This unit introduces you to the importance of effective maintenance management in the industry, the costs of maintenance, and the benefits of effective maintenance planning and strategies. Emphasis is placed on practical aspects of managing maintenance for plant and equipment. You are introduced to techniques and methods for monitoring the condition of plant and equipment, and to processes used to implement and manage condition monitoring in the light of ISO55000. You will investigate maintenance management problems and prepare plans to solve such problems in context of relevant UN Sustainable Goals. The unit delineates methods for assessing maintenance effectiveness and improving maintenance management systems and provides a platform for developing skills for working and learning autonomously to solve problems, document approaches used to solve problems, and communicate professionally.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Unit Evaluation data

Enhance feedback on assignment.

Continue to add comments to students’ submitted assignments but also explore grading sheets based on the marking rubric for students to see grade distribution/calculation.

Feedback from Unit Evaluation report

Assignment marking in due time.

Recommend returning all assessments within two weeks of the due date or after students with extensions have submitted.

Feedback from Unit Evaluation report and UC reflection

Source industry data for assessment items for real life skills development.

Recommended to continue sourcing individual industry projects for data collection and processing the collected data for their assessment items.