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The courses held in 2005, 2006 and 2007 have been very successful.  Everyone has enjoyed the material, and especially enjoyed our unique training simulators. 

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In 2006 and 2007, VIA trained 350 people in 43 courses (and that is just in Australia).  In 2007, over 950 people were trained by Mobius Institute in 25 countries. 

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VIA 2008 course schedule

 

Basic: Category I

 

VIA Course

 

Norway: June 2-4
Melbourne: Sep 16-18

 

VIA course delivered on behalf of Vitech/Commtest, Rockwell or SKF

 

Twin Towns: March 4-6

NSW: March 11-13

Melbourne: April 15-17

Perth: April 29-May 1

QLD: June 24-26
 

Intermediate: Category II

 

VIA Course

 

Townsville: Feb 11-15

Melbourne: Feb 25-29
Townsville: Mar 31-Apr 4
Norway: June 9-13

Perth: 21-25 July

NSW: August 25-29

New Zealand: Sep 8-12

 

VIA course delivered on behalf of Vitech/Commtest, Rockwell or SKF

 

Twin Towns: March 3-6

NSW: June 30-July 4

Melbourne: August 18-22

Melbourne: Sep 22-26

QLD: October 13-17

Perth: October 20-24
 

Advanced: Category III


We will hold a Category III exam in the second half of the year.  Please contact us to express your interest.

Note that additional Cat I, II, and III dates will be announced, and we are also available for in-house courses (where we come to you).  A number of in-house courses are already planned.

 

Prices:*

 

Category I: A$1790
Category I Practical: A$1350

Category II: A$2190

Category III: A$2480

 

* Prices include the exam, books, and CD and are exclusive of GST
 

If you have any questions, please click here to contact Clyde Volpe, or call +61 3 9841 6600

 

Click to download the course registration form.

 

 

Flyers:

 

Basic: Category I
Click to view the Entry Level Category I course description, view a PDF flyer, or download a zipped flyer.

 

Intermediate: Category II
Click to view the Intermediate Category II course description, view the PDF flyer, or download a zipped flyer.

 

Advanced: Category III
Click to view the Advanced Category III course description, view the PDF flyer, or download a zipped flyer.

 

Presentation:

 

Click here to view a presentation that describes the Vibration Institute of Australia courses. (You will need a good connection and Flash.)

 

Click here to download the presentation [13 MB].  (It runs much better from your computer.)

Five main benefits:

1/ Pre-study
When you register for this course, you will receive the iLearnVibration CD and pre-study guide. Prepare and you will succeed!

2/ Two presenters and great tools
Our course utilizes modern slides, animations, innovative simulations, and live case studies - all delivered by Clyde and Jason. 

3/ Class participation
Each class will have ten notebook computers so that you can interact with the simulations, participate in course activities, and analyze real vibration measurements.

4/ Certification exam
You can take the optional certification exam. The training course and exam follows the ISO 18436.2 standard, and the ASNT SNT-TC-1A standard.

5/ Course book and training CD
You take away the award winning iLearnVibration vibration training CD, a course book, pocket reference guide and mouse pad.

Examples:

 

Click here to view a page of sample training slides.

 

Click here to view a page of sample training simulators - you have to see them to believe them.

 

Welcome to the Vibration Institute of Australia

The Vibration Institute of Australia has been established in order to deliver professional vibration training and certification exams in Australia and New Zealand.  We are now offering "Entry Level - ISO Category I" and "Intermediate - ISO Category II" courses, and "Advanced - ISO Category III" .

The courses use professional slides and interactive simulators, with real case histories.  Best of all, you don't just watch the presentations, you are an active participant.  You use the simulators and you take vibration challenges.  As as result, you learn far more, and really enjoy the course.


Click here to see more slides

Click here to see more simulator examples

The training contents and certification exams follow the ISO 18436.2 standard, and the ASNT Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A.  So, at last, you can receive professional training that ties back to an international standard.  Learn more here.

