INDUSTRY-RELATED COURSES
- Our specialty markets are the semiconductor, electronics and telecommunications industries. When we began the staffing side of our business, Verion Staffing placed tremendous emphasis on testing individuals seeking jobs. Our commitment to testing applicants set a precedent for the staffing industry. Testing applicants is now a standard practice within our personnel division and is continually being refined.
- We took a giant leap forward, capitalized on our industry expertise and developed over 50 industry-related courses. Many of our clients have minimal, or no, internal training resources and rely on Verion to provide training support. Training activities have netted as much as a 50% decrease in employee turnover for employers - which translates into significant costs savings to their bottom line.
- Clients use our training services for various reasons: (1) as a pre-employment assessment tool, (2) as internal employee training, and (3) as certification programs. We have over 50 programs from which to choose. If you don't see exactly what you need, we can easily customize one of our courses or design a program to meet your specifications. Our team of professionals includes industry experts as well as experts in instructional technology, program design and development.
- TRAINING COURSES OFFERED
- Advanced Semiconductor Selection, Evaluation & Screening System (ASSESS)
- Back Injury Prevention
- Basic Skills Enhancement
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Cleanroom Protocol
- Communicating for Collaboration
- Component Identification
- Confined Space Safety Awareness
- Electromechanical Assembly (Interactive Training)
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
- Forklift Safety Awareness
- Hazard Communication/Safety Awareness
- HAZWOPER - Level 1, First Responders at the Awareness Level
- HAZWOPER - Level 2, First Responders at the Response Level
- Integrated Circuit Chip Packaging Overview
- Integrated Circuit Chip Packaging
- Integrated Circuit Wafer Fabrication Overview
- Integrated Circuit Wafer Fabrication
- Introduction to Electronics
(Electronic Manufacturing Support (EMS) Level 1)- Introduction to Statistical Process Overview (SPC)
- IPC-A-610B Class "A" Instructor Certification
- IPC-A-610B Worker Proficiency Certification
- ISO 9000 Training and Consulting
- Introduction to ISO 9000
- ISO 9000 Registrar Selection Assistance
- ISO 9000 Milestone Planning
- Quality Documentation Review and Implementation
Develop Quality Manual
- Develop Training Documentation
- ISO 9000 Internal Audits, Assessments, and Corrective Action
- ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Training
- Review Documentation for Compliance to ISO 9000 Requirements
- Lockout/Tagout
- Microscope (Basic Operations)
- Office Safety Awareness
- Personal Ergonomics Awareness
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Awareness
- Principles of Chemical Handling
- Printed Circuit Board Assembly (Customized)
- Realistic Job Previews (RJP) (Interactive Training)
- Respiratory Protection Awareness
- Sexual Harassment - What is It?
- Silicon Wafer Handling (Interactive Training)
- Soldering
(Electronic Manufacturing Support (EMS), Level II)
(Electronic Manufacturing Support (EMS) Level III)
(Electronic Manufacturing Support Specialist) (EMS)
Description
Employee education is the key to developing responsible, safety-conscious
employees. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited back
injuries as the number one workplace safety problem. Many back injuries are extremely
painful and can result in long-lasting disability or loss of work. The objective of this
training course is to help employees prevent back injury by making them aware of: (1) how
the back works, (2) how to lift and handle materials safely, and (3) how a healthy
lifestyle can protect the back.
This training course is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
The labor force has hundreds of good people who would make excellent employees if they were able to pass an employer’s basic skills examination. Many employers turn away otherwise well qualified individuals. A defined percentage of individuals who fail the employment exams by only a small margin would be able to pass the tests with some focused assistance in the areas of reading comprehension and quantitative skills.
There is a win/win solution to this dilemma – Verion Staffing’s Basic Skills Enhancement program. This course is designed for that 10-20 percent margin of applicants who are unable to meet the employment basic skills requirements. We are not educators; however, we have industry expertise and many years of experience screening and training individuals to work in the electronics, semiconductor and telecommunications industries. This is an "out of the box" hiring strategy and we call it our "apple polishing" program.
