{"id":448868,"date":"2025-03-21T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/services\/projects\/skills4chips\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:50:20","slug":"skills4chips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/en\/services\/projects\/skills4chips\/","title":{"rendered":"MICROTEC ACADEMY"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\">[vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;fs-0-8 m-b-1rem&#8221;]W3dwc2VvX2JyZWFkY3J1bWJd[\/vc_raw_html]<div class=\"g-cols wpb_row member-detail-row via_grid cols_2-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:1.5rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_039f74e8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">MicroTec Academy<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>More skilled workers for microelectronics: improving education and training<\/h4>\n<p>The increasing demand for skilled workers in the German microelectronics industry is driven by demographic change, market growth and the expansion of production capacities. The &#8220;Skills4Chips&#8221; flagship project funded by the BMFTR is dedicated to the recruitment and qualification of skilled workers. A central component is the <strong>Microtec Academy.<\/strong> It bundles existing and develops new qualification paths along the entire education chain, particularly for the fields of microelectronics and microsystems technology.  <\/p>\n<p>Modules based on the latest technologies are developed with partners such as the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD). A digital platform makes these offerings accessible nationwide. A supra-regional vocational training center and a virtual technology laboratory offer practical training. An annual specialist conference promotes the transfer of knowledge.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> November 2024 &#8211; October 2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding program<\/strong>: <span jsname=\"bN97Pc\" class=\"K6pdKd wtBS9\" id=\"_O_SNaaLSNaGjkdUPs7WM0QU_22\"><span>Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space<\/span><\/span> (BMFTR)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target groups:<\/strong> Companies, educational institutions, skilled workers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" href=\"https:\/\/microtec-academy.de\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">To the project page<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container bg-light p-2rem member-contact-col\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image member-logo text-center align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Skills4Chips-200x80.png\" class=\"attachment-us_200_200 size-us_200_200\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Skills4Chips-200x80.png 200w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Skills4Chips-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Skills4Chips-25x10.png 25w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Skills4Chips.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column fs-1-2 semibold uppercase m-t-3rem\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_circle align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann-200x200.png\" class=\"attachment-us_200_200 size-us_200_200\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann-25x25.png 25w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP_Team_Jens_Hofmann.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column m-t-2rem\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Jens Hofmann<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+49 351 8973-2451\">+49 351 8973-2451<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jens.hofmann@silicon-saxony.de\">jens.hofmann@silicon-saxony.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Projektabteilung<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:projects@silicon-saxony.de\">projects@silicon-saxony.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column fs-1-2 semibold uppercase m-t-3rem\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Follow the project<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-socials silicon-social-icons color_brand shape_circle style_default hover_fade\"><div class=\"w-socials-list\"><div class=\"w-socials-item facebook\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/silicon-saxony-e-v-\/\" class=\"w-socials-item-link\" aria-label=\"Facebook\"><span class=\"w-socials-item-link-hover\"><\/span><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"w-socials-item-popup\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-socials-item twitter\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/silicon-saxony-e-v-\/\" class=\"w-socials-item-link\" aria-label=\"X\"><span class=\"w-socials-item-link-hover\"><\/span><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><svg style=\"width:1em; 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