PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and other state groups joined Intel on Monday morning to announce a new semiconductor workforce initiative.
Intel launched what it calls the company’s first U.S. registered apprenticeship program for manufacturing facility technicians, in collaboration with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), the SEMI Foundation, Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) and Frest Start Women’s Foundation.
“Facility technicians are especially difficult to find,” said Christy Pambianchi, Intel Chief People Officer. “There is a much smaller pool of trained applicants with this specific skill set. The Intel apprenticeship program addresses this challenge by expanding the semiconductor talent pipeline and providing critical support structures, especially needed for women and underrepresented groups, to help meet the workforce demand of the future.”
As part of the program, Intel plans to train dozens of facility technician apprentices over the next five years. Intel notes that these apprentices will be full-time company employees from the beginning and will earn a certificate and college credit after completing the one-year program.
Intel currently has a plant in Chandler and has previously announced plans to build two new facilities in the Valley.
President Joe Biden visited the Chandler plant in March to celebrate an agreement to provide Intel with billions in funding for facilities around the U.S.
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