Course Description
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a proven methodology for maximising equipment effectiveness through the involvement of all employees, from operators to management. This course explores the basic principles, values, and best practices of TPM, along with the tools and techniques first introduced by TPM's founders and how they should be applied in practice.
Participants learn the eight pillars of TPM, the concept of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), autonomous maintenance, and how to build a culture where operators take ownership of equipment care. The course shows how TPM increases asset reliability, reduces downtime, controls costs, and drives operational excellence.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the principles and values of Total Productive Maintenance
- Describe the eight pillars of TPM
- Calculate and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Implement autonomous maintenance
- Apply planned maintenance within TPM
- Reduce the six big losses
- Build operator ownership and a TPM culture
- Plan a TPM implementation roadmap
How the course is delivered
The course combines TPM theory with practical tools and OEE calculation exercises, illustrated with real implementation examples. Participants work through autonomous maintenance and loss-reduction scenarios.
The programme emphasises the cultural and practical dimensions of TPM, connecting operator involvement with measurable performance gains.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Maintenance and production managers
- Operations and continuous improvement teams
- TPM coordinators and facilitators
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Anyone driving equipment effectiveness
Daily programme
- The principles and values of TPM
- History and evolution of TPM
- The eight pillars of TPM
- TPM and operational excellence
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- The six big losses
- Measuring and improving OEE
- Availability, performance, and quality
- Autonomous maintenance (Jishu Hozen)
- The seven steps of autonomous maintenance
- Planned maintenance pillar
- Operator-driven care
- Building a TPM culture
- TPM implementation roadmap
- Early equipment management
- Case study workshop and review
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
