How the IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certification Program Works
The IPC/WHMA – A-620 training and certification program has two tiers of instruction. Certified IPC Trainer candidates are sent by their parent companies to receive intensive training and are then certified to provide Application Specialist training. Certified IPC Trainers will participate in a week-long program that has 32 instruction hours. Application Specialist training is modular and training/certification is provided on topics specific to an individuals work requirements.
Some WHMA-A-620 Instructor Training Course Topics
Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
Crimp terminations
Stamped and formed contacts
Machined Contacts
Insulation displacement connections
Ultrasonic welding
Soldered terminations
Splices
Connertorization
Molding and potting
Co-ax and twin-ax assembly
Wire bundle securing
Shielding
Installation
Wire wrap (solderless)
Program Benefits
Certification demonstrates commitment to customer requirements and greatly facilitates certification to ISO Certification or other quality assurance initiatives. By having earned this portable credential, you'll receive immediate recognition, legitimacy and value throughout the electronics industry.
All IPC/WHMA-A-620 Trainers receive materials for participating in the A-620 training as well as instructional materials for conducting Application Specialist training.
These include:
• A CD-ROM with nearly 500 full color teaching visuals illustrating every aspect of the IPC/WHMA-A-620 document and training information, electronic files of the student handbook for royalty-free printing, and all reports and forms required for conducting Application Specialist Training.
• An Instructor Guide, providing complete instructions for conducting the Application Specialist training and testing.
• An IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified IPC Trainer Student Handbook.
• The IPC/WHMA-A-620 Requiements and Acceptance of Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies.
• Open and closed book Application Specialist Written Examinations.
• PC certificate of course completion.
Application Specialist training materials, including student handbooks and certificates, mayb be purchased from IPC only by Certified IPC Trainers and the companies they represent. Certified IPC Trainers may teach the course at any location and set a training fee, if applicable.
The term for an IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified IPC Trainer is two years. Re-certification training is conducted at the Authorized Certification Centers.
Authorized Training Companies
The WHMA organizations listed below have been licensed to provide the IPC/WHMA-A-620 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, email to
or contact IPC at 847-597-2814.
Tyco Electronics Corporation
P.O. Box 3608
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3608
P: 717-810-2417
F: 717-810-2861
Rick Hawthorne
www.tooling.tycoelectronics.com
Other Authorized Training Companies
Advanced Rework Technology
Hill Farm
Ford End
Chelmsford CM3 1LH
UK
P: +44 1245 237083
F: +44 1245 237084
Barry Morris
www.rework.co.uk
Blackfox Training Institute
900 South Main
Suite 101
Longmont, CO 80501
P: 303-684-0135
P: 888-837-9959 (x100)
F: 303-485-5504
Sharon Montana-Beard
www.blackfox.com
Electronics Yorkshire
Airedale House
Clayton Wood Rise
West Park
Leeds
LS16 6RF
UK
P: +44 0113 274 4270
F: +44 0113 274 4328
Peter H. Burnley
www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk
EPTAC Corporation
Longfellow Square, Building II
8025 South Willow Street
Manchester, NH 03103
P:800-643-7822
F: 603-296-2377
Brenda Bujwid
Hong Kong Productivity Council
5/F, HKPC Building
78 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon
Hong Kong
P: +852 2788 5778
F: +852 2788 5405
Siu Lun Law
Omni Training Corp.
9513 Business Center
Drive, Suite J
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
91730-4500
P: 909-945-9495
F: 909-945-9459
Ken Moore
www.omnitraining.com
PIEK International Education Centre BV
Schelsberg 111 - 113
Heerlen 6413 AC
The Netherlands
P: +31 45 5703333
F: +31 45 5703320
Rob Walls, C.I.D.+
www.piekiec.com
Skaaning Quality & Certification-SQC
Engvej 3
DK-2960 Rungsted Kyst
Denmark
P: +45 4586 3592
qualcert@qualcert.dk
STI Electronics, Inc.
