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Integrated Product Support Practitioner Course

LES announces dates for the 2025 ONLINE Public Integrated Product Support Practitioner Course.

Dates:
Course 1: 03-06 March 2025
Course 2: 12-15 May 2025
Course 3: 22-25 September 2025
Course 4: 01-04 December 2025 (Subject to interest)

Overview

The course focuses on the principles of conducting Integrated Product Support (IPS) throughout the Materiel Product Life Cycle (PLC) and is aimed at providing students with a first principles overview of IPS. This understanding will enable students to work in a collaborative Logistic Support and Engineering environment in both Materiel acquisition and sustainment programs.

Students are guided through the concepts of IPS at different phases of the PLC, and are also introduced to the principles of Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) activities which directly influence development of the IPS Elements, the Support System Constituent Capabilities (SSCC) and the Fundamental Inputs to Capability (FIC) for Materiel programs. The LSA topics introduced include: Maintenance Requirements Determination (MRD); Spares Optimisation; Training and Training Support Analysis; Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).

Throughout the course the experienced instructors will endeavour to bring to life the theoretical knowledge with examples and scenarios to ensure students can apply the knowledge to their individual workplace.

While the course is primarily structured and aligned to the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) policies, the instructors endeavour to relate the learning material to the wider Defence and Civil industries.

Audience

The target audience for this course includes (for both) Contracting and Defence Staff, either new or experienced IPS Personnel – wishing to gain a greater awareness of IPS or to refresh their previous knowledge:

  • Program/Project Managers
  • IPS Managers
  • Engineering Staff
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Supply/Procurement Staff
  • Training and Training Development Staff

Elements

The course includes (in no particular order):

  • Integrated Product Support (IPS) – Why we do it
  • Introduction to the (Australian) Defence Capability Framework
  • The Capability / Product Life Cycle
  • Introduction to the 12 Elements of IPS
  • Introduction to DEF(AUST)5691 - Logistics Support Analysis – Defence Standard
  • Introduction to DEF(AUST)5692 – LSA Record Requirements for the ADO
  • Configuration Management
  • Maintenance Requirements Determination (MRD) and how it influences IPS Elements, inclusive of the following:
    • Maintenance – An Overview
    • Principles of Reliability Availability and Maintainability - RAM
    • Functions and Failures
    • Principles of Failure Modes Effect (and Criticality) Analysis – FMEA/FMECA
    • Principles of Reliability Centred Maintenance – RCM
    • Principles of Comparative Maintenance Task Analysis (CMTA)
    • Introduction to Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and LORA Methodologies
    • Principles of Spares Optimisation
  • Introduction to S1000D and DEF(AUST)5630 - Developing S1000D Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETP)
  • Codification and Cataloguing
  • Technical Data Management
  • Training and Training Support
  • Life Cycle Costing

Duration

The course is conducted over four (4) consecutive days – 0800 to 1630 AEST/AEDT (each day) with scheduled breaks included.

Course Information

LES will conduct the course Online via MS Teams. Meeting invitations and course material will be sent to nominees who have confirmed payments (to LES satisfaction) no later than three days prior to the course commencement date. Courses will be confirmed once minimum course numbers (are met) and all applicable payments are made.

Course Fee: $2,514.00pp (ex-GST)

Registration Information

Online registration shall close three weeks prior to course commencement date. Please note, registration does not secure a position on the course, payment conditions outlined in ‘Terms and Services’ (to LES satisfaction) secures your position.