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46 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2024 What does it take to become a PCB design instructor and be successful? is question is especially relevant in the rapidly chang- ing landscape of printed circuit board design and layout. Our industry, like many others, is dealing with a lot of change. Turnover is chief among those changes as newcomers step into the positions le open by those retiring. ere is the constant escalation of technology that triggers continual enhancements of standards and processes that designers must keep up with. It is evident that our industry needs good technical instructors to carry this load. Over the years, I've seen many discussions about bringing in new PCB layout designers to replace those transitioning out of the field. But it's rare to see discussions acknowledging the need to promote good design instructors who teach the new PCB layout artists, and update the rest of us. I look forward to reading the ideas and insights from the other contribu- tors while also sharing some of my own expe- riences. You see, once upon a time in the not- too-distant past, I logged some time as a PCB CAD instructor. To be clear, I wasn't a design instructor as there are differences. But as Andy Shaughnessy says about these differences, it's close enough for jazz. When you're sitting in a technical class at a high-profile event like a design conference, it The Art of Technical Instruction Tim's Takeaways Feature Column by Tim Haag, FIRST PAGE SAGE