Skilled Workforce for Microelectronics: Microtec Academy

The Microtec Academy is Germany’s national education and training academy for microelectronics and microsystems technology. It develops and coordinates practical training programs and connects companies, research institutions, and educational partners. Its goal is to attract, train, and provide continuing education for professionals in microelectronics.

Why does microelectronics need more skilled workers?

Microelectronics is a key technology for numerous applications – from artificial intelligence and data centers to medical technology and energy supply, secure communications, and quantum technologies. At the same time, Germany is expanding its research and manufacturing capacities. These facilities require highly skilled workers to operate them and drive their technological development.

According to industry estimates compiled as part of the German federal government’s Microelectronics Strategy, Germany will need an additional 20,000 to 30,000 skilled workers in the microelectronics sector each year from 2027 onward. A broad and highly qualified workforce helps keeps expertise and value creation in Germany while strengthening the country’s technological autonomy and competitiveness.

Investments in new technological infrastructures, such as the APECS pilot line, are strengthening fields such as advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration. At the same time, the Microtec Academy trains the specialists who develop these technologies, implement them, and transfer them into industrial applications. In this way, education and training ensure that technological investments are backed by the expertise needed to use them effectively.