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J-STD-001 is the requirements standard for soldered electronic assemblies. We bring the class and the hands-on work to your benches: one to three days on your floor, on dates you pick, and nobody loses a week to travel.
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What it is
J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, sets the materials, methods and acceptance criteria for making soldered connections. Where IPC-A-610 tells an inspector whether a board passes, J-STD-001 tells the person holding the iron how to build it so it does.
Taught to Revision J, current since March 2024.
What it sets requirements for
Who it is for
Solder operators, rework technicians, assembly leads and the engineers who write the process. If someone in your building picks up an iron on product that ships, they should hold this.
A customer or registrar wants proof your operators are trained to a recognized soldering standard, not just to how the shop has always done it.
You brought on operators who can solder, but nobody has checked them against the standard your customer holds you to.
Twenty-four months came around faster than expected and you have people about to fall out of compliance.
You won work that names J-STD-001 or Class 3 in the purchase order, and now you have to show certified people on the build.
Orlando has 25 years in manufacturing, from building boards in production to quality assurance to training. He has run more than 500 trainings across San Diego County in the last four years, and he is a Certified IPC Trainer, authorized by IPC to teach and certify your people to the standard.
What is covered
Module 1 covers the fundamentals and is required for every student. Modules 2 through 4 pair the requirements with bench work: students solder to the standard and the work is checked against it. Module 5 covers inspection. Each module ends in an open book exam.
Module 1 is mandatory. Students can certify to any combination of modules that includes it. We will tell you whether a partial certification is a reasonable call for a role or whether it will cause you problems later.
Space addendum
The J-STD-001 Space addendum adds requirements for hardware that has to survive launch vibration and thermal cycling, then keep working where nobody can reach it. It runs alongside the J-STD-001 class, so it adds a module, not another trip.
How the class runs
We run a short discovery call to learn the nuances of your business, walk you through the training plan, confirm your bench setup, lock down the date, and prep you and your team.
Module 1 and its exam, then the first hands-on modules. Students solder their workmanship boards at the bench and the work is checked against the standard.
Run through the remaining modules, exams and workmanship. Anyone who did not pass a Day 1 exam breaks away from the group for a second pass with the instructor.
Every student is registered by name and the certification is traceable through IPC, now the Global Electronics Association. You get the roster with the final invoice.
How we are different
The certification is identical either way. What changes is what it costs you to get it.
The cost
View an estimated cost based on your headcount. For an official estimate and information about the service, request a quote.
Need recertification instead of a first certification? Pricing is different and we quote those directly. Ask us for a recert quote.
Your estimate
Books are not included. They come in hardcopy, PDF and online formats, and you buy them directly. We will tell you which one fits and where to get it. This is an estimate, not a contract.
Where should we send it?
Workmanship kits are the boards and components each student solders during the hands-on modules. Outside provider pricing is an estimate based on published rates for comparable courses. Pricing effective August 2026 and depends on headcount and location.
Questions
No. Module 1 is required for every student. After that, students can certify to any combination of the remaining modules. Someone who only solders wires to terminals may not need surface mount, for example. A full certification covers all five. We will tell you honestly which modules fit each role on your line.
They are the standard's three levels of strictness, and your certification covers all three. Class 1 is general electronic products that only have to work when you turn them on. Class 2 is dedicated service products where a failure costs money and downtime but nobody gets hurt. Class 3 is high performance and harsh environment hardware that cannot fail, like medical, aerospace and defense. The same solder joint can pass Class 2 and fail Class 3, which is why we teach all three.
No. Students should already have basic soldering skills. The class teaches the requirements of the standard and has students prove they can build to it. If you have people who have never held an iron, tell us and we will talk through the right starting point.
IPC-A-610 tells you whether an assembly is acceptable. J-STD-001 tells you how to build it so that it is. A-610 certifies people to inspect and judge. J-STD-001 certifies people to manufacture to the requirement and includes hands-on workmanship. Operators building the product usually need J-STD-001. Inspection and quality teams usually need A-610. Plenty of shops run both.
Revision J, released in March 2024 and current. If your customer documentation still calls out Revision H, tell us and we will cover the differences that matter to your process.
Yes. It runs alongside the J-STD-001 class as one extra module, for hardware that has to survive launch and operate in space. Students need a current J-STD-001 certification, and there is no training fee. You pay the IPC exam credit only.
Twenty-four months. IPC allows a 90 day grace period after expiration, and you can recertify up to 90 days early without losing time, since the new expiration is measured from the original date rather than the class date. We track your roster dates and come back before anyone lapses.
One to ten students in a class. For the hands-on modules, the real limit is usually how many solder stations you can set up. Larger groups get split across consecutive days.
A conference room for the bookwork and the online exams, a computer for each student plus guest wifi, a solder station for each student during the hands-on modules, and your student roster with IPC usernames so certifications land correctly for audits. You also buy the J-STD-001 book directly. We tell you which format fits and where to get it.
Use the estimator above to price your headcount. The IPC exam credit and workmanship kits are separate lines, and the exam credit is billed at exactly what IPC charges us with no markup. Books are not included. They come in hardcopy, PDF and online formats, so you buy the one that fits your team directly and we point you to the right source. Either way, you land 50%+ below an outside training center.
Yes. Send us your roster with expiration dates and we will schedule around them. Recertification is shorter than an initial certification and we can usually fold it into a visit where you are also certifying new hires.
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