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2 0 C O M M U N I T Y M A G A Z I N E FA L L 2 0 2 5 T H E G L O B A L R E P O R T Standards development in India and surrounding regions is really beginning to take shape. The Vietnam Standards Committee has been grow- ing stronger, and an initiative was launched in India to develop Mobile & Consumer Electronics Manu- facturing Process Guidelines. Survey findings from 15 companies were presented, with the study now expanding to 200+ organizations to address process reliability and quality standards. We've hired a profes- sional agency to capture input from industry, which will help refine the guidelines for broader acceptance. Meanwhile, the Indian Project Team 6-10J (IPC- 2232), Guidelines for Printed Board Design and Manufacturing of IoT Products, is preparing to re- lease its Final Draft for Industry Review (FDIR). In workforce development, 1,000 CIT and CIS cer- tifications were completed, and 150 operators and trainers were certified across India and Southeast Asia. Updates on the IPC-A-610J and J-STD-001J revi- sions were rolled out through targeted training and webinars. New programs with hands-on training on "Zero Defect Soldering" and "Fundamentals of Cable and Wire Harness" were conducted in Sri Lanka. In Singapore, members are engaged in education pro- grams aimed at accelerating workforce skills and sup- porting organizational goals. Standards, Certifications, and New Initiatives in India Saurab Saxema (left) and Gaurab Majumdar (center) handed out certificates to top-performing participants during the Hand Soldering Skills Challenge at IPCA Electronics Expo India 2025 in August.