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ISO 55001:2024 — Foundations & Context of the Organisation
Ask five people in your organisation what the assets are actually for. You’ll get five answers. That isn’t a communication problem — it’s a Clause 4 problem. Most asset management systems fail long before the SAMP is written, because nobody first defined the environment the system has to survive in: the regulator, the funding cycle, the 40-year-old pipeline, the community, the drought. Without that context, “value” ends up meaning whatever the loudest department says it means — and every downstream decision inherits the guess. Module 1 lays the foundation. It traces the standard from PAS 55 through to the 2024 revision of ISO 55001, separates what ISO 55000, 55001 and 55002 each do, and locks in the vocabulary — asset, AMS, SAMP, line of sight, criticality — used across all five modules. It then works Clause 4 in full: external and internal issues (PESTLE and SWOT), stakeholder power/interest mapping, drawing a defensible AMS scope boundary, and integrating the AMS into the business planning cycle rather than running it as an engineering silo. Worked examples span water, power, mining, transport and roads. Series Details: Part 1 of a 5-Part ISO 55001:2024 Series Module Number: Module 1 of 5 Duration: 2 Hours (Facilitated workshop with case studies, including interactive Q&A) By the end of this module, you’ll be able to: Place ISO 55001:2024 within the ISO 55000 suite and the GFMAM landscape, and use the core asset management vocabulary with precision. Identify the external and internal issues, and the interested parties, that determine what “value” means for your organisation — and what happens when those expectations aren’t met. Draw and defend an AMS scope boundary, and trace an unbroken line of sight from an organisational objective down to a scheduled maintenance activity. Facilitated by a certified ISO 55001 Lead Auditor. This module is CPD Validated, live or on demand. A certificate is issued on completion. Event Information Date: October 20, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM SAST
ISO 55001:2024 — Leadership
ISO 55001:2024 does not allow top management to delegate accountability for the asset management system. When ownership is unclear, policies stay on the shelf, asset records remain incomplete and managers carry responsibility without the authority to act. This facilitated workshop turns Clause 5 into practical leadership decisions. Examine the ten obligations in 5.1, test an asset management policy against the five requirements in 5.2 and make the two formal assignments required by 5.3 without creating a governance gap. A side-by-side policy example and case studies connect boardroom intent to what happens in the field. You will leave able to explain leadership accountability, test whether policy is lived or merely filed, and distinguish responsibility, authority and accountability. Led by a certified ISO 55001 Lead Auditor. Two hours with case studies and Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate on completion. Register now and make Clause 5 visible in decisions, evidence and field execution.
Measuring Performance and Proving Value
If every dashboard is green while asset availability keeps falling, the problem is not reporting. It is what the organisation has chosen to measure. This executive session helps you connect customer demand to the performance of the assets expected to deliver it. Work with standard measures for Availability, MTBF, OEE and Quality, then build the drill-down path that identifies the specific asset driving a company-wide shortfall. You will leave able to: • calculate and interpret the operational KPIs that matter; • balance leading indicators such as planning and readiness with lagging outcomes such as downtime and missed demand; and • show leadership where performance is being lost and what needs attention first. Part 6 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. Two hours, discussion-led, with interactive Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate on completion. Register now and replace reassuring dashboards with evidence leaders can act on.
Continuous Improvement Through Learning
Closing a work order is not the same as fixing the failure. If the repair is never verified, the same loss can return under a different ticket. This session shows maintenance and reliability leaders how to close the learning loop after failures, warning signs and completed work. Apply risk-proportional RCA triggers, classify failure modes consistently across the fleet and verify that corrective work has restored the required capacity before the job is closed. You will leave able to: • decide when a failure needs a full investigation or a rapid team review; • expose recurring loss patterns hidden across assets; and • confirm that the fix works and reduces the chance of recurrence. Part 7 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. The two-hour discussion-led session includes Q&A, is CPD validated, can be joined live or watched on demand, and includes a certificate. Register now and stop repeat failures from disappearing behind closed tickets.
