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IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) Course

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

COURSE OUTLINE

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IPC/WHMA-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies, has become the most important process, materials, and inspections standard for the cable and wire harness industry. Developed with support from the Wire Harness Manufacturers’ Association, the document and training has earned an international reputation as the source for end-product acceptance. This class allows trainers to instruct associates within their companies to perform their own IPC 620 certification program to build up IPC-A-620 IPC specialists.
Their IPC-A-620 certification prepares individuals to deliver Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) training and helps enhance employee skills and performance. Additionally, certification demonstrates your commitment to continuous improvement of product quality and reliability, and greatly facilitates certification to ISO or other quality assurance initiatives. The IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) provides individuals with a portable credential that represents their understanding of IPC/WHMA-A-620.

Their IPC-A-620 certification prepares individuals to deliver Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) training and helps enhance employee skills and performance. Additionally, certification demonstrates your commitment to continuous improvement of product quality and reliability, and greatly facilitates certification to ISO or other quality assurance initiatives. The IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) provides individuals with a portable credential that represents their understanding of IPC/WHMA-A-620.

This class does NOT includes any hand soldering or cable or wire harness hands on build  instruction. Please see the Wires and Terminals 101 or Wire Harness Assembly classes for hands-on training.

Classes can be taught in the BEST mobile training center, online, at your location or at a BEST training location.

COURSE OVERVIEW

The IPC/WHMA-A-620 Instructor Training and Certification Course is designed to teach and certify individuals in different discrimination skills, that is, to improve accuracy of discrimination between an acceptable or not acceptable cable or wire harness assembly per the IPC/WHMA-A-620 document. This lecture only course teaches students the accept/reject criteria in the IPC/WHMA-A-620, for all three classes of cable and wire harness assembly.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

- Be able to reference the IPC/WHMA-A-620 standard to make accept/reject decisions

- Proficiently conduct operator courses in modules per IPC requirements

- Explain IPC terminology and their definitions

- Earn a score of 80% or better on BOTH the open and closed book IPC examinations in order for certification.

Materials Provided
  • IPC/WHMA-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies standard
  • Access to online visual aids for conducting CIS courses and an electronic instructor guide with lesson plans and reference material
  • IPC certificate of completion

After an individual has been certified as an instructor, the instructor's training site will require additional material not included with the training:

  • Computer and projector to show the training curriculum
  • IPC/WHMA-A-620 standard for each student to reference during testing (To purchase standards look here.)
  • Computer with online access for each student to take his/her exams
  • Exams that will need to be purchased through IPC
COURSE OUTLINE

DAY ONE

  • Introduction/Policy and Procedures
  • Forward and Referenced Documents
  • Preparation
  • Soldered Terminations
  • Crimp Terminations

DAY TWO

  • Crimp Terminations (cont)
  • Insulation Displacement (IDC)
  • Ultrasonic Welding
  • Splices
  • Connectorization

DAY THREE

  • Molding / Potting
  • Cable Assemblies and Wires
  • Marking Labeling
  • Coaxial and Twinaxial Cable Assemblies
  • Wire Bundle Securing
  • Shielding

DAY FOUR

  • Cable/Wire Harness Protective Coverings
  • Installation
  • Solderless Wrap
  • Testing
  • Instructor Skills, CIT Roles and Responsibilities
  • Testing