Episodes
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Promoting the Electronic Industry to Younger Generation
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
IPC continues to develop resources to bring awareness about the electronics industry to the young generation.
In this episode, we are very fortunate to have Charlene Gunther, the Senior Director of the IPC Education Foundation. We will talk about IPC’s efforts to involve students in engaging activities that will introduce the electronic industry to them as early as high school.
Join us and watch through the end. We added some great resources below so be sure to check them out.
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Episode Highlights:
- Charlene Gunther introduction and a brief overview of her role as the Senior Director of the IPC Foundation
- Charlene talks about the IPC three pillars: awareness, engagement, and connections
- The IPC launched the website www.careersinelectronics.com which aims to attract students and job seekers within the electronics industry
- The IPC student chapter plays a big role to attract and involving students in skill development training and networking
- IPC is hosting annual STEM outreach and partners with Title I schools and private institutions to expose high school students to hands-on activities, connecting them with industry, allowing them to solder, to design, to learn about assembly
- Other departments of the IPC that work towards improving accessible education are the Education Department led by Vice President David Hernandez and Chris Mitchell the VP of Advocacy and Government Relations
- The universities’ response to IPC programs has been very positive and they have become more proactive in integrating electronics and manufacturing-related courses into their curriculum
- Be in the loop with the latest IPC Education Foundation announcements, visit www.careersinelectronics.com , subscribe to their newsletter, and follow their social media pages. Students, parents, and employers are encouraged to visit the website
Links and Resources:
- Connect with Charlene Gunter on LinkedIn
- Visit the IPC website
- Visit the Careers in Electronics website
- Learn more about IPC Education Foundation
- Watch related episodes:
- Learn Printed Circuit Board Design
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
OnTrack Podcast 2022 Year in Review
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Join us as we reflect on the best moments and the coolest guests we've had on the OnTrack podcast this year. 2012 has been a whirlwind year for the electronics industry–chip shortages, and a supply chain crunch. Altium has passed several milestones, as well as releasing an education program. And there have been some groundbreaking reports from industry groups highlighting the need for workforce training and development, and workforce shortages coming on the horizon.
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Show Highlights:
- One of Altium’s Milestone is the Altium Education Program
- In most of the episodes, the issue of automotive chips shortage comes up coupled with the passing of the PCB Act
- PCB Packaging, and production of integrated circuit substrates
- Most requested repeat guests and new faces
Links and Resources:
- Watch all the OnTrack Podcast Episode
- Register at Altium Education for Free
- Connect with Zach on LinkedIn
- Visit Nexar website
- Visit Octopart website
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Master the Basics of PCB Electronics Design and ECAD Software
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Altium launches a new curriculum into the college in university space called Altium Education. In this episode, Rea Callender, Altium’s Vice President of Education tell us what is in the curriculum, who is it for, and how it will help PCB designers and aspiring designers advance into their career.
Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics
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Show Highlights:
- Altium launches Altium Education, which aims to educate anyone who knows nothing about printed circuit board design, to learn the skills to create a printed circuit board, and send it off to manufacturing
- Students can still apply for Free Altium Designer® license
- Altium is taking the lead in PCB Design Education
- Teaching the process of circuit board design
- Modular approach with 16 units that college professors can use to supplement their course
- Student can take the curriculum for free and take it as a self-phase learning tool
- Altium Education have received positive feedback from college professors prior to its launch
College professor - excellent response
- There is currently no curriculum similar to Altium Education, it is a supplemental course, it's not meant to displace anything
- Pcdandf survey reports that in 15 years, approximately 78% of the workforce to retire which may lead to the talent shortage
- Altium Education will help attract talent to the field
- It will equip the students with proper skills in PCB design
- It is designed for High School students, College students, and Professional
Links and Resources:
Register to Altium Education for Free
Connect with Leah Callender on LinkedIn
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