Governing Reliability as a Management System
Seven reliability initiatives competing for the same budget will not create a reliable service. They need one management system. In the final session of this executive series, bring the full transformation journey together. Learn how to run a decision-focused review, structure an eight-view management report, assign cross-functional accountability and judge where AI can add value without weakening human oversight. You will leave able to: • integrate the eight reliability building blocks into one governed system; • trace customer demand to accountable asset owners; and • assess your organisation's readiness for responsible automated analytics. Built for leaders responsible for service performance, asset reliability and transformation governance. This two-hour, discussion-led session includes interactive Q&A. It is CPD validated, available live or on demand, and includes a certificate on completion. Register now and turn eight separate initiatives into one system leadership can govern.
Manufacturing & Industrial Systems
Measuring Performance and Proving Value
If every dashboard is green while asset availability keeps falling, the problem is not reporting. It is what the organisation has chosen to measure. This executive session helps you connect customer demand to the performance of the assets expected to deliver it. Work with standard measures for Availability, MTBF, OEE and Quality, then build the drill-down path that identifies the specific asset driving a company-wide shortfall. You will leave able to: • calculate and interpret the operational KPIs that matter; • balance leading indicators such as planning and readiness with lagging outcomes such as downtime and missed demand; and • show leadership where performance is being lost and what needs attention first. Part 6 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. Two hours, discussion-led, with interactive Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate on completion. Register now and replace reassuring dashboards with evidence leaders can act on.
Continuous Improvement Through Learning
Closing a work order is not the same as fixing the failure. If the repair is never verified, the same loss can return under a different ticket. This session shows maintenance and reliability leaders how to close the learning loop after failures, warning signs and completed work. Apply risk-proportional RCA triggers, classify failure modes consistently across the fleet and verify that corrective work has restored the required capacity before the job is closed. You will leave able to: • decide when a failure needs a full investigation or a rapid team review; • expose recurring loss patterns hidden across assets; and • confirm that the fix works and reduces the chance of recurrence. Part 7 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. The two-hour discussion-led session includes Q&A, is CPD validated, can be joined live or watched on demand, and includes a certificate. Register now and stop repeat failures from disappearing behind closed tickets.
Governing Reliability as a Management System
Seven reliability initiatives competing for the same budget will not create a reliable service. They need one management system. In the final session of this executive series, bring the full transformation journey together. Learn how to run a decision-focused review, structure an eight-view management report, assign cross-functional accountability and judge where AI can add value without weakening human oversight. You will leave able to: • integrate the eight reliability building blocks into one governed system; • trace customer demand to accountable asset owners; and • assess your organisation's readiness for responsible automated analytics. Built for leaders responsible for service performance, asset reliability and transformation governance. This two-hour, discussion-led session includes interactive Q&A. It is CPD validated, available live or on demand, and includes a certificate on completion. Register now and turn eight separate initiatives into one system leadership can govern.
Professional Practice, Ethics & Compliance
ISO 55001:2024 — Foundations & Context of the Organisation
Ask five people in your organisation what the assets are actually for. You’ll get five answers. That isn’t a communication problem — it’s a Clause 4 problem. Most asset management systems fail long before the SAMP is written, because nobody first defined the environment the system has to survive in: the regulator, the funding cycle, the 40-year-old pipeline, the community, the drought. Without that context, “value” ends up meaning whatever the loudest department says it means — and every downstream decision inherits the guess. Module 1 lays the foundation. It traces the standard from PAS 55 through to the 2024 revision of ISO 55001, separates what ISO 55000, 55001 and 55002 each do, and locks in the vocabulary — asset, AMS, SAMP, line of sight, criticality — used across all five modules. It then works Clause 4 in full: external and internal issues (PESTLE and SWOT), stakeholder power/interest mapping, drawing a defensible AMS scope boundary, and integrating the AMS into the business planning cycle rather than running it as an engineering silo. Worked examples span water, power, mining, transport and roads. Series Details: Part 1 of a 5-Part ISO 55001:2024 Series Module Number: Module 1 of 5 Duration: 2 Hours (Facilitated workshop with case studies, including interactive Q&A) By the end of this module, you’ll be able to: Place ISO 55001:2024 within the ISO 55000 suite and the GFMAM landscape, and use the core asset management vocabulary with precision. Identify the external and internal issues, and the interested parties, that determine what “value” means for your organisation — and what happens when those expectations aren’t met. Draw and defend an AMS scope boundary, and trace an unbroken line of sight from an organisational objective down to a scheduled maintenance activity. Facilitated by a certified ISO 55001 Lead Auditor. This module is CPD Validated, live or on demand. A certificate is issued on completion. Event Information Date: October 20, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM SAST
ISO 55001:2024 — Leadership
ISO 55001:2024 does not allow top management to delegate accountability for the asset management system. When ownership is unclear, policies stay on the shelf, asset records remain incomplete and managers carry responsibility without the authority to act. This facilitated workshop turns Clause 5 into practical leadership decisions. Examine the ten obligations in 5.1, test an asset management policy against the five requirements in 5.2 and make the two formal assignments required by 5.3 without creating a governance gap. A side-by-side policy example and case studies connect boardroom intent to what happens in the field. You will leave able to explain leadership accountability, test whether policy is lived or merely filed, and distinguish responsibility, authority and accountability. Led by a certified ISO 55001 Lead Auditor. Two hours with case studies and Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate on completion. Register now and make Clause 5 visible in decisions, evidence and field execution.
