Dues are deliberately low. The standard does not depend on them.
NASPT is a new association in formation. Membership is intended to support a public workforce mission: expanding access to skilled semiconductor careers and strengthening the domestic manufacturing workforce. The tiers below are proposed, and enrolment is not open yet.
Formation cohort
Charter Technician Member
$45
founding year, $75 annually thereafter
For working process technicians, operators, and equipment technicians in semiconductor manufacturing.
Student and Apprentice Member
$25
annually
For learners enrolled in a semiconductor technician training program, registered apprenticeship, or degree pathway.
Educator Member
$95
annually
For instructors and program directors at community colleges, technical schools, and apprenticeship providers.
All individual members receive
- Standing in the professional community and the member directory
- Participation in standards development
- Priority access to the credential at launch
- Continuing education resources
- Regional chapter access
Membership is not open yet. These are the proposed tiers, published so people can see the intended structure before enrolment opens.
Formation cohort
Founding Employer Partner
$15,000
annually
For fabs, OSATs, and equipment and materials suppliers. Includes an Employer Advisory Council seat and certification blueprint input. Limited to the formation cohort.
Employer Partner
$7,500
annually
For organizations joining after the founding cohort. Includes group membership for technicians, benchmark data, and pipeline network access.
Supporting Organization
$2,500
annually
For workforce boards, economic development organizations, foundations, and others advancing semiconductor workforce goals.
Education Partner
$1,500
annually
For colleges, technical schools, and apprenticeship programs aligning curriculum to the NASPT standard.
Group membership
Employers sponsoring membership for their technician workforce are to receive tiered pricing and administrative support. Group membership is the intended structure for organizations with 25 or more technicians.
NASPT is not a buyer's club, and dues are not how the standard gets built.
Our foundational work is designed to be grant-funded. Membership dues are intended to support chapter formation, continuing education, member services, and the association's independence, which matters: a certifying body funded entirely by the employers it serves is not a certifying body anyone should trust.
The competency framework, the workforce research, and curriculum alignment review are to remain publicly available regardless of membership.
Membership opens as the association is established.
Dues are deliberately low because the foundational work is designed to be grant-funded, so that the standard itself never depends on how many people can afford to join.