Ron IPC released last summer a complete skills requirement document which includes job descriptions for PCB workers as you described. The descriptions included some basic guidelines for educational requirements and suggest methods to evaluate performance to acceptable levels. I served on the task group that wrote this document and it was intended to help HR place the right people in the right positions by explaining the requirements of the tasks. It deals with "front line" operator positions but it does not specifically address skills needed in CAD/CAM, front end engineering, or process engineering. (IPC decision.) You can contact IPC and purchase this document from the catalog. If you have difficulty, contact John Riley at IPC for assistance. Hope this helps. Pat Kane Technical Sales Manager Contamination Studies Laboratories ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################