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Trump Administration Launches Foundry School Program

The Trump administration is launching Foundry School to train millions of skilled workers. Ohio State and six other universities will offer the new manufacturing curriculum.

By IUX24Sep 2, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC

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Heavy equipment and construction crews work on Intel’s Ohio One semiconductor manufacturing campus at 12100 Jug Street Rd. NW, New Albany, Ohio, on July 31, 2026. The nearly 1,000-acre site in the New Albany International Business Park is the location of Intel’s planned $28 billion chipmaking complex, which will include two leading-edge semiconductor fabrication plants and is expected to create

United States officials partnered with Ohio State University on Tuesday morning to launch Foundry School, a national curriculum aimed at filling 3.8 million skilled manufacturing jobs by 2033. The program anchors a federal push to rebuild domestic industrial capacity across the United States. The initiative addresses severe labor shortages as employers hire faster than qualified candidates can be found.