Past Events
THE POST 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th African Engineering Conference
"The conference may be over. The decisions facing African engineering are not. THE POST is a focused follow-on to the 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week and 10th African Engineering Conference. It asks the question that matters after the speeches, papers and commitments: what happens next for African engineering? Join the conversation on the priorities, partnerships and practical next moves needed to turn the conference agenda into delivery across the continent. This session is for engineering leaders, institutions, professionals and partners who want to stay connected to the work beyond the main event. Attend on 14 October 2026 and help carry the conversation from conference momentum to coordinated action. Register now to join THE POST and help shape what comes next."
Engineering Workplace Readiness, Session 2: Technical Communication as an Engineering Competency
Your calculations were perfect. Your handover was not. A vague reading, a missing asset number or an instruction that is never confirmed can turn into downtime, rework, damaged equipment or a safety incident. In engineering, technical competence ends only when the right information reaches the right person in a form they can act on. This two-hour masterclass treats communication as an engineered system. Using real operational scenarios, you will learn to separate evidence from interpretation, write defensible fault reports, use closed-loop verbal protocols and choose the right channel for urgency, risk and traceability. You will also practise adapting one set of facts for operators, engineers, managers and regulators. Built for graduates, technicians, technologists and engineers across disciplines. Includes Q&A, a practical checklist for your next shift or site meeting and 0.2 ECSA CPD points. Access the session and make your communication as reliable as your technical work.
Africa Engineering Gala Dinner & Partner Recognition Night | 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th African Engineering Conference — Live from Dar es Salaam
Africa Engineering Gala Dinner & Partner Recognition Night | 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th African Engineering Conference — Live from Dar es Salaam
Building the Asset, Information & Criticality Foundation
When maintenance, finance and engineering use different names for the same asset, every decision starts with avoidable doubt. This executive session shows how to create one trusted asset language across the organisation. Build a functional hierarchy, define the minimum credible asset record and apply Portfolio Criticality Analysis so scarce money, people and analytical effort go first to the risks that threaten service delivery. You will leave able to: • connect service areas, systems, assets and components in one traceable structure; • set decision-quality data standards and create a reliable golden thread of asset information; and • match analytical rigour to genuine risk exposure. Part 3 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. Two hours, discussion-led, with interactive Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate on completion. Access the session and give every team one asset language they can trust.
Opening Ceremony | 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th African Engineering Conference — Live from JNICC, Dar es Salaam
See Africa's engineering agenda set from the opening stage in Dar es Salaam. The High-Level Opening Ceremony of the 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week and 10th African Engineering Conference brings together the Hon. Minister for Works with leaders from UNESCO, WFEO, FAEO and the African Union. The programme includes the opening keynote by H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA, on delivering Agenda 2063 through engineering leadership, followed by a Ministerial and CEO Roundtable on moving Africa's transformation from policy to delivery. For engineers, institutional leaders, policymakers and partners, this is a direct view into the priorities shaping infrastructure, professional mobility and continental delivery. Streamed live and free from JNICC in Dar es Salaam. Watch the opening and hear the agenda directly from the leaders shaping it.
