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I always thought that at some point the name of my blog would become a liability. An anachronism. At some point the high tech equipment industry would recover to the point that it would no longer be trying to survive a recession, and my blog title would be… be obsolete! Yahoo! Is it Time to Take [...] Call it the worst semiconductor cycle yet or simply “The Recession,” the fact is - many are looking for work. Still, most of my friends and colleagues are still working in performance improvement related jobs at high tech companies - equipment trainers, eLearning developers, technical writers, and so on. We can help each other out. One interesting model where employed [...] The short answer is “Yes.” Over $3.5 billion is aimed at training the adult workforce, not including educational programs. How long will it take? That’s anybody’s guess, but I will be watching and reporting on whatever I hear. At what industries will the money be directed? An overview: $2.1 billion of grant funding to states for assorted [...] I just heard from a friend that Spansion laid off more employees in Austin, California, and at other locations. This one was devastating for those involved. The small training organizations that there once were, now no longer exist. She says there are more bad announcements still to come this week. This is on top of the [...] If you want some insight on how some companies survived the last downturn (2000-2002 — not quite the recession this is) read this article in T&D published by ASTD. [Training and Development by the American Society of Training and Development] Since 1995, some 1600+ individuals in the semiconductor industry have improved their performance-based equipment training (PBET) skills through participation in the PBET Workshop. Since then, many have left the industry, voluntarily or otherwise, while others continue to champion the benefit of PBET within the semiconductor industry. But those who work in the semiconductor industry know that it is [...] |
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