Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Training
2-day, City & Guilds accredited course in Reading, Solihull, on-site or online.
Practical planning and scheduling techniques to improve maintenance efficiency, control and reliability.
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ONLINE
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BESPOKE
WHY THIS COURSEPoor planning and scheduling is one of the biggest causes of maintenance inefficiency, wasted labour and low asset availability. This course explains how effective planning and scheduling works in practice, and how it improves productivity, reliability and coordination between maintenance and operations. It provides practical methods that can be applied immediately, without unnecessary theory.
Improve maintenance efficiency, reduce delays and gain control of work execution.
WHO IS IT FOR
Maintenance Planners and Schedulers
Maintenance Supervisors and Team Leaders
Engineers Moving into Planning or Coordination Roles
Operations or Reliability Staff Involved in Maintenance Planning
This Course is ideal for:
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- The importance of work planning within an asset care strategy
- Effective work management
- Analysis of workload performance
- Planning and Scheduling as a process
- Work identification and prioritisation
- Backlog management
- Assignment and execution
- Work history recording, measurement and reporting
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By the end of this course, you will be able to:
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMESUnderstand the purpose and benefits of maintenance planning and scheduling
Distinguish clearly between planning and scheduling activities
Define the role and responsibilities of the maintenance planner
Apply effective work identification, prioritisation and backlog control
Develop realistic schedules aligned with resources and operational constraints
Use planning and scheduling performance measures to drive improvement
Is this not what you’re looking for?
MCP Management Training specialises in bespoke courses tailored to your needs.
Alternatively, these are other courses for new and aspiring team leaders:
THE BENEFITSFor Individuals
Clear understanding of effective maintenance planning and scheduling practices
Increased confidence in planning, prioritising and coordinating maintenance work
Practical tools to improve daily and weekly maintenance performance
A strong foundation of reliability and asset management training
THE BENEFITSFor Organisations
Improved maintenance productivity and labour utilisation
Better coordination between maintenance and operations
Reduced reactive work and improved schedule compliance
Greater control, predictability and reliability of maintenance execution
What Our
Delegates Are Saying
TESTIMONIALS“The material in this course felt transferable although our business is not a manufacturing / production site only. The course has some great suggestions for improvement in processes that I am excited to implement into our team.”
- Service Operations Planner | Spirax Sarco
“Clear, well-presented and highly relevant. The course gave us a more structured approach to planning work and managing the maintenance backlog”
— Engineering Manager
“A well-structured course that helped us understand how better planning and scheduling improves reliability and efficiency.”
— Maintenance Supervisor
This course is delivered by senior consultants from MCP Consulting Group, all of whom bring extensive hands-on experience in maintenance planning, scheduling and operational improvement. Our trainers work with organisations across a wide range of industries, helping them improve work preparation, increase schedule compliance and enhance maintenance efficiency through practical, structured planning processes.
Rather than academic theory, delegates benefit from practical insight drawn from real-world assignments, proven methodologies and decades of combined industry experience. Every trainer is highly skilled at translating complex concepts into clear, actionable learning that can be applied immediately back in the workplace.
Delivered by experienced asset management practitioners >>>
Delivered by experienced asset management practitioners >>>
Frequently
Asked Questions
FAQS-
Typically delivered as a 2-day course.
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Yes. It is ideal for those new to planning and scheduling roles, as well as experienced staff seeking a more structured approach.
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No. The principles apply regardless of CMMS or EAM system.
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Yes. On-site delivery can be tailored to your systems, assets and operating environment.
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Yes. It builds directly on maintenance management fundamentals and applies them in a planning and scheduling context.