9th African Women in Engineering Forum (AWEF) & Young Engineers Forum
"Africa's engineering future depends on who gets the opportunity to lead, build and belong. The 9th African Women in Engineering Forum and Young Engineers Forum brings women and emerging engineering professionals from across the continent into one shared conversation on leadership, innovation, professional growth and participation. Join peers who are navigating the same barriers and ambitions. Exchange experience, strengthen professional networks and hear perspectives designed to help the next generation enter engineering, stay in the profession and move into positions of influence. This forum is for students, graduates, young professionals, women engineers, mentors, employers and institutions committed to widening participation and building a stronger African engineering community. Join the forum and add your voice to the future of African engineering."
Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 4: Closing the Gender Gap in Technical Trades
Session 4: Closing the Gender Gap in Technical Trades Moderated by Ing. Bismark Otoo, MEng, BSc, GhIE — Air Traffic Safety Engineer, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Speaker: Ms. Nakakande Hadijah — Technical Principal, TVET Expert and Champion for Green Skills, Youth Development and Women's Empowerment. Technical trades remain among the most male-dominated fields on the continent, and the same barriers keep rural youth and persons with disabilities out of the workshop. This session looks at what actually shifts participation, from recruitment and workshop culture to retention and placement, and what training institutions can put in place now. 8 September 2026, 2:00PM (GMT) · 4:00PM (SAST) · 3:00PM (WAT) · 5:00PM (EAT). Duration: 90 minutes.
Developing the Maintenance & Reliability Transformation Strategy
Strategy without structure is an opinion with a deadline. This executive session converts a reliability mandate into decisions your organisation can govern. Build a step-by-step roadmap to define service obligations, manage system risk across functions, select the right analytical pathway for your assets and launch a focused 90-day move leadership can see. You will leave able to: • align customer promises with real asset capability and explicit risk appetite; • choose between RCM, PMO, RBI and RCA based on asset behaviour rather than preference; and • establish cross-functional governance for a visible first commitment. Part 2 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. Two hours, discussion-led, with interactive Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate on completion. Access the session and leave with a 90-day reliability move your board can govern.
Engineering Workplace Readiness: Professional Conduct & Communication
A qualification proves you can do the work. It does not prove you can be trusted to do it. This masterclass tackles the workplace behaviours that put safety, service delivery and public trust at risk: concealed mistakes, unwitnessed sign-offs, normalised shortcuts and unclear instructions. Through two incident case studies and six live audience votes, you will learn to: • separate technical competence, compliance and professional ethics; • classify human error, at-risk behaviour, recklessness and deliberate misconduct under a just-culture framework; and • raise concerns, decline unsafe instructions, report mistakes and hand over shifts using language and closed-loop protocols that hold up under pressure. Presented by a senior water-sector learning and development practitioner who is a registered HR professional, assessor and moderator. Two hours including Q&A and live polling. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate. Access the session and build conduct your team, employer and the public can trust.
Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 3 Digital & Green Skills for Tomorrow's Jobs
The energy transition and digital economy are creating technical jobs faster than many training systems can prepare people for them. This session helps TVET leaders and partners identify where digital and green skills demand is emerging and what education systems must change to respond in time. Hear from Joyline Chepkirui, Digital Transformation Coordinator in Kenya's State Department for TVET, and Anne Kamonjo, Head of its Greening TVET and Climate Change Unit. The conversation connects digital learning, green skills and workforce readiness so institutions can review programmes against the jobs taking shape now. Designed for TVET leaders, educators, policymakers, employers and development partners working to align technical training with tomorrow's labour market. Moderated by Ing. Bismark Otoo of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Access the session and test whether your skills programmes are moving as fast as the market.
Reliability: A Strategic Capability
1975 called. Your maintenance strategy answered. Fixed intervals, break-fix routines and knowledge trapped in a few experienced heads still shape too many operations. The hidden cost appears in missed service, wasted budget and declining public trust. This executive session reframes reliability as an organisational capability, not a repair task. See how connected operating evidence, onboard diagnostics and fleet-wide learning replace guesswork, then apply the eight-step PureCraft reliability learning chain to turn raw data into verified performance. You will leave able to: • position reliability as the capability protecting every service outcome; • move from calendar-based work to condition-informed decisions; and • give leadership evidence they can trust. Part 1 of the eight-part Executive Learning Series. Two hours with discussion and Q&A. CPD validated, live or on demand, with a certificate. Access the session and move reliability from reactive repair to executive capability.
