Asic Designer. Interested in supporting computing activities in schools. All posts are my own opinions, and do not reflect the views of my employer. I`m available, in a volunteering capacity, to support education events around the Cambridge area, provided these are STEM focused, and involve specific technical activities or relate to `typical careers and working conditions` in engineering and technology. I`m thinking about writing a series of blog posts centred around the `Performing Engineering Operations Level 2` NVQ qualification. There doesn`t seem to be much good source material, the teaching (of assessed knowledge) is poor, and the questions asked for assessment have no real answers at all. I`m also desperate to drag the pre-university teaching of electronics and computing way from 1970`s hardware examples. I see students today learning with NE555, and 7805 - these components are as old as me, and are much less likely to be the correct choice. There are questions about pre-forming components - components are, in the main, now designed for automated pick-and-place, not wire-wrap and hand assembly. ©