Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management

At CQUniversity, we offer a Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management that is innovative and practical in its approach, providing you with the ability to excel in the field of maintenance, reliability and engineering management.  The program is suited to those currently employed in the areas of maintenance engineering or maintenance management, who would like to advance their careers through professional development of their knowledge, skills and qualifications.

The Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management program requires completion of four courses and provides the foundation for further study in the graduate diploma and masters programs by establishing an integrated framework of knowledge and skills essential for effective maintenance management. It is designed so that students can apply maintenance strategies, philosophies, procedures and techniques to their own work positions and complete assignments, projects and other tasks by focusing on actual circumstances that exist within their individual workplaces.

What am I studying?

Maintenance Engineering will provide you with an overview and introduction to asset management and maintenance engineering within an industrial organisation, including, business-centred maintenance, systems view of maintenance, models of maintenance, maintenance financial analysis, reliability-centred maintenance, failure analysis/criticality/root cause analysis, maintenance analysis techniques and maintenance and the environment.

Specifically designed for the professional development of current employees, postgraduate maintenance management produces graduates who can understand and apply maintenance philosophies, strategies and processes and ensures they gain the practical knowledge of latest maintenance management tools for effective decision making, strategy development, and maximisation of assets and minimisation of costs, in line with organisational goals.

Why Study at CQUniversity

CQUniversity has developed a suite of postgraduate maintenance management programs in response to strong and clearly-voiced demand from industries and has done so in close collaboration with industry professionals. 

For over 12 years, CQUniversity has offered innovative and practically focused maintenance courses which are underpinned by the principles of business-focused strategies to maximise the organisation’s potential. CQUniversity leads the way in providing application-oriented education programs through a dedicated team of maintenance management educators who have extensive experience in the real-world of maintenance engineering and maintenance management. The qualifications provide a holistic view of maintenance dynamics in a competitive industrial environment. The knowledge and skills which form the core of the program ensure students can see and understand the 'big picture' of maintenance management but also ensure they have the practical skills to provide leadership of the modern industrial organisation. These qualifications are highly regarded by industry, reflected by the increasing incidence of maintenance education qualifications being included in the selection criteria for many vacancies in the maintenance management field.   

The CQUniversity maintenance management courses provide a structured program of professional development that enables students and organisations to take the next step towards a better and sustainable future. With all programs available by distance education, organisations are able to retain and support their workforce during their professional and career development. These programs allow you to engage in a sustained learning experience that enables you to relate concepts to maintenance-related issues and problems being faced within the organisation. This encourages opportunities for organisations to be involved in identifying particular organisational components or issues for students to investigate during their learning experience.

Entry Requirements

Current employment in maintenance engineering/maintenance management; plus

• an associate diploma or degree in engineering, technology or applied science; or
• an industry background for those who do not have a recognised degree or diploma, but possess: a trade qualification; and demonstrated competence in the field of maintenance engineering/maintenance management, with either a minimum of two years relevant maintenance management experience or a minimum of five years relevant experience in maintenance engineering.

Please note trade-qualified applicants will be enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management and will be allowed to progress to the Graduate Diploma of Maintenance Management only after they have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate.

Applicants who do not satisfy all of the above eligibility criteria, but are currently employed in an industrial organisation in a maintenance engineering or maintenance management related role and have the support of their organisation, can apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Career Opportunities

The career options are endless as graduates of the CQUniversity maintenance management program are qualified to take on a more proactive role in the maintenance management of the organisation.

The program is suited to those currently employed in the areas of maintenance engineering or maintenance management, who would like to advance their careers through professional upgrading of their knowledge, skills and qualifications.  It is appropriate for maintenance personnel across all industries as it covers maintenance principles and practices that can be applied to any industrial maintenance organisation.  The program is practically focused in that it develops the essential knowledge and skills required by both asset maintenance managers and maintenance practitioners to support the goals of the industrial organisation. This qualification is highly regarded by industry as reflected by the increasing requirement for maintenance engineering/maintenance management qualifications in the selection criteria for many vacancies in the maintenance management field.

Work Intergrated Learning

Applicants must have a current employment in maintenance engineering/maintenance management.

Program Structure

You are required to complete a total of four compulsory courses. The courses you will study in the graduate certificate include Introduction to Maintenance Engineering, Establishing the Maintenance Strategy, Maintenance Organisation and Maintenance Systems & Documentation.

Introduction to Maintenance Engineering

Provides you with an overview and introduction to asset management and maintenance engineering within an industrial organisation, including, business-centred maintenance, systems view of maintenance, models of maintenance, maintenance financial analysis, reliability-centred maintenance, failure analysis/criticality/root cause analysis, maintenance analysis techniques and maintenance and the environment.

Establishing the Maintenance Strategy

Covers the essential elements of an effective asset maintenance strategy, including establishment of maintenance objectives, life plans, schedules and life cycle costs, capital asset management, reliability centred maintenance, controlling asset reliability/maintainability, preventative maintenance, scheduled/unscheduled maintenance, formulating the maintenance strategy and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Maintenance Organisation 

Considers the organisational contexts associated with operational maintenance strategy in the modern industrial organisation, including the complexity of industrial organisations, modelling the maintenance organisation, the maintenance workload, maintenance resource structures, maintenance administrative structures, human factors in maintenance organisations, trends in maintenance organisation, and total productive maintenance (TPM).

Maintenance Systems & Documentation

Builds on the concepts covered in the maintenance strategy and maintenance organisation courses, to develop a comprehensive understanding of the industrial maintenance organisation.

Specific courses under the Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management have a residential school attached.  Dependant upon courses selected, compulsory attendance is required.

Course Information

For example courses you could study as part of the Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management program please click here.

As CQUniversity is committed to providing quality, up-to-date and relevant education, please note courses are refreshed regularly and may not be an exact indication of course availability for your study. Please call 13CQUni 13 27 86 if you have specific questions regarding course information regarding your specific application.

Residential School and Study Requirements

Residential school attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.