Alternative Career Paths Help Meet Semiconductor Workforce Needs

Alternative Career Paths

Westerwood Global is grateful for the opportunity to serve as a guest contributor on the SEMI Blog to discuss alternative career paths, e.g., Managed Workforce Services, and how they help meet semiconductor workforce needs.

We are facing an unprecedented demand for resources within our industry due to an aging workforce, multiple new fabs under construction, and existing indigenous demands to meet. Experienced individuals are leaving the workforce and not enough new people are joining, which has left us with a dwindling talent pipeline. We find ourselves with a multifaceted challenge that is undoubtedly going to be the number one issue in the coming years – people.

For the full perspective on how alternative career paths help meet semiconductor workforce needs, we welcome you to read our guest post here as well as join Westerwood Global’s talk Alternative Pathways to Career Success: A Case Study session in the Workforce Development Pavilion at SEMICON West 2022 at 2:00pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In this session, we will discuss workforce challenges and how a more collaborative partnership model might be the right approach for businesses looking to fill staff vacancies and for individuals looking to start their careers in this exciting industry.

Alternative Pathways to Career Success—a Case Study

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Time: 2:00pm – 2:30pm

Location: Workforce Development Stage, South Hall, Lower Lobby