102 Tribble Drive
Madison, AL 35758
P: 800-858-0604
P: 256-461-9191
F: 256-461-9566
Dan Foster
www.stielectronicsinc.com
Asian Centre for Aerospace Capability Development Pte Ltd
511 Guillemard Road
#03-12 Grandlink Square
Singapore 399849
Republic of Singapore
P: +65 67414693
F: +65 67411205
C: +65 96412084
watsonchong@asian-aerocad.com
www.asain-aerocac.com
Australia SMCBA Training Centre
PO Box 3140
MURRUMBEENA VIC 3163
Australia
P: +61 3 9568 0599
F: +61 3 9568 0622
pollocka@smcba.asn.au
www.smcba.asn.au
IPC China
Suite 2303
1088 Yan An West Road
Changnin District
Shanghai
P.R. China
Postal code: 200052
P: +86 21 54973435
F: +86 21 54973437
infoasia@ipc.org
www.ipc.org/China
A. A. Training Consulting and Trade A.G. Ltd.
2A Rahvat Poina St.
Shoam 60850
Israel
P: +972 3 967 2826
F: +972 3 967 2813
Arie Grushka
www.arie-grushka.co.il
Training available in Hebrew
Electronics Yorkshire
Airedale House
Clayton Wood Rise
West Park
Leeds
LS16 6RF
UK
P: +44 0113 274 4270
F: +44 0113 274 4328
Peter H. Burnley
www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk
HYTEK
Sofievej 61
Postboks 519
DK-9100 Aalborg
Denmark
P: +45 9811 7003
F: +45 9633 2201
hytek@hytekaalborg.dk
www.hytekaalborg.dk
Training also available in Danish - Swedish - Norwegian
Istituto Italiano della Saldatura
Lungobisagno Istria, 15
16141 Genova
Italy
P: +39 0108341315
F: +39 0108367780
Renex Electronics Education Center
al. Kazimierza Wielkiego 6E
87-800 Wloclawek
Poland
Location also available in Romania
P: +48 54 4112555
F: +48 54 4112555
Marcin Sudomir
szkolenia@renex.com.pl
www.renex.com.pl
Training language in Polish, English, Lithuanian, Russian, Romanian
Solder School Technology
29, Whitehill Road
Whitehill Business Park
Glenrothes, Fife KY6 2RW
Scotland
P: +44 1592 631094
F: +44 1592 631995
Katherine Henderson
www.solderschool.com
Dalus S.A. de C.V.
Av. Kalos n° 117
Centro de Negocios Kalos Apodaca
Apodaca, N.L. 66600
Mexico
P: +52 (81) 8386 1717
F: +52 (81) 8386 4780
Erik C. Jurgensen
Lorena Garza
info@dalus.com
lorena.garza@dalus.com
www.dalus.com
Training available in Spanish, English
EEI Manufacturing Services
703 Grand Central Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
USA
P: +1 727-447-5867
Venus Sanders
Gloria Remp
www.eeimfg.com
Owen-GL S.A. de C.V.
Calle Eva Briseño #665 Int. #15
Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexico
P: +52 333-656-5808 (Guadalajara MX)
F: +52 333-656-5808
Luis F. Garcia
Jose Luis Martinez
joselmartinez@owen-gl.com
www.owen-gl.com
Training available in English, Spanish
STM-Service To Mankind
3622 Norwood Avenue
San Jose, CA 95148
USA
P: +1 408-274-7119
Floyd Bertagnolli
www.stmtraining.com
Verion Training Systems, LLC
4100 Alpha Road
Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75244
USA
P: 877-837-4661 (Toll-Free)
P: +1 972-866-8887
F: +1 972-907-0500
www.veriontraining.com
Weeks Planning Incorporated
13215 SE Mill Plain Boulevard, C-8
Suite 372
Vancouver, WA 98684-6991
USA
P: +1 360-608-8015
F: +1 360-546-2821
Steven F. Weeks
steven@soldering.biz
www.soldering.biz