5-Day Comprehensive Level 3 Micro-Soldering & PCB Repair
Our complete Level 3 programme for technicians who want to develop professional board-level repair and advanced micro-soldering skills.
This 5-day comprehensive course is designed for technicians who want to progress beyond standard screen, battery and charging-port repairs and learn how to diagnose and repair smartphone and tablet motherboards at component level.
With 80% practical training, you will spend substantial time working with real boards and professional repair equipment under the guidance of an experienced trainer.
What you will learn
Micro-Soldering & Component Work
- Professional soldering and micro-soldering
- Safe desoldering techniques
- IC removal and replacement
- IC reballing and controlled rework
- BGA-related work
- FPC connector replacement
- EMI shield removal
- Component removal and replacement
Motherboard Diagnostics
- PCB diagnostic procedures
- Short-circuit detection and removal
- Voltage, resistance and continuity testing
- Multimeter fault finding
- Power-rail diagnosis
- Component-level troubleshooting
- Power and boot fault diagnosis
Schematic & Board-Level Analysis
- Reading smartphone schematics
- Introduction to board-view software
- Motherboard structure and circuit analysis
- Charging circuit diagnosis
- Display and touch circuits
- Camera circuits
- Wi-Fi circuits
- Baseband and RF circuits
- Audio circuits
- Other common motherboard faults
Advanced Board Repairs
- Charging/data port repairs
- SIM connector repairs
- Battery connector repairs
- Wi-Fi connector repairs
- Multi-pin connector repairs
- Backlight repairs
- Touch/charging IC work
- Jumper and trace restoration
- Missing-pad and damaged-trace repair
- Liquid-damage treatment and corrosion removal
- Ultrasonic cleaning
- Power cycling and shutdown faults
- NAND-related work and data-recovery workflows where applicable
80% Practical Training
This is a highly practical course. You will work with real smartphones, tablets and motherboards, using professional equipment including:
- Microscope
- Soldering iron
- Hot-air rework station
- Multimeter
- Ultrasonic cleaner
- Professional board-repair tools
Phones and motherboards are provided for hands-on training.
Who is this course for?
The Comprehensive Level 3 course is ideal for:
- Phone repair technicians with basic repair experience
- Technicians wanting to become board-level specialists
- Repair shop owners wanting to offer advanced motherboard repairs
- Electronics/engineering students wanting practical board-level experience
- Anyone serious about developing professional smartphone and tablet micro-soldering skills
💬 Unlimited Free Post-Course Support
Your support continues after the course. You receive unlimited free technical support, and if you need additional practice, free extra classes are available when needed to help reinforce your skills.
Why choose the 5-day Comprehensive course?
The additional two days give you more time to understand the theory, practise techniques, work through different faults and build confidence under supervision.
If you are newer to board-level repair or want the most complete Level 3 training experience, this is the recommended option.
| Fast Track Level 3 | Comprehensive Level 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 3 Days | 5 Days |
| Training style | Intensive & focused | Full & comprehensive |
| Best for | Experienced technicians | Technicians wanting deeper training |
| Practical training | ✔️ | ✔️ More supervised practice |
| Micro-soldering | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Motherboard diagnostics | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| IC work & reballing | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Schematic / board view | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Connector & trace repair | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Liquid-damage repair | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Post-course support | ✔️ | ✔️ Unlimited |
| Best choice if... | You already have experience and want to progress quickly | You want more time, depth and practical experience |