Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Charity Foundation is teaming up with the online 104 job bank and industrial association SEMI to recruit graduates of vocational high schools to work in the semiconductor industry.
Terry Tsao (???), global chief marketing officer and president of SEMI Taiwan, told reporters Tuesday that demand for workers has become more urgent, as the semiconductor industry continues to grow, and the talent pool should be broadened by recruiting vocational high school graduates.
SEMI, a global association that represents companies in the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, has been focused on cultivating semiconductor talent and is working with TSMC Charity Foundation and 104 job bank to launch a recruitment program for such graduates, Tsao said.
With a more diverse talent pool, he said, semiconductor suppliers will be able to boost their innovation capability and competitive edge and create a good foundation to achieve sustainability.
Meanwhile, TSMC Charity Foundation Chairperson Sophie Chang (???) said young people should seek to learn special professional skills that will equip them to work in Taiwan’s industrial sector.
TSMC Charity Foundation has been providing such learning opportunities for young people in remote areas around Taiwan, which will allow them to explore careers choices in the industrial sector, said Chang who is the wife of TSMC founder Morris Chang (???).
According to 104 job bank, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is keen to hire vocational high school graduates, and some employers in the sector are now offering pay of NT$36,400 (US$1,213) per month for such workers in 2022, an increase of 11 percent from 2020.
In 2021, the number of semiconductor companies in Taiwan seeking to hire vocational high school graduates rose about 55 percent from the previous year, while the number of openings in the industry for those graduates soared by an annual 133 percent, an increase of about 10,000, the job bank said, citing a recent report.
As part of the joint efforts to push for the recruitment of vocational high school graduates, SEMI will hold a series of talent cultivation forums during the upcoming SEMICON Taiwan, an annual international trade fair for the semiconductor technology sector scheduled for Sept. 14-16, and Sophie Chang will be one of the speakers.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel