IPC CIS/CIT/MIT Policies & Procedures
CPO - ✔️✔️Certification Program Office - oversees the development and operations of
IPC programs with various volunteer committees
CIS - ✔️✔️Certified IPC Specialist
CIT - ✔️✔️Certified IPC Trainer
CSE - ✔️✔️Certified Standards Expert
EEAC - ✔️✔️IPC Education Executive Advisory Committee - oversees and supports
other committees
Job Task Analysis - ✔️✔️formal process of identifying the duties required to perform a
job, describing the tasks required to perform those duties and defining the knowledge,
skills and abilities required to successfully perform those tasks
JTAC - ✔️✔️Job Task Analysis Committee - a group of SMEs responsible for defining
a competency model for the electronics industry
MIT - ✔️✔️Master IPC Trainer
TPAC - ✔️✔️Training Program Advisory Committee - a group of SMEs responsible for
advising IPC on training programs; oversees training committees
IPC-A-610 - ✔️✔️Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
IPC-6012 - ✔️✔️Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Printed Boards
IPC J-STD-001 - ✔️✔️Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
IPC-A-600 - ✔️✔️Acceptability of Printed Boards
IPC/WHMA-A-620 - ✔️✔️Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness
Assemblies
IPC-7711/7721 - ✔️✔️Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies
Roles of CIT certificant - ✔️✔️1) Proctor IPC exams for CIS candidates
2) Proctor IPC exams for CIS candidates in an endorsement module
3) Conduct CIS training utilizing IPC materials
, Roles of MIT certificant - ✔️✔️1) Proctor IPC exams for CIS, CIT or CSE
2) Proctor IPC exams for CIS, CIT or CSE in an endorsement module
3) Conduct CIS and CIT training utilizing IPC materials
4) Provide the first level of technical and administrative support to the CIS and CITs you
have trained
Mandatory Certification Requirements for J-STD-001 - ✔️✔️Module 1 endorsement
exam (no pre-reqs)
Policies & Procedures Version - ✔️✔️7.3
Effective Date - ✔️✔️January 1, 2022
Who do you contact for questions regarding the policies and procedures - ✔️✔️IPC
Help Desk
CAC - ✔️✔️Certification Advisory Committee - SMEs responsible for advising IPC on
programs
how long do CIS candidates have for pursuing and completing additional optional
modules while certifying - ✔️✔️90 days from when the initial/re-certification is awarded
Module 1 - ✔️✔️Introduction and Basic Requirements (exam)
Module 2 - ✔️✔️Wires & Terminals (exam & workmanship)
Module 3 - ✔️✔️PCB, Coating, Encapsulation and Staking (exam)
Module 4 - ✔️✔️Through Hole Technology (exam & workmanship)
Module 5 - ✔️✔️Surface Mount Technology (exam & workmanship)
Module 6 - ✔️✔️Inspection (exam - not required & workmanship - required)
3 modalities for certification exams - ✔️✔️online proctored, remote proctored, paper &
pencil proctored
acceptable browsers for online exams - ✔️✔️chrome & firefox
Workmanship requirements - ✔️✔️all workmanship must be viewed and evaluated, in
person, by a CIT or MIT
CPO - ✔️✔️Certification Program Office - oversees the development and operations of
IPC programs with various volunteer committees
CIS - ✔️✔️Certified IPC Specialist
CIT - ✔️✔️Certified IPC Trainer
CSE - ✔️✔️Certified Standards Expert
EEAC - ✔️✔️IPC Education Executive Advisory Committee - oversees and supports
other committees
Job Task Analysis - ✔️✔️formal process of identifying the duties required to perform a
job, describing the tasks required to perform those duties and defining the knowledge,
skills and abilities required to successfully perform those tasks
JTAC - ✔️✔️Job Task Analysis Committee - a group of SMEs responsible for defining
a competency model for the electronics industry
MIT - ✔️✔️Master IPC Trainer
TPAC - ✔️✔️Training Program Advisory Committee - a group of SMEs responsible for
advising IPC on training programs; oversees training committees
IPC-A-610 - ✔️✔️Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
IPC-6012 - ✔️✔️Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Printed Boards
IPC J-STD-001 - ✔️✔️Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
IPC-A-600 - ✔️✔️Acceptability of Printed Boards
IPC/WHMA-A-620 - ✔️✔️Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness
Assemblies
IPC-7711/7721 - ✔️✔️Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies
Roles of CIT certificant - ✔️✔️1) Proctor IPC exams for CIS candidates
2) Proctor IPC exams for CIS candidates in an endorsement module
3) Conduct CIS training utilizing IPC materials
, Roles of MIT certificant - ✔️✔️1) Proctor IPC exams for CIS, CIT or CSE
2) Proctor IPC exams for CIS, CIT or CSE in an endorsement module
3) Conduct CIS and CIT training utilizing IPC materials
4) Provide the first level of technical and administrative support to the CIS and CITs you
have trained
Mandatory Certification Requirements for J-STD-001 - ✔️✔️Module 1 endorsement
exam (no pre-reqs)
Policies & Procedures Version - ✔️✔️7.3
Effective Date - ✔️✔️January 1, 2022
Who do you contact for questions regarding the policies and procedures - ✔️✔️IPC
Help Desk
CAC - ✔️✔️Certification Advisory Committee - SMEs responsible for advising IPC on
programs
how long do CIS candidates have for pursuing and completing additional optional
modules while certifying - ✔️✔️90 days from when the initial/re-certification is awarded
Module 1 - ✔️✔️Introduction and Basic Requirements (exam)
Module 2 - ✔️✔️Wires & Terminals (exam & workmanship)
Module 3 - ✔️✔️PCB, Coating, Encapsulation and Staking (exam)
Module 4 - ✔️✔️Through Hole Technology (exam & workmanship)
Module 5 - ✔️✔️Surface Mount Technology (exam & workmanship)
Module 6 - ✔️✔️Inspection (exam - not required & workmanship - required)
3 modalities for certification exams - ✔️✔️online proctored, remote proctored, paper &
pencil proctored
acceptable browsers for online exams - ✔️✔️chrome & firefox
Workmanship requirements - ✔️✔️all workmanship must be viewed and evaluated, in
person, by a CIT or MIT
