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Certification Process

ARP Certification Guide

ARP-A Reliability Advocate

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the ARP-A course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive ARP-A manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – ARP-A Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the exam (60 multiple choice questions, duration 2 hours).
• You must have a minimum of six (6) months of work experience in the industry involved in some way with reliability improvement, verified by an independent person.

Certification is valid for 3 years.

ARP-E Reliability Engineer

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the ARP-E course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive ARP-E manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – ARP-E Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the exam (100 multiple choice questions, duration 3 hours).
• You must have a minimum of twenty-four (24) months of experience in the industry involved in some way with reliability improvement (including direct involvement in the reliability improvement process), verified by an independent person.

Certification is valid for 3 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 24-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be  upgraded to full certification.

ARP-L Reliability Program Leader

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the ARP-L course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive ARP-L manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – ARP-L Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the exam (100 multiple choice questions, duration 3 hours).
• You must have a minimum of forty-eight (48) months of experience in the industry involved in some way with reliability improvement (including direct involvement in the reliability improvement process either as a reliability engineer or a program manager/leader), verified by an independent person.

Certification is valid for 3 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 48-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be  upgraded to full certification.

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Certification Process

IRT Certification Guide

INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the IRTCAT-I course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive IRTCAT-I manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – IRTCAT-I Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 75% or higher on the certification exam (50 multiple choice questions, duration 2 hours).
• Have twelve (12) months of practical work experience, verified by supervisor/manager.

Certification is valid for 5 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 12-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be upgraded to full certification.

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Certification Process

VA Certification Guide

VIBRATION ANALYSIS CATEGORY I

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the VCAT-I course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive VCAT-I manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – VCAT-I Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the certification exam (60 multiple choice questions, duration 2 hours).
• Have six (6) months of practical vibration analysis work experience, verified by supervisor/manager.

Certification is valid for 5 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 6-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be upgraded to full certification.
You can learn more about the certification process here or download our Vibration Analysis Certification Guide here.

VIBRATION ANALYSIS CATEGORY II

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the VCAT-II course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive VCAT-II manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – VCAT-II Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the certification exam (100 multiple choice questions, duration 3 hours).
• Have eighteen (18) months of practical vibration analysis work experience, verified by an independent person.

Certification is valid for 5 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 6-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be upgraded to full certification.
You can learn more about the certification process here or download our Vibration Analysis Certification Guide here.

VIBRATION ANALYSIS CATEGORY III

FREE DEMO: See a preview of the VCAT-III course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive VCAT-III manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – VCAT-III Course Demonstration Link.

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the certification exam (100 multiple choice questions, duration 4 hours).
• Have thirty-six (36) months of practical vibration analysis work experience, verified by supervisor/manager.
• Have previously been certified to VCAT-II by a MIBoC approved certification body.

Certification is valid for 5 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 36-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be upgraded to full certification.
You can learn more about the certification process here or download our Vibration Analysis Certification Guide here.

There is one other way to become VCAT III certified and that is to invoke the mature candidate clause. If you meet the following criteria, you can enter the VCAT training and certification program without being VCAT-II certified. *See below question for criteria:  Can I skip the CAT II course and jump directly to CAT III?

VIBRATION ANALYSIS CATEGORY IV

In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the certification exam (60 multiple choice questions, duration 5 hours).
• Have sixty (60) months of practical vibration analysis work experience, verified by supervisor/manager
• Have previously been VCAT-III certified by a MIBoC approved certification body.

Certification is valid for 5 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 36-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be upgraded to full certification.

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MRT
It will take time to defeat reactive maintenance and our training will guide you every step of the way.

The MRT Team package allows you to invite up to nine other people to learn about the process and/or take “awareness training” so they understand what we are trying to achieve.
You will be more successful if you involve the entire maintenance department (and operations/production, engineering, and others).

The MRT Solo package will allow to individually take your time and own the training so that will guide you through the steps while you are performing them.