BRUSSELS, Belgium — May 28, 2024 — SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, invites key industry stakeholders to participate in a  survey designed to access job skills in highest demand in Europe's microelectronics industry in 2024. Responses are sought from professionals in various roles including senior engineers, professors, researchers and human resources representatives. The deadline for completing the survey is June 28. Results will be published in September 2024.

Supported by SEMI Europe and organized by DECISION - Études & Conseil, the survey was developed by the European Chips Skills Academy (ECSA), an EU-funded initiative launched by a consortium of 18 partners from 12 countries.

The survey builds on the METIS project’s in-depth analysis of skills in the European microelectronics sector from 2020 to 2023. The survey will enable the ECSA to evaluate relevant job profiles in the semiconductor industry, including new roles, positions in highest demand, and those with the highest skills shortage. DECISION Études & Conseil will use the survey to monitor hiring trends and craft public policy recommendations.

“The survey is essential to analyzing key workforce trends in Europe’s semiconductor sector and giving us strategic insights that will enable the ECSA to update the EU Microelectronics Skills Strategy,” said Léo Saint-Martin, Senior Consultant – Associate at DECISION Études & Conseil. “The results will also help us implement and operationalize the EU Pact for Skills.”

The ECSA’s mission is to help integrate the work of industry, research, and academia to develop innovative training and curricula in order to better meet the skills needs of Europe’s chip sector.

“To increase its competitiveness and to achieve the ambitions of the EU Chips Act, the European microelectronics sector must overcome severe skills and talent shortages,” said Christopher Frieling, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at SEMI. “The survey is part of a holistic initiative under the European Chips Skills Academy that aims to involve partners across the entire semiconductor value chain.”

The ECSA plans to repeat the survey in 2025, 2026 and 2027 to ensure that public policy recommendations reflect the semiconductor industry’s most pressing workforce needs. 

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