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34 comfort zone and not be intimidated by challenging courses. Consider where you want to be in your ca- reer and utilize IPC courses to gain hands-on, real-life experiences to help you advance. Student participation increased so significantly in 2022 that IPC has responded by expanding our of- ferings to meet customer demand. The following is a breakdown of what you can see this year: PCB Design I and II These course offerings are driven by the high de- mand, where courses have been near capacity all year. We believe we are meeting students' expectations of our courses based on their positive feedback. PCB Design for Military and Aerospace Applications PCB design students have demonstrated great enthusiasm for the coursework and new knowledge of this course. One former student told us, "The infor- mation was relevant to my current work and enlight- ened me in areas where I could use improvement in process and documentation." Another student from PCB Design II commented, "My learning experience was better than what I experienced in college. What I learned in college was just basic electronics routing. During this course I learned how IPC guidelines can help to produce a quality PCB." Advanced Troubleshooting and Defect Analysis This will be taught by IPC Hall of Famer Michael Carano. But it is not just PCB design courses that are growing. Check out these additional courses: Certified Electronics Program Manager Training and Certification Program Led by Susan Mucha, a longtime industry consul- tant, this is the only program management course developed exclusively for electronics manufacturing and includes two sessions on contracts. The ses- sions are led by an industry lawyer from the firm F&B. Of the course, Susan says, "The CEPM program provides EMS program managers and their OEM counterparts with a credential that demonstrates that they are familiar with both the business and tech- nical aspects of their roles. More importantly, when I've talked with EMS CEOs, I've also heard that pro- gram managers who earn their CEPMs tend to stand out as more proactive in early issue identification and ability to negotiate with customers." Advanced Design Concepts This is a new course as a result of student feed- back in other courses. Launching in March, it is part of our comprehensive PCB design curriculum and will feature blended content from three previously offered courses: Embedded Design, HDI/Advanced Packaging, and Printed and Wearable Devices. Engineering Webinar Series IPC launched this series in November and De- cember 2022 as a member benefit. The series in- cludes four live educational experiences discussing key issues of quality, defect detection and remedia- tion, and design finalization and fabrication. A team of industry leaders covered topics like SMT yield, gold and aluminum wire bonding, preventing manufactur- ing defects, and e-textiles. These stand-alone topics were "modules of information" of IPC APEX EXPO 2023 Professional Development courses. Check out the IPC Events calendar for more webinars sched- uled throughout 2023.