IPC certification · Inspection and acceptability
Acceptability of printed boards, external and internal conditions. This course certifies inspectors to identify characteristics inside and on the surface of a printed circuit board, from base material and plated through holes to internal copper and internal planes.
Next sessions
Anyone who judges a bare board before it is populated, and anyone who has to answer for that judgement.
Mandatory for CIS. Four hours.
Optional for CIS. Five hours.
Optional for CIS. Seven hours.
Optional for CIS. Three hours.
CIS
An IPC issued Certified IPC Specialist credential, with a traceable certificate number recorded against your name and company.
Certification valid two years from the exam date. We send a reminder before the credential expires.
CIT
An IPC issued Certified IPC Trainer credential, which allows you to teach the standard and certify specialists inside your own company.
Certification valid two years from the exam date. Renewal requires evidence that you have taught. Let the credential lapse and your company loses the ability to certify its own specialists until it is renewed.
CSE
An IPC issued Certified Standards Expert credential for detailed knowledge of the standard itself, aimed at engineers and quality staff rather than line operators.
Certification valid two years from the exam date. Teaching and certifying others requires the Certified IPC Trainer credential instead.
At a center
Bench access and magnification provided. Best fit for one to four people.
Live online
Same instructor, same exam. Best fit for distributed teams.
At your facility
The instructor comes to you. Same assemblies and same IPC criteria, taught at your own facility, so your team doesn't travel.
This course is designed to certify inspectors in identifying characteristics that may occur either internally or externally in and on the printed circuit board. This includes characteristics in the base material, plated-through-holes, internal conductive copper pattern, treatments to the internal copper, and internal planes.
Participants must be able to read and proficiently interpret the language the class and exams are presented in. Exams are available in limited additional languages upon request. Successful passing of written and practical exams is required to attain certification. Two attempts at any exam are included in tuition paid. Additional charges will apply for more than two exam attempts.
Students will learn to identify acceptable/non-conforming conditions for:
CIS students can attend all or some of the following modules, CIT and CSE will attend all:
What a CIS receives
Certification Requirements: Pass open book written exams at 70% or better Prerequisite: None Class Length: 2.5 days for all modules Certification Length: 24 months Price: contact us for a quote*
What a CSE receives
Certification Requirements: Pass open and closed book timed written exams at 80% or better Prerequisite: None Class Length: 2.5 – 3 days Certification Length: 24 months Price: contact us for a quote*
What a CIT receives
Note if recertifying: To be eligible for recertification, the CIT must have certified a minimum of 5 students in at least 1 class per year of certification in any of the programs the CIT is certified in.
Certification Requirements: Pass open book written exams at 80% or better Prerequisite: None Class Length: 2.5 – 3 days Certification Length: 24 months Price: contact us for a quote*
| Dates | Location | Certification | Status | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SingaporeIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| —Live online | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| Phoenix, AZIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| SingaporeIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| SingaporeIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| —Live online | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| Phoenix, AZIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| PenangIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| SingaporeIn person | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register | |
| —Live online | CIS, CIT, CSEEnglish | Available | Register |
