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Reliability Data Analysis and Weibull Failure Modelling

Many African maintenance teams sit on years of failure and work order history without turning it into decisions. This programme teaches practitioners to analyse reliability data and use Weibull methods to understand how and when assets fail. Delegates learn to calculate reliability metrics and interpret failure patterns so maintenance intervals and replacement decisions rest on evidence rather than guesswork.

What you will be able to do

  • Prepare and clean failure and work order data for reliability analysis.
  • Calculate reliability metrics such as MTBF, MTTR and availability.
  • Construct and interpret Weibull plots to characterise failure behaviour.
  • Distinguish infant mortality, random and wear out failure patterns.
  • Use analysis results to set or adjust maintenance and replacement intervals.
  • Communicate reliability findings to support maintenance investment decisions.

Course outline

  1. 01Reliability data sources and data quality
  2. 02Core reliability metrics and calculations
  3. 03Introduction to Weibull analysis
  4. 04Interpreting shape and characteristic life
  5. 05Failure pattern identification
  6. 06Setting intervals from analysis results
  7. 07Presenting reliability cases to management

Who should attend

Reliability engineers, maintenance engineers, planners and analysts who want to use failure data and statistical methods to improve maintenance decisions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 26 Aug 2026Online3US$900
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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