CTAM — Certified Technical Specialist in Asset Management
- AM-governed: the ISO 55000 series provides the normative governance framework (governance, legitimacy and line-of-sight) within which Maintenance is positioned professionally.
- Maintenance-centred: the core focuses on demonstrable outcomes and documentation from Maintenance practice (cases, decision records, process architecture, KPIs, and demonstrable evidence of competence).
By demonstrable outcomes and documentation, we mean concrete, verifiable practice outputs (e.g., decision records, process overviews and KPI reporting) that are transferable and can be used for portfolio readiness
Asset Management is the normative governance framework.
Maintenance is the application layer.
CTAM equals 5 ECTS (≈120 hours) as a professional advanced programme focused on competence development and portfolio readiness. It is explicitly not a full ISO 55001 implementation course.
AAMC is delivered as a one-day training (8 hours, including breaks). Until 8 September 2026, AAMC is in-company only and on request; after that we will re-plan and publish the schedule.
CTAM is delivered as a full learning route and equals 5 ECTS (≈120 hours), depending in part on your existing Knowledge, Skills and Competences in the field of Maintenance & Asset Management (M&AM) at the start.
Who is it for?
Primarily intended for:
– Technically accountable managers who want to strengthen Asset Management competence in the context of execution and demonstrable outcomes
– Maintenance professionals (MM/ME/MS) who want to position Maintenance within an AM framework
– Asset Managers with technical accountability (not only corporate portfolio level)
What will you develop (high-level)?
– Demonstrable competence development: demonstrable outcomes and documentation that are transferable and verifiable
– Line-of-sight translation: from AM governance to decisions, processes and maintenance practice
– Integrated collaboration: a shared language across management, engineering and execution
Set-up: module-based participation (not per block)
Participation is possible per module. You may follow individual modules (subject to intake and entry level) or complete the full route. The focus is on module completion with demonstrable outcomes; detailed materials, assignments and assessments are provided in the SSAMM LMS.
Delivery mode: online-only (Europe, the Americas and Australia/New Zealand). Time slots and cohort details are confirmed via invitation and in the SSAMM LMS.
Availability and start date
CTAM (open enrolment)
– Start date: 8 September 2026
– Until 8 September 2026: in-company only, on request
Programme architecture (6 modules)
– Module 1: Educational Line of Sight & standards-based alignment
– Module 2: Asset Management System (AMS) — structure and governance
– Module 3: Decision-making (Performance–Cost–Risk) and defensibility
– Module 4: Maintenance as a process system (architecture, KPIs)
– Module 5: Maintenance engineering & dependability across the life cycle
– Module 6: Roles, competence and people factors
Note: participation and completion are organised per module; blocks are teaching units within each module.
What is WPiAM and what do “AAMC / CTAM” mean?
WPiAM (World Partners in Asset Management) is an international partnership that maintains a global certification scheme for asset management competence (Global Certification Scheme). The scheme includes different levels, including AAMC (awareness) and CTAM (technical specialist).
SSAMM is a Recognised Training Partner (RTP) and provides WPiAM-aligned education supporting competence development and portfolio readiness. SSAMM does not perform the designation assessment: the official WPiAM designation/certification is awarded externally under the scheme rules via endorsed certifying organisations.
Certificate and boundary
– Upon successful completion of the training and module assessments, you receive the Certificate of Completion (training) (SSAMM – PPM&AM). The official WPiAM CTAM designation assessment and award are performed externally under the WPiAM scheme.
– SSAMM does not perform the designation assessment and does not issue WPiAM designations/certificates. The designation assessment and award are performed externally under the WPiAM scheme by an endorsed certifying organisation.
– The WPiAM CTAM designation/certificate is awarded externally under the scheme rules.
In-company (for organisations)
Organisations may purchase CTAM as an in-company cohort programme, including before 8 September 2026. This is particularly relevant for organisations implementing or strengthening Asset Management that want to:
– embed shared language and working approach across disciplines
– standardise demonstrable outcomes and documentation across the organisation
– position Maintenance within an AM framework with explicit line-of-sight to objectives and decision-making
In-company scheduling and pricing: on request.