We deliver industry specific problems and situations to help the attendees relate to the industry in which they are applying for employment. Some people may need a quick refresher course in basic math problems, others may need to improve their reading skills. A dedicated effort among the client, the applicant and Verion will reap favorable benefits to all parties. The content and length of the basic skills enhancement program will obviously vary due to the diverse needs of the individuals in the program.
Certificates of Completion will be issued to each attendee who successfully completes our Basic Skills Enhancement program.
Accidents happen in every type of working environment. This training program is an excellent educational tool for any individual who may encounter on-the-job exposure to bloodborne pathogens, microorganisms and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS. Ideal candidates for this program include supervisors, trainers, leads and support staff. The objectives of this program are to make individuals aware of risk factors, precautionary measures and how to develop an attitude of awareness from a safety perspective. This program is appropriate for new employee orientation programs.
Not everyone is suited to work in a cleanroom. Cleanrooms are commonly used in the semiconductor, electronics, medical and cosmetics industries. Cleanroom protocol training has many applications: (1) as a certification program, (2) as new employee orientation, (3) as a refresher program, and (4) as pre-employment screening.
Many companies find that a significant percentage of their employee turnover is attributed to employees who are unable or unwilling to work in the structured and disciplined cleanroom environment. Some companies avoid this situation by conducting cleanroom protocol training for applicants prior to hiring them.
This course is an excellent educational tool that identifies the definition, purpose, design, physical restrictions and requirements of working in a cleanroom environment. During the training program some employers make it mandatory that their applicants or employees demonstrate the ability and willingness to wear cleanroom attire.
This training program provides an excellent way to establish a Cleanroom Protocol Certification Program within your organization. The course can easily be customized to address your specific requirements. Certifications would be valid for one year, and then the employees would be retested or required to attend a refresher course.
This training is supported by video, lecture, demonstration and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
Education is the key to providing quality products or services. Employees who are unable to differentiate between various components and proper placement can easily damage an assembly. Any time a product is handled more than once due to defect, rejects and rework, it costs you and your company valuable time and money. Defects, rejects and rework can easily effect your credibility and reputation with your clients.
This course is an excellent educational tool and focuses on the most frequently used electronic components, their values and polarities. Your employees will learn to identify and differentiate between components, identify resistor values and identify quality and reliability issues related to each component.
Training is supported by video, lecture, demonstration and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
COMMUNICATING FOR COLLABORATION
In fast growing organizations, Communicating for Collaboration provides the skills needed to foster an environment where people are willing to work together to positively impact productivity, quality, mutual understanding and overall organizational performance. This program is designed to increase organizational effectiveness through interpersonal communication skills.
- Learning Objectives
- Recognize three levels of communication
- Identify feelings and attitudes that interfere with mutual understanding
- Experience the difference between problem and outcome focus
- Use questions to shift focus from blame to win/win solutions
- Define constructive feedback
- Identify the five steps for giving constructive feedback
- Identify six keys to receiving constructive feedback
- Topics
- Setting the context for communication for collaboration
- Self-assessment attitude questionnaire
- Framing the situation: from problems to goals
- Listening to understand
- Giving and receiving constructive feedback
- Plan for learning and application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) believes 85 percent of all confined space accidents could be prevented if workers learn about the hazards they are exposed to on the job. Education is the key to employee safety. This course is designed to provide fundamental safety awareness to workers in a broad range of industries. Emphasis is placed on individuals accepting responsibility for their own safety and being familiar with emergency procedures.
This awareness course is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
This course is an excellent training opportunity for entry-level employees. Employees will become familiar with industry terminology, the most frequently used hand tools, work practices, equipment care and procedures. They will practice assembling and disassembling electromechanical assemblies to demonstrate correct tool usage, care, manual dexterity, and their ability to follow written instructions. Your company’s specific hand tools and procedures can easily be incorporated into this training program.
