Asset Management Logistics is one of the critical aspects underlying the maintenance and management of production and service assets in an industrial/service organisation.

One can have an excellent asset management strategy, a good maintenance plan, an efficacious maintenance organisation, and experienced personnel. But if these are not supported by a fit for purpose logistical infrastructure, the results of the maintenance effort will be disappointing. The same is true regarding the long term management of these assets for maximum gain.

Asset Management Logistics includes the following:

• The logical flow of people, work, materials, parts, information, etc. in the maintenance work situation.
  
• Proper layout design and equipping of the maintenance organisation.
  
• Proper design of maintenance plans, procedures, and support services to ensure supportability of production equipment.
  
• Maintenance Inventory and Procurement systems that ensures an effective and efficient supply chain to support ongoing maintenance work.
  
• Job design and work measurement that sets realistic standards for maintenance work execution.
  
• Techniques of Forecasting, Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, and Project Management as means to plan and organise the asset management function well.
  

There are no formal courses or books on the subject of Asset Management Logistics. Consequently, the design of the logistical elements built into most asset management organisations are based on very flimsy grounds. This course is meant to rectify this situation.

Course Content

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for Asset Managers, Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Managers in control of Asset Management, Managers in control of Maintenance Stockkeeping and Purchasing, Design Engineers that design Maintenance Facilities, Project Managers that build Maintenance Facilities, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planners, and many others. It can play an important role to prepare maintenance and operational personnel to understand the fundamental asset management/maintenance organisation and the flow of work in a maintenance business, to enable them to properly support the operational processes.

Excellence in RCM practice: RCM ProAktiv

The idea of RCM was conceived in the late sixties of the previous century by the airline industry to achieve acceptable levels of maintenance for aircraft. This was followed by a carry-over of these concepts first to the military and then to general industry (circa 1980).

RCM has been practiced widely since then, but especially so from the early nineties. It has now become necessary to take RCM practice to a new, advanced level.

RCM ProAktiv does exactly this by developing the original RCM methodology both in width and depth of application. In the present course known RCM concepts are thus revisited, expanded, and explored comprehensively.

This course is based on the book RCM ProAktiv: a proactive approach to Reliability Centered Maintenance - a complete view, by our principal, Dr Jasper L. Coetzee. Dr Coetzee is also lecturing this particular course.

Because of the advanced nature of the course, candidates that want to enrol need to either have an engineering degree (B.Eng., BSc (Eng) or B.Tech), or alternaltively have successfully completed the following two courses as a prerequisite for this course:

• C702: Reliability Engineering in Asset Management
  
• C903: RCM Facilitation and Analysis

This is to ensure that participants will adequately cope with the course content. Exceptions to this rule is possible, but will have to be suitably motivated.

This course thus builds on the foundation already established in our C702 and C903 courses. Apart from shortly revisiting the Reliability and RCM foundations, the student should be in a position to quickly grasp and use the advanced concepts as taught in this course.

Course Content

Who Should Attend

The C904 course is recommended for Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Asset Managers, and RCM Facilitators that intend enriching their practice of RCM to a full RCM ProAktiv level.

Important note: Laptop computer required – refer to terms and conditions on Course Registration form, and footnote on the Course Listing.

Credits 20*, level 6**                                    * The course comprises 100 hours of study, of which 40 hours are in class, with a further 60 hours for an assignment. **Higher Diploma level

Textbook Provided

Purpose of the diploma study

Diploma study has as objective to lead the student to achieve a well balanced understanding of, and be able to practise the maintenance discipline well at a practical executional level.

Study method

The normal study method is by attending the chosen comprehensive and short courses at the normal scheduled times in Pretoria. The alternative of completing the study in one's own time (distance study) is a possibility, but is not recommended. It must be borne in mind that students who insist on distance study forfeit the benefit of interaction with fellow students, workshops, group discussions, class tests and knowledge transfer by highly skilled lecturers.

However, distance study could be an option for students from other countries.