When you attend a Vibration Institute of Australia course, you also receive a comprehensive course book, a quick reference guide, and six months access to iLearnVibration (containing the lessons that correspond to the course).  Please view this detailed presentation to learn more.


Clyde Volpe
Clyde Volpe has many years of vibration analysis and training experience. When he lived in South Africa, Clyde founded the Vibration Institute of South Africa. Clyde has trained over 2500 people in thirteen countries during the past 15 years.

Contact Clyde by e-mail.
More contact details.


Jason Tranter
Jason Tranter also has a long history in the vibration industry. After running the ARGO vibration company from Melbourne, Jason moved to the US for six years where he was in charge of product development at DLI Engineering. Jason is the founder of Mobius and the Mobius Institute, and is the developer of the iLearnVibration and iLearnAlignment training systems.

Contact Jason by e-mail.
More contact details.

Mobius Institute courses are delivered all over the world by certified trainers, and now Clyde and Jason have teamed together to deliver that training here in Australia and New Zealand.

Testimonials:

I'd like to take this chance to say that I found the Mobius Institute Vibration II course to be the most beneficial course that I have attended to date. The course tied together the concepts of the frequency domain, time domain and phase extremely well. The simulators gave a very clear visual understanding of the concepts. Being able to control the speed allowed for greater interrogation of the concepts.

Clyde is without doubt the right person to present the course. He knows the material and has a relaxed, methodical and enjoyable presentation method that works. I would recommend the Mobius Vibration courses to anybody who wants to get a full and clear understanding of VA.

The certification was long overdue and the quick reference guide + the vibration mouse pads are a smart addition to the package.

Well done to both you and Clyde for a excellent training package.

Keith Elson
Condition Monitoring Technician
Maintenance Technology
Alcan Gove

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"Thanks to Jason and Clyde for a great Category II course. The material was presented with clarity and enthusiasm, while the daily exercises using the i-Learn simulations were invaluable. Looking forward to the Category III vibration course."

Mark Langford
Reliability Engineer
Murray Goulburn Co-op

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"Overall I found it to be an excellent course, and certainly one of the most beneficial that I personally have attended. Luckily enough I was able to start applying some of the content the week after completing the course, so the benefits have been evident immediately."
 

Rodney Bussey
Condition Monitoring Engineer
Silcar Wesley Vale

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“I have recently finished iLearnVibration Level 2 training. I would recommend this to anyone as training that is REAL value for money. I have done a lot of training in my working life of 24 years and this is by far the best."
 

Paul Bing

Winstone Pulp

 

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“By the way, your software is great. It's made a big difference in the success of our program.”

Marianne Krantz
Johns Manville, USA

 

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"We have the iLearn series and it is phenomenal. We're just starting to train a couple new guys and it is indispensable. From setting up a program to how the sensors work to all the analysis, it is very well thought out and easy to move around to look at different examples/lessons. I highly recommend it as well."

Patrick Lawrence
International Paper

 

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"Your product is definitely worth every penny paid for it."
Roy Gariepy
Consultant

 

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"Your course is one of the best computer-based methods I have used (in fact it is the only one I would recommend, regardless of subject)."
Jim Gill
Equipment Diagnostics
Eastman Kodak Company

 

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"I just finished the Vibration Analyst I portion of iLearn Vibration and I can't wait to do the rest of the lessons and modules. I have been both a teacher and a pupil on many levels and I have to say that your program is the best I have ever used. Not only is it easy to use, but the narrations make the information easy to pay attention and stay interested. If I had to listen to a slide over again, it was because of an external interruption like the phone.

 

I absolutely love that you assume the student knows nothing and built a foundation first. Each session builds on the previous, instead of being bombarded with knowledge and acronyms that are not yet understood. I was absolutely amazed of my level of understanding just after one lesson.
 
Your ability to break down complex concepts into easy and manageable sessions of fundamental and even elementary building blocks of understanding is far superior to any other method I have even seen."

Cash Stocker
Preventive Maintenance Technician Nucor Steel Berkeley