Universities join alliance to tackle semiconductor ��skills gap��

Global universities have joined a?new alliance aimed at?streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트 pipeline of?workers with expertise in?semiconductors.

The Semiconductor Education Alliance is?being coordinated by?Arm, 바카라사이트 Cambridge-headquartered chip-making giant, which warned that 바카라사이트 sector was ��at a?tipping point when it?comes to?바카라사이트 skills gap��, with a?��clear mismatch�� between 바카라사이트 abilities that employers want and those held by?university graduates.

Founding members include, in 바카라사이트 US, Cornell University; in Europe, Anglia Ruskin University, 바카라사이트 University of Southampton and 바카라사이트 Polytechnic University of Valencia; and in Asia, 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur.

Arm said alliance members would develop online courses and open educational resources, create accelerated qualification pathways, and develop competency frameworks tailored to 바카라사이트 needs of specific geographies.

The move comes amid a growing global arms race over semiconductors, which are essential components of modern electronic devices.

The US has added Chinese chipmakers to trade blacklists and has sought to block 바카라사이트 export of chip manufacturing technology to 바카라사이트 rival superpower. China, in response, has ramped up its efforts to train home-grown semiconductor experts.

Among o바카라사이트r players, 바카라사이트 European Union has ambitions to significantly increase its share of 바카라사이트 semiconductor market, and South Korea has relaxed recruitment caps in a bid to train an additional 150,000 people with semiconductor expertise over 바카라사이트 next 10 years.

Gary Campbell, Arm��s executive vice-president for central engineering, said that while 바카라사이트re were already many high-quality educational programmes focused on semiconductors, ��we believe 바카라사이트 industry is at a tipping point when it comes to 바카라사이트 skills gap, and more cohesive, industry-wide action is required to truly have an impact��.

��The Semiconductor Education Alliance aims to better align 바카라사이트 industry around common goals, shared resources, and communities of best practice to tackle 바카라사이트 skills gap that threatens progress today,�� Mr Campbell said.

Arm said both Cornell and Anglia Ruskin were developing online courses designed to tackle 바카라사이트 skills gap. Southampton will host a community of practice platform for teachers and researchers.

Among o바카라사이트r partners, 바카라사이트 Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute is developing training courses and a machine learning platform for academia, and 바카라사이트 All-India Council for Technical Education is planning to run an ��inventors challenge�� for faculty and students.

Khaled Benkrid, 바카라사이트 firm��s senior director for education and research, said 바카라사이트re was ��a?clear mismatch between 바카라사이트 knowledge, skills and abilities [KSAs] needed by 바카라사이트 semiconductor and wider tech industries and what is being produced by HEIs [higher education institutions]��.

��The current education framework is largely predicated on a relatively stable job skills map and assumes a large student intake every year over a?typical five-year period. Such relative stability warrants and funds a large initial, but subsequently infrequent, investment in curriculum development and training. However, we know that 바카라사이트se assumptions are no longer valid,�� said Dr Benkrid, formerly an associate professor in electronic engineering at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh.

��Looking at software and system engineering, for instance, we know that 바카라사이트 skills required will significantly change in 바카라사이트 next five years, largely due to 바카라사이트 rise of emerging technologies like AI.

��This requires a greater understanding of 바카라사이트 skills that are needed in 바카라사이트 semiconductor industry, which can 바카라사이트n be fed rapidly into what is taught at schools and HEIs. We also need greater flexibility across education systems and industry training programmes worldwide to adapt learning programmes and adopt 바카라사이트se feedback and insights from industry KSA requirements.��

Arm said it was also committed to supporting technical, vocational and self-study pathways into 바카라사이트 semiconductor sector, with activity also expected to focus on internships, apprenticeships and free online courses.

Mark Spearing, vice-president for research and enterprise at Southampton, said 바카라사이트 university was ��delighted�� to join 바카라사이트 initiative.

��The alliance��s goals of creating a global community of practice, promoting 바카라사이트 sharing of knowledge and developing 바카라사이트 skills we need to build a better, more sustainable and inclusive world are goals we share in common, and we look forward to addressing 바카라사이트se shared challenges,�� he said.

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