I ain't working at a place that is even more gloomy.
I ain't working at a place that is even more gloomy.
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WE CAN'T FIND PEOPLE (at the price we want to pay.)
Enrollment rose by 25% in the engineering technologies programs at Columbus State Community College even before the school's Intel-inspired semiconductor manufacturing certificate program came online.
Intel Corp.'s $20 billion first phase of its New Albany fabrication complex, Honda and LG's electric vehicle and battery hubs, Amgen's soon-to-open New Albany pharmaceutical facility and a fast-growing Central Ohio biotech sector all are hungry for technicians – and the skills required for cleanroom work are similar across disparate industries, said Scott McLemore, CSCC's executive in residence for advanced technology.
"I'll give a lot of credit to Intel for the excitement, but there are opportunities that existed before they came," McLemore said in an interview after a Thursday event on efforts to introduce advanced manufacturing careers to more college and K-12 students – as well as adults looking to switch careers.
"Since Covid, there's been so much growth in what's already a robust manufacturing landscape in Ohio," he said. "We're working hard to bring people (working today) in these roles to our communities and let them know these opportunities are for them regardless of where you live or regardless of where you currently work."
The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio hosted the event with speakers from Intel and several schools at CSCC's Center for Workforce Development.
McLemore was recently on the other side of the educator-industry partnership, seeking talent in more than 30 years at Honda in engineering and HR roles.
Manufacturing is the largest economic sector in the state, McLemore said. As of September, Ohio's annualized manufacturing GDP hit $133 billion – fourth in the country.
Ohio has more than 30,000 openings for engineering technicians and industrial technicians, among the top in-demand jobs in the state. The roles often don't require more than a training certificate or associate's degree, he said during the event highlighting Intel's workforce development efforts in the region.
One Columbus State graduate started as a technician at Honda and worked up to an engineering role for EV production – without a bachelor's degree, McLemore said.
CSCC's semiconductor technician certificate program had two courses in the fall semester, and the full program kicked off this semester after clearance from the state.
The school and Newark-based Central Ohio Technical College are among seven Ohio community colleges helping Intel with workforce development.
Intel makes the ever-more complex and dense processors needed for AI, rather than the software itself – but the chipmaker wants to contribute to a future digital-ready workforce, said Brian Gonzalez, Intel's executive director of government partnerships and initiatives.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are going to augment workers at every level, Gonzalez said. There's an inverse relationship between the number of jobs and the level of training required – very few data scientists, more engineers, even more professionals helped by AI and a vast number of everyday users.
"That's why we focus around community colleges," he said. "We see that as really the driver of innovation closest to the workforce."
Student at Blue Ash Community College told Gonzalez they wanted to use AI to help the environment and to help a student's father become more efficient as an elevator repair technician.
"My generation, we wanted to create robots," he said.
"It was about human interest," he said. "AI is that condiment that can make you do something better."
This June, the Educational Service Center is hosting its second five-day "boot camp" for K-12 teachers to create lesson plans and projects to introduce students to careers in fields of construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, IT, biotech, transportation, energy and logistics.
Also the K-12 level, Intel is funding a subscription to Khanmigo, an AI assistant from online educator Khan Academy, for some Ohio school districts. A single teacher subscription is $44 yearly, while a district-wide price is individually determined, according to the website.
Khanmigo is designed as a one-on-one tutor for students that asks directed questions but does not provide answers. Teachers also can use the chatbot to help design lesson plans and grading rubrics.
WE CAN'T FIND PEOPLE (at the price we want to pay.)
Enrollment rose by 25% in the engineering technologies programs at Columbus State Community College even before the school's Intel-inspired semiconductor manufacturing certificate program came online.
Intel Corp.'s $20 billion first phase of its New Albany fabrication complex, Honda and LG's electric vehicle and battery hubs, Amgen's soon-to-open New Albany pharmaceutical facility and a fast-growing Central Ohio biotech sector all are hungry for technicians – and the skills required for cleanroom work are similar across disparate industries, said Scott McLemore, CSCC's executive in residence for advanced technology.
"I'll give a lot of credit to Intel for the excitement, but there are opportunities that existed before they came," McLemore said in an interview after a Thursday event on efforts to introduce advanced manufacturing careers to more college and K-12 students – as well as adults looking to switch careers.
"Since Covid, there's been so much growth in what's already a robust manufacturing landscape in Ohio," he said. "We're working hard to bring people (working today) in these roles to our communities and let them know these opportunities are for them regardless of where you live or regardless of where you currently work."
The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio hosted the event with speakers from Intel and several schools at CSCC's Center for Workforce Development.
McLemore was recently on the other side of the educator-industry partnership, seeking talent in more than 30 years at Honda in engineering and HR roles.
Manufacturing is the largest economic sector in the state, McLemore said. As of September, Ohio's annualized manufacturing GDP hit $133 billion – fourth in the country.
Ohio has more than 30,000 openings for engineering technicians and industrial technicians, among the top in-demand jobs in the state. The roles often don't require more than a training certificate or associate's degree, he said during the event highlighting Intel's workforce development efforts in the region.
One Columbus State graduate started as a technician at Honda and worked up to an engineering role for EV production – without a bachelor's degree, McLemore said.
CSCC's semiconductor technician certificate program had two courses in the fall semester, and the full program kicked off this semester after clearance from the state.
The school and Newark-based Central Ohio Technical College are among seven Ohio community colleges helping Intel with workforce development.
Intel makes the ever-more complex and dense processors needed for AI, rather than the software itself – but the chipmaker wants to contribute to a future digital-ready workforce, said Brian Gonzalez, Intel's executive director of government partnerships and initiatives.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are going to augment workers at every level, Gonzalez said. There's an inverse relationship between the number of jobs and the level of training required – very few data scientists, more engineers, even more professionals helped by AI and a vast number of everyday users.
"That's why we focus around community colleges," he said. "We see that as really the driver of innovation closest to the workforce."
Student at Blue Ash Community College told Gonzalez they wanted to use AI to help the environment and to help a student's father become more efficient as an elevator repair technician.
"My generation, we wanted to create robots," he said.
"It was about human interest," he said. "AI is that condiment that can make you do something better."
This June, the Educational Service Center is hosting its second five-day "boot camp" for K-12 teachers to create lesson plans and projects to introduce students to careers in fields of construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, IT, biotech, transportation, energy and logistics.
Also the K-12 level, Intel is funding a subscription to Khanmigo, an AI assistant from online educator Khan Academy, for some Ohio school districts. A single teacher subscription is $44 yearly, while a district-wide price is individually determined, according to the website.
Khanmigo is designed as a one-on-one tutor for students that asks directed questions but does not provide answers. Teachers also can use the chatbot to help design lesson plans and grading rubrics.
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