Community Colleges Put New Workers Into Semiconductor Jobs Fast

What happened: Community colleges in U.S. semiconductor hubs are offering apprenticeships, certificates, and short training programs to prepare workers for chip industry jobs, responding to a projected workforce shortfall. Key numbers: By 2030, U.S. Why it matters: Industry representatives help shape community college curricula and supply instructors, and schools recruit high school students to address visibility gaps. ACC's Marmolejo says plants need more workers in the pool, otherwise companies are just hiring from each other.

Community colleges in U.S. semiconductor hubs are offering apprenticeships, certificates, and short training programs to prepare workers for chip industry jobs, responding to a projected workforce shortfall.

Industry representatives help shape community college curricula and supply instructors, and schools recruit high school students to address visibility gaps. ACC's Marmolejo says plants need more workers in the pool, otherwise companies are just hiring from each other.