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Version Effective: 28th of March, 2025
Version Effective: 28th of March, 2025

PDC165255 - Lubrication for Maintenance Professionals

Course Details

Course Summary

Lubrication for Maintenance Professionals designed to equip you with essential insights and skills regarding the principles of friction, wear, and lubrication in machinery. A comprehensive understanding of these concepts is vital as it enables you to diagnose the root causes of machine failures and implement effective solutions to minimise breakdowns. This course targets stakeholders across the maintenance spectrum, from shop floor technicians to senior management. By the end of the program, you will possess the skills necessary to respond effectively during equipment failures. Furthermore, from a managerial perspective, you will develop an informed understanding of lubrication-related issues, empowering you to allocate resources efficiently to address and prevent future problems.

This micro-credential is suitable for individuals across various industries, including maintenance technicians, maintenance supervisors, reliability engineers, and asset managers.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Our micro-credentials are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

What is a Digital Badge?

Entry Requirements

Our short courses and micro-credentials are available for anyone to access. You do not have to be a CQUniversity student. 

There are no specific entry requirements.

Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their continuing professional development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. 

Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded continuing professional development (CPD) hours, a digital badge and can download a certificate of completion.

Course Details

Course Type Short Course (Professional Development)
Student Availability
  • Domestic
  • International
Fees
Application Mode
  • Other
How to Apply
  1. Once you have selected your desired micro-credential, you can now add it to your shopping cart to enable you to purchase more than one "course" in a single transaction.
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Study Area
  • Business, Accounting and Law
  • Engineering and Built Environment
  • Mining and Energy
  • Transport and Safety Sciences
  • Work and Study Preparation
Skill Area
  • Business Services
  • General Education and Training
  • Information Technology
  • Safety
  • Utilities

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. 

Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded continuing professional development (CPD) hours, a digital badge and can download a certificate of completion.

Course Structures

Study Mode Definitions

  • Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
  • On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
  • Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.

*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.

Select a course structure below to view the delivery details, including the different study modes offered for each structure.

Micro-credential

10 hours self-paced study

  • Online
No units are associated with this course


Course Assessment Information

RPL - Students who have previous informal and formal learning need to advise their trainer/assessor prior to enrolment. If the student wishes to apply for an RPL they need to apply to the RPL Centre.
Credit transfer - If credit for relevant formal qualifications is sought, then the process will be actioned after the student has enrolled in at least one unit of competency as directed by the relevant trainer/assessor. The Trainer/Assessor will work with the student on their credit transfer application, and provide advice and support as necessary.
Assessment Types
Online Quiz(zes)
Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this micro-credential, you will be able to: 

  1. Grasp principles of friction, wear, and lubrication in machinery to accurately diagnose the root causes of machine failures
  2. Understand the lubrication strategies to minimise equipment breakdowns and enhance operational efficiency, ensuring timely and appropriate responses during equipment failures
  3. Cultivate a comprehensive understanding of lubrication-related issues from a managerial perspective, enabling informed decision-making and efficient allocation of resources.

Award

Digital Badge via Credly.

Students can also download a Certificate of Completion, share to social media or add to a professional portfolio. 

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