Governor Mike DeWine’s announced this month that Ohio has been chosen as the location for two Intel chip manufacturing facilities, generating excitement throughout the state – not least at Edison State Community College here in Piqua.
Edison State sees itself as having crucial role to play by way of supplying the education necessary for the workforce Intel will be needing. The school offers Engineering and Manufacturing Career Pathway associate degrees, as well as any number of certificates and short-term technical certifications necessary for workforce development.
Intel is making a $20bn investment that will help alleviate the shortage of advanced semiconductors. In the process, it will create approximately 7,000 construction jobs during the building phase of the facilities and another 3,000 Intel jobs once they are up and running. Plus, the construction and operating of these factories will have a ripple effect that will bring tens of thousands of long-term local jobs.
To ensure a flow of talented potential employees, Intel has promised an extra $100m to be spent in partnerships with educational institutions, which will also be used to bolster regional research programs. A flyer printing service can be helpful in alerting the public to available opportunities like this.
For its part, Edison State has recently inaugurated 25&UP Finish Fast. The program is designed to help grow the state’s skilled workforce by waiving tuition for adults in Ohio who are working on an accelerated degree, or short-term technical certificate at the school.
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