technical and operational professionals select and apply methods that reduce failure risk and improve equipment reliability.
COURSE DURATION
Three days
DELIVERY OPTIONS
Public or private training
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
RMIC credit eligible | 24 credit hours
COURSE OVERVIEW
Apply Reliability Engineering Principles to Better Asset Decisions
This reliability fundamentals training explains how proven reliability engineering principles support asset management, maintenance strategy, and failure prevention in manufacturing and process environments.
Participants learn when and how to use core methods, terminology, and analytical approaches so they can make more disciplined decisions and communicate reliability concepts across the organization.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Who This Course is For
Maintenance managers
Reliability engineers
Maintenance engineers
Senior maintenance technicians
Production and operations managers
Plant and facility engineers
Reliability improvement and continuous improvement professionals
Others involved in developing, applying, or supporting reliability strategies and methods
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Practical Skills and Knowledge You Can Apply
Participants will build the knowledge and analytical capability to:
Explain core reliability engineering principles to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Use reliability statistics and FRACAS terminology in asset management discussions.
Apply basic reliability statistics to maintenance and asset decisions.
Perform a life cycle costing analysis using the LCC philosophy.
Describe Reliability Centered Maintenance terminology and principles.
Differentiate among three root cause analysis methods.
Explain the role of predictive maintenance inspections in failure prevention.
Recognize human factors and event-and-causal-factor concepts that affect reliability.
COURSE CONTENT
Curriculum Organized for Progressive Learning
Build a practical foundation in reliability principles, maintenance strategy, failure analysis, and asset life cycle decision-making, while learning how to apply core concepts across technical and organizational settings.
Reliability Language and Statistics
- Core terms and definitions
- Reliability statistics
- Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
Asset and Life Cycle Decisions
- Applying statistics to asset management
- Life Cycle Costing philosophy
- Basic LCC analysis
Maintenance Strategy
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance terminology and philosophies
- Predictive maintenance inspection principles
Failure Analysis
- Three root cause analysis methods
- Event and causal factor mapping
People and Organizational Factors
- Human factors engineering
- Communicating reliability principles across the organization
UPCOMING COURSES
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View available dates and locations for upcoming public sessions. When no public workshop is scheduled, contact Allied Reliability about private training for your team.
May 11-13, 2027 | Houston, TX
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October 19-21, 2027 | Charleston, SC
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our approach
Training Designed for Practical Workplace Application
Allied Reliability training helps industrial teams build capabilities they can apply to equipment, work processes, and reliability improvement priorities.
Application-Based Instruction
Courses connect technical concepts to equipment, operating conditions, and decisions participants encounter in industrial facilities.
Experienced Industry Instructors
Instruction is led by professionals with practical maintenance, reliability, engineering, and operational experience.
Operational Alignment
Course content is structured to help participants apply learning to reliability, asset performance, safety, productivity, and maintenance priorities.
Flexible Delivery
Public courses support individual development, while private training can be coordinated for teams and organizational needs.
FAQs
Common Questions About This Course
Who should attend this course?
The course is designed for the roles listed in Course Details. It may also be useful for adjacent technical, operational, or leadership roles that influence the covered work.
Is the course available privately?
Yes. Allied Reliability offers the course in public and private settings. Private delivery can support team development and organization-specific scheduling needs.
How can I build a business case for this reliability training course?
To gain management approval, connect the training investment to a specific business need—such as reducing equipment failures, improving maintenance execution, closing critical skills gaps, or supporting reliability goals. Request our Training Business Case Template to organize the rationale, expected outcomes, costs, and value of the course for your management team.
How long is the course?
The course duration is three days.
Where are public courses held?
Locations and delivery formats vary by scheduled session. Review the current course listing or contact the training team for availability.
