2.5. CASE STUDY: MAKING TECHNICAL TRAINING A PRIORITY AT TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR
TriQuint, founded in 1985, is a leader in high-performance radio frequency (RF) components for wireless communication. Headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company currently employs approximately 2,400 people worldwide. Ross Bolf, training specialist at TriQuint Semiconductor, explains how technical training came to be and why it is a focus for the company.
The training function reports directly to the vice president of human resources, who reports to the CEO of the company. Training did not become a subcomponent of the human resources department until late in 2007, when a need arose to "standardize" training among the different sites. The focus and goal for 2008 ...
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