Digital Skills & Literacy for the Future of Water
Water leaders are being asked to govern more data, more technology and more risk while climate pressure and non-revenue water keep rising. Digital transformation is no longer only an IT decision. It is an executive responsibility. This two-hour interactive session gives utility and municipal leaders a practical way to evaluate technology without vendor hype. Use five questions and five data dimensions to test whether information is decision-ready. Assess AMI, SCADA and AI across technical, organisational, regulatory and financial risk. Apply four governance pillars to POPIA, DWS and Blue/Green Drop obligations, then use the Build, Buy, Borrow and Bridge model to plan workforce capability. Presented by Mzwandile Buthelezi, an ECSA-registered electrical engineer with 19+ years in deployment, operational readiness and digital transformation. Includes Q&A, 0.20 ECSA CPD credits and a certificate. Access the session and make your next digital investment easier to defend.
Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 2 Why TVET? Skills as Africa's Economic Engine
Technical skills are not a fallback. They are part of the infrastructure of Africa's economy. This session makes the economic and social case for TVET as a first-choice pathway and asks what must change to prepare young Africans for the future of work. Explore how perception, employer demand, education choices and opportunity connect, and why stronger technical pathways matter for growth as well as individual mobility. Featuring educator and TVET advocate Zephaniah Tsado, with moderation by Ing. Bismark Otoo of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Designed for educators, policymakers, employers, parents, learners and development partners who want technical education to become a visible, credible route to opportunity. Access the session and strengthen the case for TVET as a first-choice pathway.
Pre-Launch Ceremony | 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th AEC | Live from Dar es Salaam
Be there when the next Africa Engineering Week and African Engineering Conference officially move from plan to programme. FAEO and the Institution of Engineers Tanzania sign the Hosting Agreement live from JNICC in Dar es Salaam, formalising the partnership behind the 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week and 10th African Engineering Conference. The signing is followed by the official pre-launch press conference, where the theme, dates and programme are announced, with questions from the media. For engineering institutions, partners, delegates and professionals, this is the first direct look at the agenda taking shape and the organisations responsible for delivering it. Watch the pre-launch and be among the first to hear the official programme.
Digital Skills and Literacy for the Future of Mining
Mining operations are producing more data than many leadership teams can confidently use. The risk is not only wasted technology spend. It is capital allocated on instinct, habit or an untested dashboard. This two-hour on-demand session gives mining leaders the digital literacy to read operational data critically, evaluate vendors on fit rather than pitch and assess adoption risk before committing. You will learn to govern AI and data quality at board level and connect digital investment to strategy and capital allocation. Presented by Mzwandile Buthelezi, Professional Engineer, CEO of Coefficient Engineers and a specialist in mining innovation, deployment and operational readiness. Built for executives, electrical, electronics, reliability and mechanical engineers, and technologists working in or supplying mining. Watch at your own pace. Includes 0.20 ECSA CPD validated credits and a certificate. Watch on demand and make your next digital investment easier to evaluate and defend.
Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 1 From Competence to Credibility: Making African TVET Visible to the World
Africa's TVET challenge is not only competence. It is whether that competence can be read, trusted and compared across borders. This opening session explores how a national qualification can remain sovereign while becoming verifiable to employers, regulators and international labour systems. Examine what makes skills evidence portable, how comparability supports professional mobility and where institutions can improve the visibility of existing competence without surrendering local control. Featuring Prof. Christian Schöpke, Director of Education and Senior Supervisor at IFP-LATAM, with moderation by Ing. Bismark Otoo of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Designed for TVET leaders, qualification authorities, regulators, employers and development partners working on skills recognition and cross-border mobility. Access the session and make African technical competence easier for the world to recognise.
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The Committee on Women in Engineering
What gets measured gets funded, managed and changed. Without accurate data on women in engineering, Africa cannot see where participation is growing, where talent is being lost or which interventions work. This Committee on Women in Engineering session puts the data problem at the centre of the inclusion agenda. Explore why consistent definitions, credible measurement and comparable reporting matter for education, employment, leadership and professional progression. Designed for engineering institutions, employers, educators, policymakers, researchers and advocates who need better evidence to move from intention to accountable action. Access the session and help build an evidence base that can drive real change.
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