PCB Tech Talk Podcast: Addressing Your Comments and Questions on the Aging PCB Design Workforce

We received a lot of great feedback from listeners regarding the question proposed in episode three about whether or not PCB designers are becoming a vanishing breed so in this episode, we hear from our listeners! More on that from the podcast producer, Brittany Bach, below. Thanks for following the blog and tuning into PCB Tech Talk! – John

Hi, I’m Brittany, producer of the PCB Tech Talk podcast. I’m usually at work behind the scenes but, in this episode, I join John to share some listener comments and discuss the topics below in greater depth.

• How is it that there are a variety of opinions as to what PCB Design is?
• PCB design education and training trends
• Are apprenticeships necessary?
• Are HR teams lacking understanding when it comes to hiring?
• What training is foundational for PCB Design?
• Are companies unwilling to invest enough in training new recruits?

Fresh Faces in the Design Community, PCB&F, 2014 PCB Designer Annual Survey

How did you learn PCB layout?, EDN Network

LinkedIn Group Discussion, Old Timers PCB Designer Group

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