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The Life Cycle Institute is an educational partner committed to delivering education that changes behavior, improves performance, and transforms culture.
Life Cycle Institute offerings include university-backed credentials, self-paced online courses with personalized action plans, in-person and virtual instructor-led programs, private group classes, and coaching or mentorship programs.

Instructor-Led Training
Reliability & Maintenance Program Management
Programs with proven methodologies – like Reliability Excellence – and best practices to transform operations and deliver asset performance improvements, stronger financial outcomes, and an engaged workforce.
Reliability Engineering
Multi-day courses designed to help you develop RCM-based asset maintenance strategies, manage RCA and loss elimination programs, and strategically use technology to avoid failures and extend asset life.
Work Management
Programs that transform work management best practices into training that helps you effectively plan and schedule maintenance resources, increase equipment reliability, and improve maintenance costs.
Storeroom, Spare Parts & Materials
Multi-day courses designed to help you manage your storeroom, inventory, and critical spares to support operations, prevent downtime, and improve cost efficiency.
Asset Management/ISO 55000 focus
Programs that focus on how the ISO 55000 standards and the principals of asset management help organizations manage risk, maximize asset value, and achieve optimal life cycle performance.

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Reliability Engineering
Programs to build and sustain a reliability-centered maintenance program that will achieve your goals in risk management, loss elimination, maintenance strategies and asset care.
Work Management
Programs that cover the work management process, from identification through planning, scheduling and closeout. All programs include management tools for daily operations and shutdowns (STO).
Storeroom, Spare Parts & Materials
Programs to help you manage your storeroom, inventory, and critical spares in a way that meets the needs of operations, reduces the risk of downtime, and reduces carrying costs.
Digital Readiness Best Practices
Programs that prepare leaders to build a foundation for effective digital transformation, thrive in an increasingly digital environment, and drive smart operations.

University-Backed Certifications
Reliability & Asset Management Leader Certification
A new standard of leadership! Candidates prove their ability to lead reliability programs and operational excellence. Inspired by our pioneering Reliability Excellence for Managers course.
Reliability Engineering Certification
Achieve the premier certification in reliability engineering by developing the expertise to prioritize critical assets, lead continuous improvement, and align asset life cycle management with enterprise strategy.
Maintenance Management Certification
A leading university-backed credential that will build your leadership and analytical skills to optimize maintenance performance, control costs, and drive operational excellence across your organization.
Planning & Scheduling Certification
A university-backed credential that will develop your ability to plan proactively, schedule efficiently, improve workforce productivity, and equipment reliability.

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Our learning experts curate programs that speak to your unique needs, from the frontline to leadership. We can build a learning ecosystem that drives results through reliability and asset management best practices.
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Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is a trusted leader in reliability, maintenance, and asset management consulting. We empower organizations across diverse industries to achieve operational excellence through smarter, more sustainable strategies

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The Life Cycle Institute is dedicated to human performance improvement. We offer world-class programs and training designed and led by experts in asset management, reliability engineering, and instructional design.