An intensive professional development training course on
Process Plant Troubleshooting & Engineering Problem Solving
Latest Technology for Enhancing the
Process Plant Performance and Safety
Why Choose Process Plant Troubleshooting & Engineering Problem Solving Training Course?
The Process Plant Troubleshooting Training Course provides professionals with the advanced analytical skills, structured methodologies, and engineering insight necessary to address operational issues with confidence and precision. In today’s high-performance industrial environment, organisations require more than technical knowledge—they need teams capable of identifying root causes quickly, preventing recurring failures, and sustaining safe and stable operations. This Engineering Problem Solving Training is designed to strengthen those capabilities through a practical, structured, and results-oriented approach.
This training course offers participants a deep understanding of troubleshooting fundamentals, engineering logic, and decision-making tools that support effective and proactive interventions. It explores proven frameworks, diagnostic techniques, cause-and-effect analysis, and real-world case studies that reflect the challenges encountered in modern process plants. Through guided learning and hands-on exercises, delegates learn how to transform operational problems into opportunities for performance improvement.
With a strong emphasis on human factors, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement, this course empowers participants to enhance production reliability, maintain safety standards, and support organisational excellence. By the end of the training, participants will be confident in applying structured troubleshooting steps that reduce downtime, streamline workflows, and elevate plant performance.
What are the Goals?
This Process Plant Troubleshooting Training Course equips participants with the mindset, frameworks, and engineering techniques needed to diagnose and resolve plant problems efficiently. The course strengthens analytical discipline, encourages proactive thinking, and enhances decision-making capabilities across operational and maintenance environments.
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Apply structured troubleshooting methodologies for recurring and complex engineering problems
- Distinguish clearly between proactive and reactive approaches and understand their operational consequences
- Use analytical tools to identify failure patterns, performance gaps, and operational risks
- Strengthen continuous improvement practices to optimise equipment reliability and process stability
- Apply teamwork, communication, and leadership principles that support collaborative problem solving
- Recognise human-factor influences that affect troubleshooting quality and operational outcomes
- Translate engineering problem-solving techniques into actionable, plant-focused solutions
Who is this Training Course for?
This Engineering Problem Solving Training is ideal for professionals seeking to enhance their ability to analyse plant issues, implement solutions, and support reliable operations. It suits individuals responsible for maintaining performance, preventing failures, and improving productivity within process plants.
This training course will greatly benefit:
- Production, maintenance, and process engineering personnel
- Supervisors and team leaders managing day-to-day plant operations
- Engineers involved in troubleshooting, analysis, and performance optimisation
- Planners, coordinators, and technical staff supporting plant reliability
- Professionals facing complex operational or equipment-related challenges
- Individuals striving to strengthen cross-functional problem-solving competence
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Process Plant Troubleshooting & Engineering Problem Solving Training Course uses a highly interactive, practice-driven methodology to reinforce real-world problem-solving skills. Participants learn through expert instruction, case studies, facilitated discussions, and structured exercises that simulate actual plant scenarios. Each module focuses on practical application, enabling delegates to bridge theoretical concepts with operational priorities.
Learning activities include:
- Instructor-led technical sessions explaining core troubleshooting and engineering principles
- Interactive group discussions to encourage shared insights and collaborative learning
- Case studies and real plant examples designed to reflect common and complex challenges
- Hands-on exercises and diagnostic simulations for applying proven analysis tools
- Feedback sessions to refine understanding and strengthen decision-making techniques
This approach ensures participants gain both the confidence and capability to resolve problems efficiently within any process plant environment.
The Course Content
- Principles of problems` solving
- Procedure of problems` solving
- Methods and documents of problems` solving
- Problem area and detailed procedures (indirect area, manufacturing process problems, product problems, lessons learned)
- Performance standard (strategic, operational, individual)
- Critical Relationships
- Application of decision logic
- Relationships` analysis
- Relationship between plant species richness and primary productivity
- Problem analysis and synthesis
- Practical Use of Tools and Techniques
- Project selection methods (benefit/cost ratio, economic model, scoring model, payback period, net present value, discounted cash flow, internal rate of return, opportunity cost, constrained optimization methods, non-financial considerations)
- The machine-human connection
- A high-quality digital shift handover process
- Embrace technology and support human factors
- Working practices – empowerment or impairment?
- Individual motivators (external vs. internal motivation)
- Developing leadership competence
- Process plant and machinery specific issues
- Performance (impacting factors, Performance defined in terms of speed, quality and cost
- Cross functional problem solving
- Development of maintenance strategy
- Life cycle analysis, design for operation, design for maintenance
- Strategies, planning, and protocols
- Cross function team working
- Configuration management
- Development of standards and Key Performance Indicators
- Auditing the process to a dynamic standard
- Case studies and action plans
- Wrap up
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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