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FMEA Foundations

In this programme we provide the underpinning knowledge and build your confidence to apply product design and process FMEA at a working level.

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Summary

In this programme we provide the underpinning knowledge and build your confidence to apply product design and process FMEA at a working level.

Our one day Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) Foundations course is designed to give learners the essential knowledge and confidence to participate effectively in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities. 

It is ideal for anyone who is new to the methodology and explores the underpinning knowledge required to understand the purpose, structure, and value of both Design FMEA (DFMEA) and Process FMEA (PFMEA) in a product, process or service environment.

Through the use of practical exercises, the course demystifies the methodology, presenting FMEA as a clear, structured and dynamic tool, that can be used to help organisations identify risks early, improve reliability and ensure customer requirements are met.
 


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Who should attend?

This course is ideal for anyone involved in the design or development of products, processes, or services and those who need to contribute to FMEA activities at a working level. 

It’s especially suitable for Designers and Process Engineers who: 
• Are new to FMEA and want to understand the basics
• Have been asked to join or support an FMEA team
• Want to understand how FMEA relates to and impacts their role
 

How will I benefit?

  • Understand the purpose and value of FMEA in preventing failures
  • Learn the differences between Design FMEA (DFMEA) and Process FMEA (PFMEA)
  • Gain confidence to contribute effectively to FMEA workshops and team activities
  • Develop practical knowledge to apply FMEA principles immediately in your role
  • Learn how to document an FMEA study using a standard template
Contributes 7 CPD hours

Key topics

Overview of FMEA as a proactive risk-reduction tool
  • How FMEA supports product, process, and service requirements
  • Real world examples of how FMEA prevents issues reaching customers
  • Introduction to DFMEA (Design FMEA) and PFMEA (Process FMEA)
  • Why cross functional collaboration is essential to support FMEA activity
Introduction to the standard FMEA workflow and terminology 
  • Definitions of functions, failure modes, effects, causes, and controls
  • The inputs required to support the completion of an FMEA
Identification
  • How to identify failure modes and effects
  • How to identify Causes and Controls 
Introduction to severity, occurrence and detectability scoring
  • What each rating represents and how it is used
  • How ratings drive prioritisation decisions
  • Common pitfalls and how to avoid mis-scoring
How to prioritise and manage risks
  • Introduction to RPN or Action Priority (AP) 
  • How to interpret risk ratings
How recommended actions support risk reduction
  • Use of design guides, rules and standards
  • Improved prevention and detection controls
 

Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies: B, C, D and E

  1. Design and development of processes, systems, services and products - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of mechanical engineering problems’ For Incorporated Engineers ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle mechanical engineering processes, systems, services and products’
  2. Responsibility, management or leadership - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Provide Technical and commercial leadership’
  3. Communication and inter-personal skills - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills’
  4. Professional commitment - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: ‘Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment’

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  • Duration:
    1 day
  • Location:
    London, Birmingham, Virtual classroom, Manchester
  • CPD Hours:
    7
  • UK-Spec:
    B, C, D, E

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1 day course

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26 Jan 2027 10% discount available until 26 November
Birmingham
09 Mar 2027 10% discount available until 9 January
London
13 May 2027 10% discount available until 13 March
Virtual classroom
06 Jul 2027 10% discount available until 6 May
Manchester
07 Oct 2027 10% discount available until 7 August
Virtual classroom
07 Dec 2027 10% discount available until 7 October

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