IPC Certification Programs and their Importance
Jack Crawford, IPC Director - Certification

Classroom Training and Certification on IPC Standards
These industry-developed and approved programs use the two-tier "train the trainer" approach for standardized classroom training to assure understanding of criteria in the industry's most popular documents. This training leads to an industry traceable certification for the instructors, quality team, management and operators on J-STD-001 (also Chinese, Spanish, Swedish), IPC-A-600 (also Chinese), IPC-A-610 (also in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, with Russian by July 2008), IPC-A-620 (also Spanish July 2008), Rework and Repair. Additional languages are being translated and will be listed here when they are available. Official IPC Serialized Certificates are available in both letter and A4 paper sizes. There are also formal classroom training and certification programs for EMS Program Managers and for Certified IPC Designers.

IPC Media Training
Watch a brief movie explaining IPC's multimedia training programs

Multimedia Training and Certification
Media resources for use in the classroom or for computer-based learning. Operator-level video training and certification programs come in two basic formats — DVD with paper testing and certification, and OVT (Online Video Training) for network or intranet delivery and playback. OVT includes automated testing programs with certificate generation. Other resources include, training and reference guides in print and digital formats; quality / acceptance wall posters; and digital image resources (clip art) to build your own instructional materials.

IPC Designers Council Events and Certification
Professional Certification for PCB designers, IPC Designers Council and Learning Symposiums.

Certification for RoHS Lead Free Electronics Assembly Process Capability Program
EMS/OEM facility certification program. Includes a self-assessment and audit.

Earn Your CEPM!
IPC EMS Program Manager Training and Certification
This multi-session, comprehensive training and testing program leads to certification of these multifunctional ombudsmen.