{"id":2228,"date":"2023-02-02T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-engineering-informatics-applied-sciences\/?page_id=2228"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:57:26","slug":"workforce-development-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/workforce-development-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/workforce-development-2\/#power\" title=\"Power up your Arizona workforce\">Power up your Arizona workforce<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/workforce-development-2\/#lead\" title=\"Leading the way\">Leading the way<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/workforce-development-2\/#contact\" title=\"Contact Workforce Development\">Contact Workforce Development<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2704\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-2704<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:sce@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> sce&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\">SCE<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Workforce development<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"power\">Power up your Arizona workforce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NAU\u2019s College of Engineering is helping Arizona prosper and become a global leader in cutting-edge manufacturing, engineering, and technology fields. With the state\u2019s rapidly growing semiconductor industry and demand for quality assurance, cybersecurity, and AI training, our college is committed to fueling the economy with a knowledgeable workforce and K\u201314 STEM awareness. Our students and your workforce can gain skills through workshop training, professional certifications, formal degrees, and a state-registered apprenticeship focused on calibration and quality control. NAU also encourages engineering curiosity with a mobile STEM unit that spreads industry awareness and offers hands-on training and teacher instruction in underserved areas of Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lead\"><strong><strong>NAU: leading the way in metrology and quality assurance education<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NAU is set to expand training programs and research related to metrology, a foundational component of semiconductor and advanced manufacturing. This innovation comes with the support of a $13 million CHIPS Act grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nau.edu\/semiconductor-training\/\">Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)<\/a>. Metrology training is integral in manufacturing in areas of process control, yield improvement, and quality assurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextHorizontal  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextHorizontal  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypePhotoText    hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n                            id=\"panel--0\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/ac.nau.edu\/~jw2575\/\"\n                                    target=\"_blank\"\n                                    alt=\"Learn more about the laboratory\">\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6188_andy_wang_20200915-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6188_andy_wang_20200915-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6188_andy_wang_20200915-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6188_andy_wang_20200915-800x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6188_andy_wang_20200915-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Andy Wang.\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">New opportunities await<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NAU will leverage this investment to offer the most relevant training and educational opportunities for industry and potential workers. NAU is establishing:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-72a6ab3c-4d20-4e43-8ae3-e548d0d57262\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-selected rich-text\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Block: List\" data-block=\"72a6ab3c-4d20-4e43-8ae3-e548d0d57262\" data-type=\"core\/list\" data-title=\"List\">\n<li>a microelectronics metrology certificate program that will provide students with knowledge and skills in measurement and quality assurance<\/li>\n<li>microelectronics and semiconductor training centers at the university\u2019s North Valley campus in Phoenix and the main campus in Flagstaff<\/li>\n<li>a campus-wide center, the Metrology Research &amp; Teaching Laboratory, that draws subject matter expertise from engineering and science disciplines throughout multiple departments of Northern Arizona University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Learn more about the laboratory<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n                        <p>Arizona is a central hub of semiconductor manufacturing, and NAU is proud to produce the next generation of engineers, innovators, and creators for the Arizona semiconductor ecosystem. Our groundbreaking programs expand metrology training and R&amp;D to fill significant workforce gaps and advance Arizona\u2019s leadership in chip technology and innovation. Contact us today to learn more.<\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact Workforce Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12  mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight-  textbox-registration-bottomleft  textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-gold  bg-gold-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank  \">\n\n    <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n            <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3931_engineering_building_20230828-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3931_engineering_building_20230828-2000x800.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3931_engineering_building_20230828-1200x675.jpg\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3931_engineering_building_20230828-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of the N A U engineering building.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fwi-text-box  bg-gold-95 \">\n\n\n\n    <p>Have questions? 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