AEMT has trained engineers in the repair and overhaul of rotating electrical equipment for more than forty years. Our courses are written and delivered by people who have run repair workshops themselves, and they are built around the standards our members work to every day: IEC 60079-19 for equipment used in explosive atmospheres and IEC 60034-23 for the repair of rotating electrical machines.
Most of our training is open to anyone in the industry. AEMT members pay reduced rates on every course.
On this page: Hazardous area (Ex) training · Electric motor repair and rewinding · Pump, gearbox and member-led courses · How our training is delivered · Training for your team
Hazardous area (Ex) training
Ex equipment is certified for use in explosive atmospheres. It includes motors, pumps and gearboxes used across industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food processing, wastewater treatment and offshore energy.
Repairing this equipment requires specialist knowledge. Our training covers IEC 60079-19, the international standard for the repair, overhaul and reclamation of Ex equipment, which was developed with AEMT's involvement. AEMT is also a Recognised Training Provider under IECEx, the international certification scheme for equipment used in explosive atmospheres, for Unit 005: repair and overhaul.
Courses run in the UK, Ireland and around the world. A self-paced online option is available for engineers who cannot attend classroom training.
Ex Repair Training
Our flagship three-day course for technicians and engineers who repair, overhaul and reclaim Ex equipment. Newcomers and refreshers train together, with a practical assessment at the end. Available in the classroom at venues worldwide, or online at your own pace with a live one-to-one assessment.
Understanding Your Ex Equipment Repair: End User Awareness
A one-day course for the people who own, specify and sign off Ex equipment rather than repair it: plant and maintenance managers, health and safety officers, Responsible Persons and procurement teams. Learn what IEC 60079-19:2025 asks of you, how to vet a repairer and how to read a repair record before returning equipment to service.
Bespoke Ex training for your site
Need to train a whole team at once? Our lead trainer can deliver the Ex Repair course at your premises, in the UK or internationally, or live online for teams spread across sites. Dates are limited, so get in touch early.
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Your trainers
Every AEMT course is taught by someone who has done the job. Lead Trainer Karl Metcalfe spent nearly thirty years in repair workshops before joining AEMT, and he is joined by Peter Rawlinson, Daud Edgarth and Chris Yeoman, who between them bring decades of experience in hazardous area certification, Ex equipment design and repair, and rotating machinery.
Book a 2027 date at 2026 prices
Classroom course prices rise in January 2027. Book any 2027 date before 31 December and you will pay this year's rate. Dates are already confirmed for Essex, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Falkirk, Loughborough and India, with further locations worldwide to be announced.
Electric motor repair and rewinding
Online courses for anyone who works with electric motors, from apprentices and new starters to sales and administrative staff who need to understand what happens in the workshop. All are built around IEC 60034-23, the international standard for the repair, overhaul and reclamation of rotating electrical machines, and the AEMT and EASA Good Practice Guide to rewinding.
AEMT's Guide to Electric Motors
Online, recorded, around three hours. Free to members; £300 for non-members
Five modules covering how to identify a motor, strip and fault-find it, apply the repair standard, understand copy rewinding and reassemble and test. Knowledge checks throughout and a final assessment.
An Introduction to Rewinding Electric Motors
Online video course. £150
Lead trainer Karl Metcalfe films a complete rewind step by step, from recording the winding data and removing the old coils to inserting, connecting and testing the new ones. For newcomers with basic engineering knowledge.
IEC 60034-23: Repair of Rotating Equipment
Two online, self-paced courses for AEMT members
IEC 60034-23 underpins AEMT's Code of Practice, and working to it is a condition of membership for companies that repair rotating electrical equipment. Understanding and Application is for technicians, supervisors and quality managers: it works through the standard stage by stage, from receiving and inspection to winding, testing, reassembly and customer reporting, so every repair-or-replace decision is made against documented criteria. Implementation is for facility managers, quality managers and business owners: it shows how to build the standard into day-to-day operations as a working quality management system, with ISO 9001 principles as the framework, so your facility can demonstrate its quality to customers, insurers and auditors. Take them together for full coverage of the standard.
Not sure where to start?
If you are new to the industry, begin with AEMT's Guide to Electric Motors. If you already repair motors and want to work to the standard, go to the IEC 60034-23 courses. Members can call our technical helpline for advice on which course suits a particular role.
Pump, gearbox and member-led courses
Alongside our own courses, AEMT members have access to training from our partner associations and to short courses recorded by member companies.
Pump courses with the BPMA
Delivered by the British Pump Manufacturers' Association. AEMT members receive a discount
Pumping fundamentals, pump selection, testing, systems, hydraulic design of centrifugal pumps, and a two-day pump repair and maintenance course.
Gearbox courses with the British Gear Association
Delivered by the British Gear Association, the UK body for the power transmission industry
Training in gear design, manufacture, inspection and failure analysis for engineers who repair or specify gearboxes.
Member-generated courses
Short recorded courses from AEMT member companies, including introductions to electric motors and bearings, dynamic and static motor testing, counterfeit bearings, and business strategy for repair companies. Free to watch.
Training for your team
If you have several engineers to train, membership is usually the cheaper route. Members pay reduced rates on every AEMT course, every employee of a member company can take AEMT's Guide to Electric Motors free of charge, and members have access to our technical helpline and standards portal, along with a network of repair companies in more than sixty countries, many of whom also offer reliability services.
For a quotation for bespoke or group training, email training@theaemt.com or call +44 (0)1904 674 899.