ISO 18436-3:2025

Overview

ISO 18436-3:2025 - part 3 of the ISO 18436 series - specifies requirements for training bodies and the training process that prepare personnel for machinery condition monitoring, diagnostics and fault recommendation. This third edition sets out organizational, administrative and technical expectations for organizations that run training programmes leading to certification in non‑intrusive condition monitoring technologies (vibration, infrared thermography, oil/wear debris analysis, acoustic/ultrasonic, electrical signature analysis).

Key topics and requirements

• Training body competence and resources
  • Must have relevant technical, educational and financial resources and administrative capacity to deliver effective training programmes.
  • Maintain a quality system that reflects the intent of ISO 9001.
• Impartiality and commercial neutrality
  • Training programmes shall not promote specific commercial products or services and must use non‑discriminatory policies.
• Training governance and structure
  • Requirements for organizational roles: management, training centres, administrative and technical training committees.
  • Procedures for approving, monitoring and staffing authorized training centres.
• Personnel requirements
  • Criteria for trainers, including qualifications, experience and certification; Annex A addresses trainer qualification.
  • Certification or recognition processes for trainers and invigilators.
• Training process and documentation
  • Documented training processes, curricula alignment with the ISO 18436 series and terminology from ISO 13372.
  • Records, confidentiality, files management and a code of ethics (Annex B).
• Candidate eligibility, examinations and recognition
  • Rules for entry (education, prior training, experience), conduct and grading of training examinations, and issuance of certificates of completion.
• Oversight
  • Responsibilities for maintaining and updating curricula and ensuring that training enables trainees to perform required diagnostic tasks.

Practical applications - who uses this standard

• Training organizations setting up or auditing condition monitoring courses.
• Certification bodies aligning training delivery with ISO 18436 certification pathways.
• Maintenance and reliability managers who require staff competency assurance for condition‑based maintenance.
• Manufacturers and service providers designing workforce development programmes for non‑intrusive diagnostic technologies.
• Consultants and auditors assessing training quality, impartiality and compliance with international best practice.

Related standards

• ISO 18436 (all parts) - Requirements for certification of personnel in condition monitoring
• ISO 13372 - Vocabulary for condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines
• ISO 9000 / ISO 9001 - Quality management fundamentals and system guidance

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