Introduction

The Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) Program is an advanced training designed to equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and methodologies required to excel in maintenance and reliability management and successfully prepare for the CMRP certification exam.

Covering the five pillars of the SMRP Body of Knowledge—Business & Management, Manufacturing Process Reliability, Equipment Reliability, Organization & Leadership, and Work Management—the course blends theory, case studies, and practice tests to build both competence and exam readiness.

Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply the five domains of the CMRP Body of Knowledge.

• Develop maintenance strategies that reduce downtime and optimize asset performance.

• Align reliability practices with organizational strategy and business goals.

• Apply tools such as RCM, TPM, FMEA, and Reliability Analytics.

• Manage work processes, spare parts, and resource utilization effectively.

• Demonstrate readiness to sit for and pass the CMRP certification exam.

Who Should Attend

• Maintenance and Reliability Engineers & Managers.

• Asset Management Professionals.

• Plant Managers, Production Managers, and Operations Leaders.

• Technical Supervisors and Team Leaders.

• Professionals preparing for the CMRP exam.

Delivery Methodology

• Instructor-led lectures with SMRP-aligned content.

• Workshops and case studies to translate theory into practice.

• Group discussions to exchange cross-industry best practices.

• Practice exam sessions to build confidence and test readiness.

• Simulation exercises (RCM analysis, work management planning).

5-Day Course Structure with Morning & Afternoon Sessions

Day 1 – Business & Management

Morning Session

• Overview of CMRP Certification & Body of Knowledge.

• Aligning maintenance & reliability with corporate strategy.

• Financial principles: cost of downtime, ROI, and life-cycle costing.

Afternoon Session

• Benchmarking, performance indicators (KPIs, MTBF, MTTR, OEE).

• Case study: linking reliability to business value.

Day 2 – Manufacturing Process Reliability

Morning Session

• Understanding production processes and bottlenecks.

• Role of reliability in throughput and quality.

Afternoon Session

• Reliability tools: FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma basics.

• Workshop: applying RCA in a process failure case.

Day 3 – Equipment Reliability

Morning Session

• Preventive vs. predictive vs. proactive maintenance.

• Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodology.

Afternoon Session

• Condition-based monitoring (vibration, thermography, oil analysis).

• Case study: implementing predictive maintenance in a plant.

Day 4 – Organization & Leadership

Morning Session

• Building a reliability-focused culture.

• Roles and responsibilities of reliability teams.

Afternoon Session

• Workforce training, competency development, and leadership alignment.

• Exercise: developing a reliability improvement roadmap.

Day 5 – Work Management & Exam Preparation

Morning Session

• Work identification, planning, scheduling, and execution.

• Spare parts management and CMMS/EAM systems.

Afternoon Session

• CMRP practice exam (mock test with debrief).

• Review of key domains, Q&A, and readiness strategies.

• Program conclusion & certification of attendance.