{"id":152015,"date":"2023-03-15T12:19:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152015&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:19:19","slug":"kumamotos-semiconductor-talent-boom","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamotos-semiconductor-talent-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto&#8217;s Semiconductor Talent Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies in Kumamoto Prefecture are increasingly investing in workforce development for the semiconductor industry due to a growing sense of urgency over labor shortages. Aska Index and UT Group are two such companies working to train new talent in this field. Aska Index plans to train around 1,000 people per year, while UT Group aims to train 300 semiconductor technicians in Kumamoto in 2023. Both companies are focusing on training beginners for semiconductor factories and engineers for suppliers who handle manufacturing equipment. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC083OP0Y3A200C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_kumamoto-city-center_2021_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kumamoto\u2019s Semiconductor Talent Boom\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_kumamoto-city-center_2021_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_kumamoto-city-center_2021_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_kumamoto-city-center_2021_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_kumamoto-city-center_2021_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies in Kumamoto Prefecture are increasingly investing in workforce development for the semiconductor industry due to a growing sense of urgency over labor shortages. Aska Index and UT Group are two such companies working to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":152023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-152015","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}