May 18, 2007—The Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) is presenting the Certified Plant Maintenance Manager and Certified Plant Supervisor review classes online soon. This is a way for facilities professionals to pursue a credential without the hassle of travel and time away from work, notes AFE.
The virtual CPMM sessions are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET on June 19, 22, 26, 29, and July 10, 13, 17, 20 using gotowebinar software and a conference call number. Upon completion of the course, participants may take the exam as proctored by their company. Advance application and registration are required.
Here are the topics scheduled for each session (order subject to change): Day 1: Maintenance management and maintenance financials, and return on investment; Day 2: CMMS and indoor air quality; Day 3: inventory and procurement, and work orders/work flow; Day 4: planning and scheduling, and preventive maintenance; Day 5: predictive maintenance; Day 6: reliability centered maintenance, and safety; Day 7: training and work cultures; Day 8: total productive maintenance and documentation.
The virtual CPS sessions will be held twice this year. This first set will be 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on July 10, 12, 17, 19, 23, 26, 31 and August 1. The second set will be 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on October 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25.
The CPS course covers the role of the supervisor, communication skills, interpersonal skills, introduction to finance and budgeting, leadership and motivation, safety, time management and planning, business law, interviewing and hiring, conflict resolution, problem solving and team building. You are eligible for the program is you have a minimum of two years in plant/facility supervisory capacity or a minimum of three years in the field overall.
Founded in 1954 as the American Institute of Plant Engineers, AFE’s mission is to provide education, certification, technical information and other relevant resources for plant and facility engineering, operations and maintenance professionals worldwide.
For more information, see the AFE Web site.
