ARP-A

Build understanding and support for reliability improvement.

Mobius Institute
MOBIUS INSTITUTE
Asset Reliability Practitioner – Advocate
Understand why reliability improvement matters, how to build support across the organisation and how strategy, culture and technical practices work together.
ISO/IEC 17024 accredited • MIBoC certification pathway
Mobius Institute ARP-A Reliability Advocate
4 DAYS
16 hours minimum
ARP-A
Reliability Advocate
60 QUESTIONS
Certification exam
70%
Exam pass mark
Mobius Institute ARP-A Course Overview
MOBIUS INSTITUTE ARP-A
Course Overview
Mobius Institute ARP-A provides the big-picture understanding needed to support and contribute to a successful reliability improvement program.

Learn why reliability improvement matters, how to build management support, develop a practical strategy and engage people across the organisation.

Registered students receive access to the Mobius Learning Zone for pre-study, course videos and post-course review.

Understand the big picture

See how reliability, maintenance, operations and business goals fit together.

Build support and engagement

Understand management support, culture change and workforce involvement.

Know the technical foundations

Gain an overview of asset strategy, precision maintenance and condition monitoring.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Skills You Can Use in Reliability
01
Reliability Improvement

Understand the big picture of reliability and performance improvement.

02
Business Value & Support

Build the business case and understand how to gain management support.

03
Strategy & ART

See how a structured strategy and the ART process guide implementation.

04
Culture & Engagement

Understand culture change, workforce involvement and organisation-wide participation.

05
Technical Foundations

Gain an overview of asset strategy, precision maintenance and condition monitoring.

06
Continuous Improvement

Use measurement, review and education to sustain reliability improvement.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Who Is This Course For?
For people who need to understand the big picture of reliability improvement and how they can contribute to a successful program.

• Senior and middle managers
• Maintenance managers and supervisors
• Operations and production managers

• Engineers and junior reliability engineers
• Reliability professionals
• Condition monitoring professionals

CERTIFICATION
MIBoC Certification
ARP-A prepares participants for the MIBoC Reliability Advocate certification examination.
ISO/IEC 17024 accredited

MIBoC Asset Reliability Practitioner certification is accredited to ISO/IEC 17024.

Experience verified

Six months of work experience must be verified by an independent person.

Three-year certification

ARP-A certification is valid for three years.

ARP-A EXAM
Certification Requirements
60 Questions
Multiple-choice exam
2 Hours
Exam duration
70% Pass Mark
Required to pass the certification exam
6 Months Experience
Industry experience in maintenance, operations or reliability
Approved training must also be completed before certification can be issued.
COURSE DELIVERY
Choose the Format That Works for You
PUBLIC COURSES
Instructor-Led

Attend a scheduled Mobius Institute ARP-A course with other participants.

PRIVATE TRAINING
On-site

Bring the Mobius Institute ARP-A course to your site and train your team together.

Minimum 5 participants
ONLINE COURSE
Pre-recorded Online

Complete the Mobius Institute ARP-A course online at your own pace using the pre-recorded training option.

COURSE FEE
Book Your Course
AUD $3,564 + GST

Choose either a place on a scheduled instructor-led Mobius Institute ARP-A public course or complete the Mobius Institute ARP-A course online through the pre-recorded training option.

Includes course materials, access to the Mobius Learning Zone and the MIBoC certification exam.

Paying for the course yourself?

A self-funded rate is available for individuals personally covering the cost of their training. Contact Elite Reliability before booking for details.

Secure Card Payment

Book the Mobius Institute ARP-A course using secure Stripe checkout.

After payment, your public course date or online training option will be confirmed. For online training, the delivery address for your course materials will also be confirmed.

Need a different training option?

For private on-site training, group bookings or other delivery arrangements, contact Elite Reliability.

Detailed Course Topics

Why reliability improvement matters to the organisation

The business value of improved reliability and plant performance

Assessing current performance, cost and opportunity

Gaining senior management support

Building the business case and using pilot projects

Developing a practical reliability improvement strategy

Asset Reliability Transformation® (ART) implementation process

Plant-wide engagement, culture change and employee feedback

Breaking out of the reactive maintenance cycle

Defect elimination and design for reliability

Asset strategy and condition-based maintenance

Asset criticality ranking and reliability data analysis

Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO)

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

Root cause failure analysis

Work management and spares management fundamentals

Precision installation, alignment, balancing and fastening

Precision lubrication, contamination control and proactive asset care

Condition monitoring technologies and inspection methods

Key performance indicators and measuring progress

Continuous improvement, review and ongoing education

FREE COURSE DEMO
Preview ARP-A

See sections of the instructional videos and a chapter from the ARP-A manual.

COURSE INFORMATION
Asset Reliability Practitioner Brochure

View the Mobius Institute Asset Reliability Practitioner brochure for additional course and certification information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The six-month experience requirement applies to full ARP-A certification. You can complete the training before you have reached that experience requirement.

A minimum of six months of industry experience involving maintenance, operations or reliability is required and must be verified by an independent person.

Yes. Registered students receive Learning Zone access with digital course materials and course videos. For public instructor-led courses, access supports pre-study and review and continues for four months after course completion. For online distance learning, access is provided for four months from registration and payment.

ARP-A certification is valid for three years.

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