Interactive skill development and assessment activities will be conducted to task and assess individuals on their ability to accomplish a typical work project as team players. This interactive process also assesses the individual’s ability to follow instructions, how they interact with fellow workers, and how they function in a team environment. For example, the training includes but is not limited to:
- Safety practices
- Correct hand tool usage
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
- Ability to access computer to obtain assembly data
- Problem solving
Video, lecture, demonstration, group interaction and practical exercises support this eight-hour course. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
Educating employees is the key to providing quality products and services. The purpose of this course is to define electrostatic discharge (ESD), define Electrical Overstress (EOS), explain the effects on electronic devices, and explain the employees responsibilities for controlling ESD in the workplace in accordance with the IPC-A-610B standard. This course is applicable for new employees, exposed for the first time to the electronics industry, as well as for the veteran worker.
Employees who complete this training will understand ESD/EOS terminology and know three basic principles of ESD/EOS. (1) The employees will be able to define electrostatic discharge and explain its causes, (2) the employee will be able to describe the effect ESD/EOS can have on the products they handle, and (3) the employee will know the steps required to prevent ESD/EOS damage in the workplace.
This training program provides an excellent way to establish an ESD/EOS certification program within your organization. The course can easily be customized to address your specific requirements. Certifications are valid for one year, and then the employees would be retested or required to attend a refresher course.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
Employee education is the key to developing responsible, safety-conscious employees. This awareness course is designed as an introduction to safe forklift operation. Emphasis is placed on the responsibility assumed by the forklift driver, basic operating rules, maintenance awareness and accidents and injuries. Employees will also become familiar with the specific terms and definitions relating to forklift operations.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Regulations, Standard 29CFR, 1910.1200 requires that employers inform their employees of potential hazards in the workplace as well as develop and implement employee training programs regarding chemical hazards and appropriate protective measures.
The purpose of this awareness course is to inform employees of their right to know what potential health and safety hazards they may encounter on the job. The information addresses chemical hazards, warning labels, Material Safety Data Sheets and how to be alert to safety hazards in the workplace. This course is appropriate for the new employee or as a refresher course for the veteran worker.
This program is an excellent way to establish a Hazard Communication/Safety Awareness certification program within your organization. Certifications would be valid for one year, and then employees would retest or be required to attend a refresher course. Video, lecture and group interaction support this training program. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have enacted a joint standard on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, known as HAZWOPER. Hazardous waste cleanup and emergency response can be dangerous, and the intent of this standard is to make it as risk free as possible. Education and training are critical for individuals responsible for HAZWOPER activities.
Training on Level l, First Responders at the Awareness Level, applies to employees who are likely to discover a hazardous materials release and would have to notify the proper authorities. The standard states "…involve employee exposure or the reasonable possibility for employee exposure to safety or health hazards." All employees who work with or near hazardous materials would be ideal candidates for this training.
This training course is an excellent way to develop a certification program to ensure your employees are receiving adequate training and to document the results. Certifications would be valid for one year, at which time the employees would attend a refresher course to extend their certification. Video, lecture, demonstration and group interaction support this training activity. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to attendees.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have enacted a joint standard on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, known as HAZWOPER. Hazardous waste cleanup and emergency response can be dangerous, and the intent of this standard is to make it as risk free as possible.
If an individual is to complete the entire HAZWOPER training, they must master a five-level progressive step training program. This program focuses on HAZWOPER Level 2, First Responders at the Response Level, and applies to employees who are responsible for containing the release of a hazardous material from a safe distance. A Level 2 responder would also be responsible for keeping the hazardous material from spreading and preventing exposure to people, property and the environment.
Video, lecture, demonstration and group interaction support this training activity. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to attendees.
- INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP PACKAGING OVERVIEW
Chip packaging has changed dramatically over the years and until recently has been considered to be a highly labor intensive process. Radical technological changes have forced many modifications to chip packaging materials, designs and process automation. This is an excellent introductory course that orients individuals to the various stages of the IC chip packaging processes. Attendees will also receive an introduction to IC chip fabrication (from silicon to chip). Manufacturing line leads and employees are ideal candidates for this course. They will gain a better understanding of how their specific function relates to the overall process of chip packaging.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
This program is a more comprehensive training course. The course will open with an introduction to IC chip fabrication (from silicon to chip) and then move into defining the details of each step of the IC chip packaging process. This program begins where wafer fabrication concludes and specifies each process through final testing.
