Introduction:
Assuring Reliability of new products is a major challenge for senior management of most organizations. This Reliability Engineering workshop is designed to provide in-depth understanding of Reliability Engineering Basics, Life Data Analysis, Reliability in Design, Reliability Testing, Maintainability and Availability and various Statistical Techniques. For more details, see the agenda of the workshop in this brochure.
According to American Society for Quality (ASQ): “The Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) is a professional who understands the principles of performance evaluation and prediction to improve product/systems safety, reliability, and maintainability.” The CRE Body of Knowledge (BOK) and applied technologies include, but are not limited to, design review and control; prediction, estimation, and apportionment methodology; failure mode and effects analysis; the planning, operation, and analysis of reliability testing and field failures, including mathematical modeling; understanding human factors in reliability; and the ability to develop and administer reliability information systems for failure analysis, design, and performance improvement and reliability program management over the entire product life cycle.”
This workshop is designed based on revised CRE BOK (2025) published by American Society for Quality which will be applicable from January 2025 onwards. The course material includes a soft copy of training material from the Institute of Quality and Reliability. Online training is supported with exercises and tutorials. Participants are expected to keep scientific calculators and laptop computers available during training for effective learning. Some of the hands-on exercises are designed using Minitab Software and templates so that participants can analyze their own data after completing the workshop.
Who should attend the training?
The course is most appropriate for engineers and managers involved in
Considering the course contents, it is expected that participants should have basic understanding of business processes, should be able to use scientific calculators and computers, and should have knowledge of basic mathematics and science.
Agenda for the Training:
Workshop will be conducted as per CRE body of knowledge (BOK) prescribed by American Society for Quality (ASQ).
The course will cover ASQ BOK which is divided in to five main clauses:
Body of knowledge can be downloaded from https://asq.org/cert/reliability-engineer.
Test of Comprehension: After completing the workshop, participants will get access to two on-line simulated exams and one online final Certification Exam of 150 questions. These are in addition to practice questions given during the workshop. Participants passing the test with the threshold set by the institute will get certified as Reliability Engineer from IoQR. (For certification, the final test may be under camera and a government photo ID required.)
Requirements for ASQ Certification: To appear for ASQ certification exam, if participants are a graduate, they must have four years of on-the-job experience in one or more of the areas of the CRE BOK. A minimum of three years of this experience must be in a decision-making position For more information about ASQ certification, visit web sitehttps://asq.org/cert/reliability-engineer.
Faculty:
Mr. Hemant Urdhwareshe is the Principal Consultant and Director Institute of Quality and Reliability (IQR). Hemant has total 48 years of experience including 28-years in Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering at Cummins India Limited (CIL) and 19 years as a trainer and principal consultant at IQR. As Head of Quality, Reliability and subsequently Engineering functions at CIL, Hemant was actively involved in driving Reliability Improvement and Six Sigma programs and has led and sponsored many complex reliability improvement projects. He has applied various Reliability and Six Sigma tools in reducing field failures and improving New Product Reliability. Hemant has conducted numerous CRE and Six Sigma training programs for many large company such as Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, M&M, MIQ, Bosch, L&T, BEL(*), DRDO(*) (*both through ASQ India), TAFE, Thermax, Quest Global, ARAI, Dana, SAP Parts etc. He was a panelist for the Lean Six Sigma Awards organized by Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD). Hemant was a visiting faculty at Symbiosis Institute of Business (SIBM) Management for Six Sigma and Business Statistics. He has authored a book ‘Six Sigma for Business Excellence’ which was published by Pearson Education in September 2010. He has also coauthored the book ‘Total Quality Management’ which has been published in October 2010 with his wife Rashmi. Hemant is a coauthor of the book ‘Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt: The Premier Study Guide’ published by Taylor and Francis. Hemant has published many papers in various reliability and other technical conferences.
Hemant is:
Mr.Yashwant Mahakal is a mechanical engineer from VJTI with rich experience in Automotive and Engineering Industries including TATA Motors, Fleet guard Filters (Cummins Group), Filtrum Tools, TACO Group, Veena Industries in the areas of Lean Manufacturing Systems / Quality Assurance / Quality Management Systems/ Product Development / Supplier Development and Costing. He has four years of consulting experience in the Areas of Lean Manufacturing and Quality Management Systems. He has successfully implemented many lean manufacturing projects.
Yashwant is certified by American Society for Quality (ASQ) as:
Yashwant is also certified as Lead Assessor for
Nitin Thite: (B.E. Computer Science & Engineering) is a Computer Engineer with 22 years’ experience in various multinational companies in US, UK, Taiwan, and India. He is an experienced trainer for various programs for ASQ certification and has experience of project mentoring for many projects. He is also a PMI Certified trainer for PMP and PMI-ACP. He has managed multimillion dollar engagements, handled teams across the globe and designed & developed software systems and integrations.
Nitin is certified by ASQ as Reliability Engineer (CRE) and Six Sigma Black Belt. His other certifications include:
Course Material:
Registration and Course Fees:
Refer registration form for details of course fees details and payment options. Registration will be confirmed after payment by to “Institute of Quality and Reliability, Pune”
On behalf of Institute of Quality and Reliability (IoQR), I am happy to announce our next on-line Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) workshop during 5-January to 21-February-2026. Participants can plan to appear for the ASQ CRE exam during March or May 2026.
The workshop is based on the 2025 version of the CRE Body of knowledge (BOK) by ASQ. The revised BOK has been applicable for the ASQ CRE exams scheduled from January-2025. The participants will be ready to take ASQ certification exam after successful completion of the workshop and completion of the mock tests.
The workshop includes:
· 80 hours of on-line training sessions
· Soft copy of comprehensive training material
· Two on-line 150-MCQ practice tests and a final online exam leading to CRE certification by IoQR to successful participants
Instructors for the workshop:
(1) Hemant Urdhwareshe, ASQ Fellow, ASQ CRE, CMBB, CSSBB, CQE, CMQ/OE
(2) Yashwant Mahakal, ASQ CRE, CMBB, CSSBB, CQE, CMQ/OE
Timings:
Mon-Wed-Fri-Sat: 6:30-9:30 PM IST (5 to 8 PM Gulf Std Time; 1-4 PM GMT)
Visit us at http://www.world-class-quality.com/training-calendar for details or email us at ioqr@world-class-quality.com.
We are happy to aounce the publication of a new book 'Getting Certified as Six Sigma Master Black Belt: The Premier Study Guide'! Hemant Urdhwareshe is a coauthor of the book along with Thomas West (USA) and Husain-Al-Omanli (Saudi Arabia). You can buy the book from Amazon.
