Distributor plans to have 300 ARM Accredited MCU Engineers by end of year
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Distributor Future Electronics has become the first corporate partner for ARM's Accredited Engineer programme and will aim to get 300 of its engineers around the world certified.
In order to gain Accredited MCU Engineer (AAME) certification, the engineer must cover a broad range of topics laid down in the AAME syllabus, practise the implementation of ARM based designs and then demonstrate knowledge in an independently administered exam.
Steve Carr, Future's director of engineering for EMEA, said: "We wanted to come up with a programme to add value for our customers. We have an agnostic view of design and wanted to use the best technology. Our plan is to upscale and educate so we have the best engineering team in the industry."
As part of the plan, 45 engineers from North America, Europe and Asia will be trained as educators. These will then provide internal training to the remaining engineers.
Carr said: "We can train internally to get engineers to a given standard and plan to have them all certified by the end of 2014. It's a significant investment, but customers can be sure that engineers have the ability to add value."
* Meanwhile, Future has revamped its Board Club, through which registered users could get early access to evaluation and prototyping hardware. Now, all engineers can participate through the website, whether registered or not.
Mark Britton, marketing communications manager for EMEA, said Future will be making sure its franchised companies put boards on the club website as early as possible.
