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ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst Category II — Prep

ISO 18436-2 振动分析师 II 类备考

Code CT-VA2Format Exam prepAwarding body ISO 18436Duration 5 or 10 days

Overview

ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst Category II — Prep is part of our Certification Prep portfolio (Exam prep). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation. This course prepares candidates for the ISO 18436 examination; the credential itself is awarded by ISO 18436.

Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.

You will be able to

  • Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst Category II — Prep.
  • Apply ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst Category II — Prep methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
  • Work through mock exams and question analysis to master the exam format and timing.
  • Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.

Who should attend

Professionals preparing for the ISO 18436 examination

Course outline

5-day programme (days 1–5)

Day 1

Exam orientation and diagnostics

  • ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst Category II — Prep: eligibility, application and exam format
  • Body of knowledge and reference documents
  • Diagnostic test and personal study plan
  • Vibration principles and units
Day 2

Domain review I

  • Data acquisition and transducers
  • Signal processing and FFT
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 3

Domain review II

  • Fault diagnosis: unbalance, misalignment, looseness and bearings
  • Corrective action and balancing
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 4

Domain review III

  • Condition monitoring programmes
  • Vibration principles and units
  • Calculations and scenario questions
  • Weak-area clinic
Day 5

Mock exam and exam strategy

  • Full timed mock exam
  • Answer review and coaching
  • Exam-day strategy and time management
  • Study plan to the exam date

The 10-day programme adds days 6–10

Day 6

Deep dive I

  • Vibration principles and units
  • Data acquisition and transducers
  • Advanced question sets
Day 7

Deep dive II

  • Signal processing and FFT
  • Fault diagnosis: unbalance, misalignment, looseness and bearings
  • Advanced question sets
Day 8

Deep dive III

  • Corrective action and balancing
  • Condition monitoring programmes
  • Case-based questions
Day 9

Second mock exam

  • Full timed mock exam 2
  • Item analysis by domain
  • Targeted revision
Day 10

Final review and next steps

  • Rapid review of key formulas and rules
  • Application and exam booking support
  • Continuing education and recertification
  • Certificate of attendance

Where it runs

Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul

Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh

Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli

Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.

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