US DOL TAACCCT Round 2 Grant

Starts: October 1, 2012

Ends: September 30, 2016

Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training

What is a DOL TAACCCT Round II Grant?• Grants are the second installment ($500 million) of a $2

billion, four-year initiative • Funds to expand and improve delivery of education and

career training programs- completed in two years or less• Suited for workers who are eligible for training under the

TAA for Workers program• Prepare program participants for employment in high-

wage, high-skill occupations

Need for the Biosciences Consortium

• No national program for the acquisition of an industry-

recognized credential associated with core skills

• Public workforce systems are not geared toward matching skills and preparation with previous training and industry experience

What are the Goals?1. Improve preparation for workplace training: recruitment testing, aptitude assessment, redesign courses, improve retention and outreach

2. Introduce portable industry recognized credentials into training: core bioscience skills standards foundation

3.Accelerate completion time in programs through: a) improved prior learning assessment, removal of institutional

barriersb) technology enhanced instructional materials - use NTER platform

4. Build CC capacity for education that meets employer needs: add infrastructure, build Capstone and internship programs

Recipients : 12 colleges, 8 states

Forsyth Tech Alamance

Rowan-Cabarrus

City College of San Francisco

Austin

LA Valley

Salt Lake

Madison Area Tech

Ivy Tech

Montgomery

Bucks

St Petersburg

Grant Value: $ 14, 998, 474

Hubs by colorLab SkillsMedical DevicesBiomanufacturingLearning

Ivy Tech CC St. Petersburg CC Salt Lake CC

Montgomery County CC

Bucks County CC LA Valley CC

City College of San Francisco

Madison Area Technical College

Austin CC

Forsyth Tech CC Rowan-Cabarrus

CC Alamance CC

TAA Lead Institution

Forsyth Technical Community College

New Skill Standards

Tailored Credentials

Revised & Validated Skill Standards

Tailored Credentials

Revised & Validated Skill Standards

Tailored Credentials

Contextual & Modularized Learning Program

Tailored Credentials

Increased Capacity Workforce Assessments & Training Harmonized Core Skill Standards NTER Articulations

Moving forward with Technician Training• Over 25 new courses/credentials will be developed in

the Biosciences• Focused and accessible online learning opportunities

with game like applications for training bioscience workers

• Revised skills standards will be available for Biomanufacturing and Lab Skills

• New skill standards will be created in Biomedical Devices

• Core harmonized bioscience skills standards will be created

PA BIO SoCalBIO NCBC BayBio Mass BIO CSBI CSBA BioNetwork

Cook Boston Scientific Baxter Pfizer Merck Grifols

Ocular Systems Lampire Biological Labs Bioo Scientific Con Med Cel Analytical Prosetta Antiviral

Texas Workforce Commission

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Northwest Piedmont Workforce Dev. Board

Los Angeles WIB Montgomery County WIB

National Partners: Bio-Link: NSF ATE NBC2: NSF ATE PHRMA: National Pharma Org. MDMA: National Medical Device Org. BIO: National Industry Organization NCBW: DOL Initiated National Center NAM/NI

What is in it for Companies?

• The improved assessment of potential employees from a workforce prospective

• An increased source of qualified employees

• An Industry Recognized harmonized core of skill standards & credentials