IPC-610D

Course Description


The IPC-A-610, The Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies is the most widely used standard published by the IPC, with an international reputation as the source for end product acceptance criteria for consumer and high reliability printed wiring assemblies.
An industry-consensus program that includes training, certification and instructional materials based on the IPC-A-610 is available to your company. This certification will demonstrate your commitment to customer requirements and greatly assists any company dedicated to ISO-9000 or other quality assurance initiatives.
This training and certification has immediate recognition, legitimacy and value throughout the electronics industry. Over 3,000 individuals have been trained and certified as IPC-A-610 Class "A" Instructors in the first five years of the program. A comprehensive and technically accurate program, the IPC-A-610 Training and Certification provides instructors with high quality materials and detailed instructional plans for training operators.

The IPC-A-610 Training and Certification program has two tiers of instruction. Class "A" Instructor candidates are sent by their parent companies to receive intensive training on the IPC-A-610 from an IPC-approved certification center. Candidates are certified once they complete their course of study and pass the certification examination. If they feel they do not need the training course, candidates may opt to take a "challenge test" administered by one of the certification centers. Certified Class "A" Instructors are provided instructional materials for training workers in a twenty hour Worker Proficiency training program. Class "A" Instructors are considered certified for two years after the course completion date. They must then re-certify at an IPC-approved certification site.

Role and responsibilities of Class "A" Instructors
Criteria for acceptable laminate conditions
Soldered connection requirements for plated-through holes
Surface mounting criteria for chip components, leadless and leaded chip carriers
Swaged hardware, and heatsink requirements of mechanical assemblies
Component mounting criteria for DIPS, socket pins, and card edge connectors
Discrete wiring assembly requirements
Solder fillet dimensional criteria for all major
SMT component groups
SMT Soldering anomolies, such as tombstoning, dewetting, etc
Steps to effectively using the lesson plan and materials, tips on inspection and a review of important instructor skills

Anyone responsible for the quality and reliability of electronic assemblies should consider becoming an IPC-A-610 Class "A" Instructor. Trainers and quality supervisors versed in electronic assembly are excellent candidates for Class "A"training, as are engineering and manufacturing supervisors with assembly responsibilities.
"An excellent course of study on an excellent document... My students were nervous about testing, but we have had high pass rates and a lot of personal satisfaction gained from participating in the training. Without question, the greatest strength of the program is its relevance: it is used by our operators every day. The program has given the entire facility a much higher level of common knowledge about terminology and important concepts."
~ Bernie Schaeffer, Kimball Electronics Group

The IPC-A-610 Training and Certification Program offers
those interested in company-wide quality assurance initiatives an IPC-sponsored program to support their commitment to continuous improvement of product quality and reliability. The program provides individuals with a portable credential that recognizes their understanding of the IPC-A-610. All IPC-A-610 Class "A" Instructors receive materials for participating in the Class"A" training as well as instructional materials for conducting Worker Proficiency training.
These include:
Over 600 color, teaching visuals on CD-Rom illustrating every aspect of the IPC-A-610 document and training information
An Instructor Guide, providing complete instructions for conducting the Worker Proficiency training and testing.
An IPC-A-610 Class"A" Instructor Student Handbook
The IPC-A-610C The Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies and the IPC-T-50 Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits
An open and closed book Worker Proficiency Exam Kit
Worker Proficiency training materials not included in the Class "A" course, such as the Worker Proficiency Student Handbooks and Certificates of Course Completion, can be purchased from IPC only by Class "A" Instructors

The organizations listed have been licensed to provide the IPC-A-610 Training and Certification program. Centers operate independently and set their own course schedules and fees. To register for the program, contact a training center. For program information, contact Lauren Davidson at IPC at 847-790-5314.



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