DEVELOP YOUR HANDS-ON SKILLS WITH
HAND SOLDERING TRAINING
Our highly practical trainings cover the basics and various aspects of hand soldering. We provide all the necessary skills to work on modern electronic printed circuit boards.
Basic Hand Soldering
Training will be given in accordance with IPC J-STD-001 "Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies" and IPC-A-610 workmanship standards.
Hand Soldering Techniques
Training will be given in accordance with IPC-7711/7721 "Rework, Repair and Modification of Printed Boards and Electronic Assemblies" and IPC-A-610 workmanship standards.

Course Summary
Course 1 — Basic Hand Soldering (1 Day)
A 1-day practical course covering core soldering concepts and techniques for through-hole and basic surface-mount components.
Course 2 — Hand Soldering Techniques (2 Days)
A 2-day advanced course focusing on detailed solder joint quality, SMT techniques, and rework skills for a wide range of component types.
Course Structure
Course 1 — Basic Hand Soldering (1 Day)
Day 1
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Introduction
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Solders, Fluxes, Laminates, and Surface Finishes
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Hand Soldering of Through Hole Printed Circuit Assemblies
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Hand Soldering of Terminals
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Hand Soldering and Rework of SMT Chip Components
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Hand Soldering and Rework of SMT Leaded Components (SOT, SOIC, QFP, and J-Lead)
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Questions and Closing
Course 2 — Hand Soldering Techniques (2 Days)
Day 1
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Introduction, Legislation and the Environment, and Overview of Lead Free
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Solders, Fluxes, Laminates, and Surface Finishes
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Solder Joint Appearance
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Hand Soldering of Through Hole
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Hand Soldering of Terminals
Day 2
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Hand Soldering of SMT Chip Components
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Hand Soldering of SMT SOT/SOIC Components
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Hand Soldering of SMT QFP Components
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Hand Soldering of SMT J-Lead Components
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Questions and Closing
Learning Outcomes
Basic Hand Soldering — 1 Day
Hand Soldering Techniques — 2 Days
Participants will acquire knowledge of basic soldering and reworking techniques as well as safe working practices in a soldering station. They will be able to demonstrate proper usage of a soldering iron. Successful completion of the course will be awarded with the Competence Certificate by Wizlogix Pte Ltd.
- Participants will acquire knowledge of basic soldering techniques and a basic understanding of current industry requirements. Participants will be able to demonstrate proper usage of a soldering iron and safe working practices at a soldering station. Successful completion of the course leads to the award of the Competence Certificate by Wizlogix Pte Ltd.
Course Details
Course 1 — Basic Hand Soldering
(1 Day)
Course 2 — Hand Soldering Techniques (2 Day)
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Target Audience
- Line personnel & Operators
- Technicians & Inspectors
- Engineers & Designers
- Quality personnel & Buyers
- Anyone looking to refine hand-soldering skills
Course Facilitator
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Loh Wee Kong is a Principal Process Engineer before joining Blackfox Training Institute. He has been in the PCBA industry since 1995, and has been an IPC MIT/CIT from 2007.
Some notable companies that he has worked before includes Jabil Circuit, where he did Aerospace and Defence work. He has also worked with DSO National Laboratories for over 9 years doing development work and conducting internal IPC training.
He has extensive hands-on experience in PCBA's processes, including Prototyping and Mass Production. He has also programmed, operated and maintained SMT machines, Wave soldering machines, Conformal coating machines and Rework stations. He has attended Jabil Circuit's advanced reflow training and is well versed in Temperature profiling for Convection and Vapor phase reflow.
He finetuned the SMT process and developed the Conformal coating process in DSO National Laboratories. Development includes Parylene coating and Parylene rework process.
He can be contacted at weekongl@blackfox.com
Loh Wee Kong
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