This training package is ideally suited for entry-level engineers, production managers, supervisors, leads and quality assurance personnel.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
As consumers, we are all effected by and are recipients of products from some aspect of semiconductors; however, most individuals have never been educated on this fascinating industry. In fact, the majority of employees working within the semiconductor and electronics industries only know their specific job and have no idea how their function relates to the overall process of semiconductor manufacturing.
We have developed an educational overview of semiconductor processing that highlights the steps required to manufacture integrated circuit devices. It covers the basics of processing and reflects current manufacturing practices. We start with crystal growing and end with final assembly and testing. This course is especially useful to operators, technicians, entry-level engineers, trainers, sales representatives and support staff.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
Verion Staffing offers a comprehensive Integrated Circuit Wafer Fabrication course that details each process step beginning with crystal growing and concluding with final assembly and test. The history, development and trends of the semiconductor industry are also explored to provide a foundation from which to begin.
Fundamental atomic and electron theories will be reviewed. Also covered are electronic circuits, integrated circuits, types of transistors and their advantages and disadvantages. We will also address the various aspects of integrated circuit design, fabrication steps, and types of processing equipment utilized in the fabrication process. This course offers flexibility and can easily be expanded to an in-depth 80-hour program.
Lecture, videos and group participation support this training. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING SUPPORT (EMS) LEVEL IToday's competitive electronics market demands low cost, high-quality products. The key to manufacturing high quality products and achieving customer loyalty is work force education and training. Quality workers provide quality work, which reduces rework. Reduced rework increases production efficiency and decreases production costs.
This course is designed for the entry-level worker within the electronics industry. Individuals who complete this course will understand fundamental safety practices, basic electronics terminology, proper practices required of electronic assemblers, and be aware of the work ethics to which they will be expected to comply. This program is a good preparatory course for the Electronic Manufacturing Support (EMS) Level II course.
Richland College, a campus of the Dallas Community College District, validated this course for Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Each person successfully completing the course will receive a 1.6 CEU Certificate from Richland College.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) employs statistics as a common engineering language and is a production tool that detects and prevents manufacturing problems. This course is an excellent educational tool for production workers and other manufacturing personnel. The history of SPC and the importance of teamwork are both addressed. SPC concepts and quality are introduced and the relationships among the various departments responsible for SPC implementation are explained. The resulting statistical information is used to reduce part-to-part variation and to control the manufacturing process. SPC is also used as a means to define and reduce manufacturing problems.
Attendees will be introduced to SPC vocabulary, the concepts of conformance to requirements and fitness for use, how statistics are involved in the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data, and how the concepts relate to quality, reliability and process control.
- Additional SPC training modules are available:
- Short Run Variable Pre-Control Methods
- Gage Capability Analysis
- Process Capability Analysis/Problem Definition
- Process Capability Analysis/Corrective Action
- X and Variable Control Charting
- Attribute Control Charts
- Problem Solving Techniques
- All training courses are supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
OSHA Regulations (Standards – 29 CFR) 1910.147 states … "This standard covers the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment in which the "unexpected" energization or start up of the machines or equipment, or release of stored energy could cause injury to employees…."
Education is the key to employee safety. This is an excellent awareness course that emphasizes the basic concepts of hazardous energy and encourages employees to adopt a safety-conscious attitude. How can you afford, from a legal, moral and ethical stand-point, not to educate your employees on lockout/tagout procedures?
This awareness program is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
There are two training levels of microscope operation: (1) basic introduction, and (2) advanced, working with a high-powered microscope. The basic introductory course is designed for individuals working in the electronics industry whom have never used a microscope.
Microscope work can be tedious and very stressful for employees who are ill advised on microscope operation. The most important aspect of microscope operation is to adjust the eyepieces and focus to an individual’s own vision requirements. Improperly focused microscopes can cause headaches and eyestrain.
