ASQ CRE – Certified Reliability Engineer (Exam Preparation)
Preparation for the ASQ CRE exam: reliability management, probability and statistics, design for reliability, testing and maintainability.
At a glance
- 8 days
Who it's for
- Reliability and maintenance engineers
- Design and quality engineers
- Candidates for the ASQ CRE exam
Learning objectives
- Cover the ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge
- Model reliability with probability and statistics
- Design for reliability
- Plan testing and maintainability
Detailed content
- Reliability programmes
- Life-cycle cost
- Ethics and safety
- Weibull and exponential
- Confidence bounds
- System models
- FMEA and FTA
- Derating and redundancy
- Reliability prediction
- Accelerated testing
- Maintainability and availability
- Mock exam
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Reliability management
- Practical workshop applying the tools to participants' cases
- Probability and statistics
- Group project work and coaching
- Design for reliability
- Practical workshop applying the tools to participants' cases
- Testing and maintainability
- Group project work and coaching
- Mock exam, review of weak areas and exam strategy
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Calculate OEE and the six big losses from a real machine log
- Failure analysis of a recent breakdown (5-Why, fishbone, FMEA)
- Build a preventive / autonomous maintenance plan for one asset
- Build and interpret X-bar/R, I-MR and p-charts from plant data
Tools and templates you keep
- OEE calculator (Excel)
- PM schedule and CIL (clean–inspect–lubricate) sheet
- Breakdown analysis report template
- SPC chart selection guide
How learning is assessed
- Diagnostic test on day one to focus study time
- Chapter quizzes and a full timed mock exam in the official format
- Personal study plan until your exam date
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- JIPM TPM pillars
- SMRP Body of Knowledge
- ISO 55000 (asset management)
Certificate
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
The exam is set and the credential awarded by ASQ. The Excellence Center provides preparation; it does not award ASQ credentials.
This program prepares for a certificate from a body on the Saudi HRDF (Hadaf) Professional Certificates list. Saudi citizens may be able to claim a fixed reimbursement of the certificate cost from HRDF: up to two certificates per person, after passing the exam, if the certificate is on HRDF's current list and the employer did not pay for it. HRDF approves the certificate, not the training provider. Check the HRDF website before enrolling. All HRDF-listed programs · Enrol in Saudi Arabia with our partner Elm E · HRDF
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How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
- Automotive & Manufacturing Quality · Expert
Frequently asked questions
How long is ASQ CRE – Certified Reliability Engineer (Exam Preparation)?
The program runs 8 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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