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TSMC expands apprenticeship program in Arizona

A crane at the Taiwan Semiconductor facility in the Valley.
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company site in north Phoenix in 2022.

Late last week, the Biden administration awarded $6.6 billion in CHIPS Act Funding to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

TSMC is using some of those funds to expand its apprenticeship program. The program started taking applications Tuesday and will accept them into late February.

The expansion includes new positions, such as equipment, facilities and process technician apprenticeships.

According to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’s office, the company has invested $5 million in the new programs.

At a press conference Tuesday, Hobbs says the CHIPS funding helped to fund the program.

“Now that we have secured this investment, we are doubling down on ramping up our workforce and connecting Arizonan’s to these good paying jobs," Hobbs said.

The apprenticeships can range from 18 to 24 months.

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Greg Hahne started as a news intern at KJZZ in 2020 and returned as a field correspondent in 2021. He learned his love for radio by joining Arizona State University's Blaze Radio, where he worked on the production team.