Training Course Announcement
IPS Practitioner (4-day) Course - 2025 Public Courses *
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)
* Please note that LES reserves the right to reschedule courses.
Register your interest in the above courses through the Register Now link.
IPS Practitioner Course
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 can conduct the course Online via MS Teams or Face-2-Face at client premises.
- The course includes a Student Manual (and handouts) and a certificate of attendance.
- A Confirmatory Exercise (and assessment) will be issued to you by LES. This is to be completed post course in your own time and returned to LES, and is a requirement for being issued with a course completion Certificate.
Registration Information
For Public Courses Registrations select the 'Register Now' link; For group enquiries please contact the LES Training Coordinator via ; For all other enquiries please use our 'Information Request Form'.