Corporate & Industrial Training Center
ROOT CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS (RCFA) TRAINING
Build the structured investigation skills that real equipment reliability programs actually depend on.
- UK Licensed
- Global Standards
- Expert Instructor
- 5 Day Training
- Overview
Course Overview
Most facilities are excellent at fixing failures and terrible at preventing them from happening again. A pump fails, gets replaced, and runs fine for a while, until it fails again in roughly the same way a few months later. Nobody ever asked why the first time, so the second failure shouldn’t really surprise anyone.
That’s exactly the gap this Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Training program is built to close. The course covers root cause failure analysis methodology, failure mode and effects analysis, and a full range of root cause analysis tools applied across real industrial scenarios. It sits within our corporate training and professional training courses portfolio, alongside programs like bearing failure analysis and other offerings in our training portfolio.
Whether you’re new to RCFA training or formalizing years of informal investigation habits into a structured root cause analysis course, this gives you a repeatable approach instead of educated guessing.
- Goals
Course Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Understand root cause failure analysis principles and how they differ from simple symptom-based troubleshooting
- Apply FMEA training concepts through structured failure mode and effects analysis on real equipment scenarios
- Use a range of root cause analysis tools to investigate failures systematically rather than instinctively
- Conduct RCFA training exercises that hold up to scrutiny from engineering and operations teams
- Distinguish between contributing factors and the actual root cause in complex, multi-layered failures
- Build root cause analysis engineering skills that translate directly into fewer repeat equipment failures
- Key Points
Who Should Attend?
- Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
- Quality & Process Improvement Professionals
- Plant and Operations Managers
- Equipment and Asset Reliability Specialists
- Safety and Risk Management Professionals
- Six Sigma Practitioners
- Key Benefits
Key Benefits of the Course
- A root cause analysis training course built around real equipment failures, not abstract case studies
- Practical FMEA training content you can apply directly to your own facility's recurring problems
- Strengthen root cause analysis tools skills that hold up against vague "equipment got old" explanations
- Understand RCFA root cause failure analysis methodology well enough to lead investigations confidently
- Progress toward a recognised root cause analysis certification pathway through structured, hands-on practice
- Outline
Course Outline
Day 1: RCFA Fundamentals and Investigation Mindset
- Covers core root cause failure analysis principles, distinguishing root causes from symptoms and contributing factors
- Introduces the investigation mindset required before any tool or technique becomes genuinely useful
- Real failure examples show what happens when investigations stop too early at the first plausible explanation
Day 2 : Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- Covers failure mode and effects analysis in depth, including severity, occurrence, and detection scoring
- Participants build a sample FMEA for a real or representative piece of equipment
- Output is a completed FMEA template participants can adapt directly to their own systems
Day 3: Root Cause Analysis Tools and Techniques
- Covers a range of root cause analysis tools including fishbone diagrams, 5 Whys, and fault tree methods
- Participants apply multiple tools to the same failure scenario to compare what each one actually reveals
- Hands-on exercises reinforce when to use which tool depending on failure complexity
Day 4: RCFA Methodology in Practice
- Covers root cause failure analysis methodology applied end to end, from data collection through conclusion
- Participants work through a realistic multi-factor failure investigation as a structured team exercise
- Output is a documented investigation report following recognised RCFA training standards
Day 5: Final Investigation Project and Certification Preparation
- Covers how to present root cause analysis findings clearly to engineering, operations, and management audiences
- Participants complete a full RCFA training investigation from initial report through final recommendation
- Everyone leaves with direct instructor feedback and a clear pathway toward root cause analysis certification
- Terms
Training Methodology
This Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Training program combines:
- Practical workshops using real or representative equipment failure scenarios
- Hands-on application of multiple root cause analysis tools across different failure types
- Structured FMEA training exercises with peer review and instructor feedback
- Guidance aligned to recognised root cause failure analysis methodology standards
- Achievements
Certification
Participants receive a course completion certificate from our Corporate & Industrial Training Center, the same training center behind our bearing failure analysis program and other recognised industrial courses. The program builds practical, investigation-ready skills in root cause analysis engineering and methodology. In-house training is available for maintenance and reliability teams dealing with recurring equipment failures. Contact us for upcoming dates across our Public Training Courses calendar.
- Case Study
Case Study Example
A food processing facility had been replacing the same conveyor motor every few months, each time attributing the failure to “normal operating stress” without further investigation. After staff completed the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Training program, a structured investigation using fault tree and FMEA techniques revealed a misaligned drive system causing repeated overload. Once the alignment was corrected, the motor ran well past its expected lifespan with no further failures, eliminating a recurring, unplanned maintenance cost.
- Why Choose
Why Select This Program?
Plenty of teams can replace failed equipment quickly but can’t actually explain why it failed in the first place. As part of our broader corporate training offerings, this Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Training program is built around practical root cause analysis tools and structured methodology, where RCFA training translates directly into fewer repeat failures and far more confident corrective decisions. You may also be interested in our bearing failure analysis program and other offerings within our training portfolio.
- Connect
Contact Us
Ready to enroll or build root cause investigation capability across your maintenance team? Contact us for upcoming dates across our training portfolio — the same portfolio that includes our bearing failure analysis program and other in-house solutions tailored to your organization.
- FAQs
Fequently Asked Questions
What is the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Training program?
A structured root cause analysis training course covering RCFA methodology, failure mode and effects analysis, and a range of practical investigation tools for industrial equipment failures.
Is this different from bearing failure analysis training?
This program covers root cause failure analysis broadly, applicable across many equipment types. Bearing failure analysis is a more specialized application focused specifically on bearing components.
Do participants need prior root cause analysis experience?
No prior experience is required. Participants with a maintenance, reliability, or quality background will find the technical content directly applicable from day one.
How does proper RCFA training actually reduce maintenance costs?
Identifying the true root cause prevents the same failure from repeating, which is almost always cheaper than continuing to fix the same problem reactively, over and over.
Which industries benefit most from root cause analysis certification?
Manufacturing, food processing, and energy industries see the heaviest use, but any facility dealing with recurring equipment failures has a direct use case for structured RCFA methodology.
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Course Schedule
Select your preferred date & venue
24 Feb -- 28 Feb
Kenya
GBP 4595/Person
23 June -- 27 June
SKA
GBP 4595/Person
22 Sep -- 26 Sep
Hungary
GBP 4595/Person
15 Dec -- 19 Dec
Ethopia
GBP 4595/Person
24 Feb -- 28 Feb
Kenya
GBP 3595/Person
23 June -- 27 June
KSA
GBP 3595/Person
22 Sep -- 26 sep
Hungary
GBP 3595/Person
15 Dec -- 19 Dec
Ethopia
GBP 3595/Person
Duration
5 Days