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IPC Designers Council

An international society of individual designers, our mission is to facilitate and promote orderly exchange and integration of design concepts concerning printed boards and related technologies — through communication that connects the design community. IPC offers technical education events for designers on-site and online: conferences, workshops, webcasts, and professional certification programs.

Benefits

  • Discounts on select design-related IPC standards (.pdf), events, and programs
  • Access to technical support — Designers Council Forum electronic bulletin board
  • Networking and technical education — your local Designers Council Chapter
  • Participation in Standards Development

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How is Designers Council participation different from IPC membership?

  • Designers Council is for individuals.
  • Benefits are specific to design-related events, programs, and communication.
  • IPC membership is for organizations.
  • Designers Council participants can not access the IPC Members-Only site.

Benefits are available to all employees at covered sites: discounts on all IPC events and programs, access to market research information, the network of members and affiliates. More about IPC membership.

Designer Certification – a Designers Council Program

Objective evaluation of core competencies in design is provided by this professional program, based upon industry standards rather than specifications of just one company. Courses enhance and assess knowledge: how to transform an electrical circuit description into a reliable PCB design that can be manufactured, assembled, tested.

Certification demonstrates a real commitment to excellence.
Your personal and organizational investment in continuing education and professional development makes a difference to employers and their customers.

CID (Certified Interconnect Designer-Basic) and CID+ (Advanced) are valuable professional credentials recognized throughout the electronics industry.

Find a complete program description here.