Training is supported by lecture, demonstration and group participation. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
- OFFICE SAFETY AWARENESS
Many employees do not perceive an office environment as a potential safety hazard. However, hazards do exist because they are hidden and this program will encourage your employees to adopt a safety consciousness and apply common sense in the workplace. This program is appropriate for all levels of management and support staff and serves as an excellent refresher course. Office Safety Awareness can also be incorporated into new employee orientation training.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
- PERSONAL ERGONOMICS AWARENESS
Personal Ergonomics Awareness is a versatile educational tool for all employees – from the new hire to the veteran worker. Ergonomics is the science of designing the workspace, machines and tasks without exceeding the capabilities and limitations of the human body.
This course is designed to provide a fundamental awareness of how to move and position the body and arrange the workspace to reduce fatigue and stress on muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. The objectives of this program are to add a new dimension to the employee’s interest and awareness of personal ergonomics and to relate how their workspace might be better structured to minimize physical strains, physical limitations, fatigue and stress. A heightened awareness of personal ergonomics may encourage the employee to be more productive and less likely to incur injury. The information gained from this course can be beneficial off the job as well.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AWARENESS
Education and training are keys to developing and maintaining a safety consciousness attitude in employees. It takes more than skill to be safe – it takes the right personal protective equipment (PPE). OSHA requires that employees wear the PPE whenever they are working in a potentially hazardous situation and when engineering and administrative controls do not adequately protect employees from potential hazards.
Your responsibility as an employer is to furnish the appropriate PPE and train your employees on proper usage. This training course is an excellent way to develop a PPE certification program to ensure your employees are receiving adequate training and to document the results. Certifications would be valid for one year, at which time the employees would attend a refresher course to extend their certification.
Video, lecture, demonstration and group interaction support this training activity. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to attendees.
- PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL HANDLING
Employee education is the best protection against accident, injury and employer liability concerns. This course is designed as an educational tool and is used as a basic safety awareness program for handling, using and storing chemicals in the workplace. Employees are introduced to the proper safety procedures, identification of hazardous material classifications, markings, MSDS, hazard labels, hazard placards, general principles of chemical handling, types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and emergency response. This course does not qualify as a chemical handling certification course; it is strictly an awareness program.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
- PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY
This program will be customized to your exact training specifications. Our industry experts will design the curriculum to complement your long-range employee training objectives and to satisfy your ISO 9000 or other quality initiative requirements. Training can be conducted at your facility or at either of our training centers.
- Training arrangements can be made through either office:
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- What are you doing to address employee turnover?
- Why are your jobs unique?
- How do you qualify prospective employees before you invest in the hiring process?
- How would you like to cut your employee turnover by as much as 50%?
The Realistic Job Preview is an innovative, interactive process where an applicant "previews" a job and demonstrates their ability to meet baseline criteria before being hired. Applicants are exposed to the duties, responsibilities and performance expectations in an environment that closely simulates the actual working conditions. Applicants are provided job-specific training and are then tasked to interactively demonstrate their ability, willingness and interest to perform specific aspects of the job utilizing that training.
When the applicant meets the baseline requirements established for the Realistic Job Preview, they move forward into the application process. If they are unable to meet the criteria or decide they are not interested in this type of work, they are eliminated from employment consideration. The bottom line result is that employers only focus time, energy and resources on individuals who have demonstrated an interest in the job and who have proven their ability to learn the job – not on individuals who are not a good match.
The Realistic Job Preview is especially conducive to high-turnover jobs. For example, a job that requires individuals to stand for long periods of time or to work with their hands in a fast-paced environment may not appeal to everyone. By implementing the Realistic Job Preview, the potential employee can identify whether or not he would be willing to work in that environment. The Realistic Job Preview tackles hiring and training nightmares by identifying employees who understand your jobs and want to work for you, it reduces employee turnover, decreases hiring and training costs and increases productivity.
Each Realistic Job Preview is customized to each employer’s specifications and incorporates training, orientation and other employer or industry-specific topics directly related to the job being previewed. We have screened over 4,000 applicants for various high tech companies, some of which have experienced as much as a 50 percent reduction in employee turnover and training costs. How much time and money will you spend before you consider implementing a Realistic Job Preview with Verion Staffing?
Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers have a written, standardized procedure for respirator selection, use and maintenance. Hazard assessment is included in the written plan. The purpose of this awareness course is to inform employees of their right to know what hazards they may encounter on the job that would require respiratory protection.
