The coaching focused on real leadership situations, not theory. The application exercises made it easy to bring back what I learned and run with my crew the same week.
Certification Program
Certified Maintenance Supervisor
Empower your supervisors. Strengthen your teams. Elevate your maintenance performance.
Skilled supervisors are the lynchpin of effective maintenance organizations. When leadership lacks clarity, work execution stalls, teams lack direction, and reliability suffers.
Our Certified Maintenance Supervisor certification equips your supervisors with the knowledge, competence, and confidence to excel. This certification is more than training. It is a transformation designed to help your team conduct better-prepared work that delivers uptime, safety, and operational confidence.
Next Wave
Summer/Fall '26
Start Week
July 27
Completion Week
October 19
Duration
12 active weeks
Format
Live Remote
Wave Size
6 Participants
Cost
$6,995
Select your wave day:
Register (Tuesday)
Sound Familiar?
Why supervisors struggle and what's holding your maintenance teams back.
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Supervisors aren't operating from a documented, repeatable supervisory process.
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They're pulled into administrative or planning tasks instead of leading teams.
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There's little structured coaching or leadership training available.
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Maintenance supervision is not recognized as a strategic leadership role.
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Informal knowledge and outdated practices drive decisions.
Let's put those challenges behind you.
We have helped maintenance supervisors across industries move from firefighting confusion to strategic confidence. It's a transformation.
- An opportunity to assess and improve your execution of core supervisory tasks
- Guidance from experienced coaches with deep industry experience
- Better coordination and efficiency in work execution
- Recognition and respect for the supervisory role
- A nationally recognized certification for career advancement
*Flow has been updated and length is 12 weeks not 14 as stated in the video above.
Why It Works
Designed by Supervisors, for Supervisors.
Boost Supervisor Knowledge & Skills
Our goal is to improve knowledge, and actual job-focused performance. This certification WILL boost confidence and capability for Maintenance Supervisors.
OTJ Application
This certification is designed around hands-on, real world application of in-field exercises supported by individual coaching sessions. You will be performing tasks related to YOUR team that will be reviewed one-on-one with your coach.
Attend Remotely
Supervisors will experience the certification development pathway remotely in a Wave (a group of 6 students), which will be led by a Marshall Institute coach. The weekly time commitment ranges from 1-12 hours.
Coach-led
Each Wave is supported by a Marshall Institute coach. Their role is to provide guidance, feedback and growth opportunities to each participant during the knowledge modules and application exercises. The coach will lead group and individual coaching sessions.
From Our Graduates
Real supervisors. Real results.
I came in stretched thin between paperwork and the floor. The pathway helped me reclaim my role as a leader, not a clerk.
Working through application exercises with my own team made the difference. By the end I had a supervisory routine I could actually run every week.
Frequently Asked
Common Questions
How does certification work?
The pathway consists of 3 components: educational modules, application practice, and examination. To become an MI-CMS you must complete all knowledge modules and tests, meet all criteria for the application exercises, and pass two final exams (one application, one knowledge).
What is a Wave?
A Wave is a group of students going through the certification pathway together, led by a coach and usually consisting of around 6 students. Each Wave is assigned a specific day of the week. Both your individual and group coaching sessions take place on that day, so you can plan around a predictable weekly rhythm throughout the cohort.
How long is the certification pathway?
The pathway consists of 12 active weeks. Chronological duration may vary by a few weeks if holidays fall during the pathway.
How many hours per week do I need to commit?
The weekly commitment ranges from 1 to 12 hours: 1–2 hours of scheduled meetings, 1–2 hours of self-paced training, 1–3 hours of on-the-job activities, and 2–12 hours of exam prep near the end. Many activities tie directly to your daily supervisory work, so some certification time doubles as work time.
What if there's a holiday week during the Wave?
We typically avoid holiday weeks and don't require learning, exercises, or homework during them. Your coach will communicate holiday weeks.
Can I just take the exams?
No. This is not an ordinary credential. We don't just verify current knowledge; the certification provides a growth pathway to deepen knowledge and competency before verifying you with exams.
What are the certification requirements?
We don't take the title lightly and don't guarantee all students reach it. To earn it you must: complete all mandatory courses and knowledge checks, pass all knowledge tests, meet the application exercise criteria, make up any missed coaching sessions, not fall more than 3 weeks behind, and pass the two certification exams.
Participate and Perform
Three Steps to Get Started
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Choose Your Wave
Select your date and register to secure your place.
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Learn & Perform
Complete your weekly tasks guided by our experienced coaches.
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Get Certified
Grow knowledge, develop competency, pass your exams, and fulfill your potential.
Next Wave
Summer/Fall '26
Start Week
July 27
Completion Week
October 19
Wave Size
6 Participants
Cost
$6,995
Select your wave day:
Register (Tuesday)
Have Questions?
Talk with our team about cohort fit, group enrollment, or how Certified Maintenance Supervisor aligns with your reliability roadmap.