It might sometimes happen that a specific scheduled instance of a course is cancelled due to a lack of interest. In such case the student can either attend the course at a next scheduled occasion, or study on his/her own (nevertheless, it is not recommended, as stated above). If the student has completed all other courses and has to lengthen his/her study to a next study year due to such rescheduling, the re-registration fee mentioned below under 'extended study over multiple years' will not apply.

Order of presentation of courses

The College will, based on the courses chosen, impose certain restrictions on the order in which the student takes the chosen courses. This is simply to ensure that the more foundational courses are taken first.

Change of course content of diploma 

If the student for some reason feel that he/she want to change the course content after starting the diploma, an application can be lodged through the Course Administrator, for approval by College Management. The Management will not unnecessarily withhold such permission, but can decline the request based on the change degrading the intended academic purpose of the diploma. More than one change of courses will only be allowed in very exceptional circumstances.

Date of registration

Diploma students are allowed a maximum of three years, calculated from the date of registration, to complete their studies, and with this in mind a student needs to register before the end of August in order to attend at least one course before the end of that year.

Students who register between 1 September and 31 December will only be allowed to commence their studies the following year at that year’s price.

Payment of fees

Refer to the payment terms on the administration page. Extension for payment, if applicable (only for private enrolments), need to be arranged beforehand. In such case 34 percent of the fee is payable before study starts (see ‘Date of registration’ above), 33 percent not later than 31 October and 33 percent not later than 1 January of the year following. Interest will be charged at the prevailing bank prime rate for any fees outstanding after the agreed dates of payment.

Cancellation of study 

No cancellation of study is allowed. Due to the discounted diploma fee, a student and/or his/her employer takes full responsibility for the full fee at enrollment.

Extended study

Extended study over multiple years Where students study the diploma over more than one full calendar year, a re-registration fee of 5 percent of the advertised full diploma fee for the particular year will be payable as a registration fee for each additional study year. This is meant to offset the increase in materials and other costs for the particular study year.

Repeat assessments

Where a candidate is not successful in passing an individual course chosen as part of the diploma, the prescribed tests/assignments need to be repeated and an assessment fee of 10 percent of the price of the particular course paid to cover costs. No new study materials and class attendance will be provided.

Materials

The diploma is built up of comprehensive and short courses. Each of these courses include a course file, text book(s) where applicable, and other materials where applicable. See the individual courses for the relevant details. A diploma student will not receive any duplicate materials due to the fact that he/she includes two or more courses in the diploma that normally would include duplicate text book(s) for individual course enrolments.

Recognition of previous study

Students will automatically receive credit for previously completed Terotechnica courses - this recognition will not influence the study fee involved in diploma study as this fee is already appreciably discounted.

Final Project 

Following the successful completion of all courses for the diploma, the student has to complete a final project in one or more of the study areas chosen. The student makes an appointment with one of the senior College lecturers, who will act as his/her mentor, and proposes a topic for the final project, which should preferably benefit his/her employer significantly. The lecturer and student together draft a final goal, procedure, and report content outline of the intended project. The student then performs the work at his/her employer's business site and compile the report, with regular submissions to the lecturer who gives feedback so to steer the student towards output excellence.

Refer to the Requirements for final Project document

The Terotechnica Maintenance College Brochures can be downloaded from here.

College Brochure:

Terotechnica Maintenance College Brochure.pdf

Course Catalogue:

Terotechnica Course Catalogue.pdf

Cost

See cost on the year's Course listing page.

Please Note: Conditions of Entry and Payment Terms on the Administration page.

Enrolment

Phone Annerie Terblanche (Acting College Registrar) at (012) 548 6096 or 082 855 8016

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Send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Fax a completed enrolment form, with proof of payment to Annerie Terblanche at (016) 932 1629.

Present diplomas awarded

The following diploma combinations are available. Only in exceptional cases will combinations different to these be allowed.

1. Specialisation Asset Management Leadership: For the leader of Asset Management Departments.

2. Specialisation Maintenance Planning: For anyone who wants to become a planning expert.

3. Specialisation Asset Management Engineering: Provides the Engineer with a wide array of knowledge. This includes Reliability and Management aspects, as well as Root Cause Analysis, Decision Making, and Life Cycle Costing.

4. Specialisation Asset Management Practice: For the practician that wants a broad Planning and Control knowledge of the total Asset Management field. The objective is to assist Asset Management organisations with Asset Management System implementation. Ideal for Asset Management Consultants.

5. Specialisation Asset Management Excellence: For the Engineer that wants to specialise and become an expert leader in Asset Management.

6. Specialisation Asset Management Lead Practitioner: For the practioner that wants to have a full understanding of the total practical scope of Asset Management - ideally suited for practical supervisory Asset Management practitioners, such as Maintenance Superintendents / General Foremen / Chief Planners.

Any choices of courses and specialisation different to the above is subject to approval by the College Staff, led by the acting College Registrar, mrs Annerie Terblanche (see rules page).

       For more information, fill in an inquiry form.

Subject Choices

The diploma in Asset Management consists of a number of comprehensive and short courses, combined in one coherent logical diploma that specialises in one of the main areas of specialisation in industrial maintenance. Prospective students need to choose courses from the existing comprehensive and short courses presented by the Terotechnica Asset Management College – the specific course combination has to make sense and has thus to be approved by the College before enrollment. There are six standardised diplomas available. Only in exceptional cases will different subject combinations be allowed.

The course combination should add up to at least 88 credits, chosen from the following list of courses:

The choices of subjects for inclusion into a diploma must take the NQF levels of the courses chosen into account. At least 25 percent (22) of the credits must come from NQF level 6 courses. The inclusion of C101 in a diploma has to be approved on a case by case basis. The standard Diplomas awarded can be seen here.

The Terotechnica Asset Management College offers a Diploma in Asset Management

Our diploma in Asset Management / Maintenance consists of approximately 30 one day modules plus in the order of six assignments (one per course taken) and a final project.

There is a great need for good Asset Management training. That, combined with the fact that Asset Management offers an excellent career, makes a good diploma course an excellent option for preparation for a wonderfully rewarding life. Our training is known for its success in preparing one well for your career in Asset Management.

Students can choose between six standardised diplomas in different Asset Management specialisation areas. These diplomas have between 6 and 9 subjects, made up of any of the 22 courses that we offer – the total weight of the course-work for the diploma is 88 credits. To this is added a 32 credit final project, for a total of 120 credits.

The courses can be done by attending classes in Montana, Pretoria, or online, based on our public course schedule. We are also in the process of converting all our courses into eCourses, which can be done at the student's own convenience and pace. It is also possible to do the course in a self-paced distance learning mode (self-study). Class attendance is recommended if at all possible.

Credit can be obtained for modules already passed in previous study with us.

Further information is available by clicking on the following links:

1. Subject Choices
2. Diplomas Awarded
3. Rules for Diploma Study
4. Enrolling for Diploma Study

Short Courses are for those who want top information regarding a specific subject area, but who do not need all the credits involved in the more rigorous examination involved in Comprehensive Study

Our short course offering is specifically aimed at satisfying the need of gaining topical knowledge and know-how without too much pain being involved. Apart from S802, all these short courses consist of the combination of two to five one day modules, which has the potential of being recognised as part of a diploma course.

To get more information regarding a specific course, simply click on the appropriate link below.

• S801: Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM)
• S802: Maintenance for Executives
• S803: Root Cause Failure Analysis (there is also a reduced content S803X version for those who want less)
• S804: Decision Making in Maintenance
• S805: Maintenance Control
• S808: Asset Management Logistics
• S811: Water Treatment Plant Operation and Maintenance
• S812: Road Maintenance
• S813: Assets: Economical Replacement and Life Cycle Management
• S820: What is Asset Management and how does it differ from Maintenance?
• S821: Understanding ISO 55000
• S822: Implementing ISO 55000

For those who want more rigorously examined knowledge, Comprehensive Courses are the answer. Also consider Diploma Study.