Workplace sexual harassment can create serious repercussions to both employers and its employees. Organizations can incur profound costs in the form of damage to the company’s reputation, decreased employee morale, decreased productivity, employee turnover, not to mention potential legal fees.
An employer’s best defense against sexual harassment occurrence is employee education, training and an efficient internal system for handling sexual harassment claims. This course is designed to educate employees on what constitutes sexual harassment and how to recognize it in the workplace. This course is appropriate for all levels of management and support staff.
Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives.
(INTERACTIVE TRAINING)
This training program is an excellent way for newly hired wafer fab operators to gain an appreciation for the discipline, intricacy and cost associated with working with silicon wafers. Interactive wafer handing exercises are incorporated into the training to assess an employee’s manual dexterity, attention to detail, and ability to work within the structured and disciplined scope of handling wafers in a cleanroom environment. Students will become familiar with the terminology and will use state-of-the-art vacuum wands, silicon wafers, boats, carriers and wafer transfer systems during the exercises.
Proper wafer handling procedures and techniques will be demonstrated and explained; students will then demonstrate their willingness and ability to follow verbal instructions and handle wafers in a consistent, efficient manner. They will interact with each other practicing wafer handling techniques, transporting boats and carriers and monitoring each other’s activities for correct application.
Because not everyone is suited to this type of work, some semiconductor companies use this training activity as a pre-employment assessment tool. Other employers incorporate this activity into their new hire orientation.
This program can easily be customized to incorporate your company’s orientation, policies and procedures. Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. An optional written exam is also available. Attendance will be documented and provided to you in support of your ISO 9000 requirements or to satisfy other quality initiatives. Depending on the amount of client specific material incorporated into this course, the duration may last from one to eight hours.
REALISTIC JOB PREVIEW
Working in a wafer fab is very demanding and, due to the unique environment and expectations, can be intimidating to some people. Not everyone is suited to work within the structured and disciplined environment of a wafer fab. The Wafer Fab Operator Realistic Job Preview is an innovative process that introduces a prospective employee to the job duties and performance expectations associated with the position prior to being hired. A minimum of two days is dedicated to placing applicants in an environment representative of the working conditions. Employers have the opportunity to "preview" potential new hires against established baseline employment criteria and individuals have the opportunity to "preview" the job before making a commitment to accept employment.
Perspective employees will be provided an overview of the semiconductor industry to help them understand the importance of their job and how it relates to the overall process. We provide training applicable to the job and then task and assess the individual’s willingness, ability and interest to perform the job duties in accordance with the training provided. They are also administered written exams on each training topic and must pass each test with a minimum grade of 80 percent. This interactive process also assesses the individual's ability to follow instructions, how they interact with fellow workers, and how they function in a team environment. For example, the training includes but is not limited to:
- Hazard communication/safety awareness
- Cleanroom protocol
- Wafer handling per the client’s specific wafer handling procedures
- Basic computer introduction
- Wafer fab teaming exercises
Individuals are subsequently smocked up, placed in a simulated cleanroom to practice the training activities, interact with one another in a team environment, and are assessed in the following areas:
- Demonstrate safety practices as identified in the hazard communication/safety awareness training
- Demonstrate proper cleanroom behavior and protocol
- Demonstrate the ability to handle wafers in accordance with the client’s specific wafer handling procedures. They will use six or eight inch wafers, state-of-the-art vacuum wands and wafer transfer systems
- Demonstrate the ability to use the computer to access travelers and accurately enter performance data
- Perform physical counts of wafers in designated boats
- Break out into groups, assign team leaders and perform team player exercises
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
The entire process allows a perspective employee to get a good glimpse of the job, expectations, structure and discipline enforced in a wafer fab. After a minimum of 12 hours of wafer fab environment exposure, individuals will have enough basic information about the job to make an informed decision whether this is the right career path for them. Only the individuals who prove themselves by meeting all the established baseline criteria and by demonstrating initiative will move forward and be considered as a potential applicant. Training is supported by video, lecture and group interaction. Assessment evaluations are available for each attendee.
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