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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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VIBRATION IN A DAY

Vibration-based condition monitoring and analysis provide valuable insights into the health of rotating assets. Many companies have vibration-based programs managed internally or by service providers who generate asset condition reports. However, these reports often contain technical terminology that can be confusing or misleading, leading to ineffective decision-making. This course is designed to help plant personnel and key decision-makers better understand the fundamentals of vibration analysis, including essential terminology, core concepts, and how it can be used to diagnose faults in rotating assets within modern manufacturing facilities.

You can have the best of both worlds. You get the practical hands-on experience with an expert instructor and the 3D animations and simulations of the world-renowned Mobius Institute™ training.

The animations make everything crystal clear – everyone understands how to achieve precision alignment and why it is so important for machine reliability once they take this training.

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