Paul Lilly at HotHardware.com reports Intel is launching its first U.S. Registered Apprenticeship Program to groom future generations of Manufacturing Facility Technicians in Arizona.  It's a five-year pilot program launched in collaboration with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), the Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board, the SEMI Foundation, Maricopa Community Colleges District (MCCD), and Fresh Start Women's Foundation.  The goal is to train Technicians, who upon completion of a year-long program will immediately become full-time Intel Employees.  Classroom instruction will be part of the program, as will actual job site training.  Intel says Apprentices will learn core competencies related to Technician roles, such as the basics of using hand tools with mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and vacuum systems.  Apprentices will also learn the basics of electronics, how to handle chemicals and gases, communication skills, problem solving and critical thinking.

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