Commercial Mechanical Training Courses

Maintenance Awareness Course

This course provides an introduction to maintenance for beginners or as a refresher course to develop maintenance skills for the purposes of work or hobby.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand Health & Safety and be able to apply safe working practices including lock off procedures
• Develop an appreciation of good housekeeping techniques & standards
• Develop an understanding of fault diagnosis & maintaining pneumatic systems
• Understand lubrication
• Develop knowledge and skills relating to seals, gaskets and leaks
• Understand and be able to perform functionality checks
• Performance to specific conveyors
• Understand and be able to maintain belts, chains & bearings
• Understand and be able to carry out fault diagnosis and maintenance on pneumatic systems
• Understand and be able to build a pneumatic circuit

Progression:

Following the completion of this course, it is possible to progress onto and undertake a formal qualification in engineering or further complementary training courses.

Attendance:

• 5 x day course – 08.30 to 16.00

Price:

Individuals – POA pp + VAT

Group – POA + VAT (group of 6)

Group – POA + VAT (group of 3)

Entry Requirements:

None required

Materials – Please bring with you:

• Steel toe capped boots
• PPE clothing – lab coat / trousers and jacket / overalls
• Safety glasses
• Earplugs or defenders

Assessment:

This 5-day Mechanical Maintenance Awareness programme will enable candidates to achieve Unit QPEO1/010 – Carrying out routine servicing of Mechanical Equipment from the NVQ Level 1 Performing Engineering Operations qualification. Candidates will need to undertake preventative maintenance activities in the workplace to gain evidence for the unit qualification. This will be certificated by EAL.

Key Facts:

• Course held at Vogal Training, Helpston Road, Ailsworth, Peterborough, PE5 7AE
• The minimum age for the course is 16 years to enrol on this course

This is a beginner level course