Russ H. Read & Michael V. Ayers
www.biotechworkforce.org
Biosciences Talent Required
*Picture at FT
W-S Tech Council Sept. 10, 2014
Building the Future
Home Grown Industry Needs:
Capital
Educated manpower
Efficient, effective business environment
Talent Required* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov
Scientists, chemists, biologists, pharmacologists, microbiologists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, clinicians, regulatory experts, Biomedical engineers, research associates, technicians, QA/QC experts, manufacturing & production teams, operators packaging, ancillary support etc.,
The demand for qualified Bioscience personnel is increasing in the Piedmont Triad
Advocacy:
Represent, enable and provide leadership at the national and state levels for the biotechnology workforce with compatible organizations, educational and training institutions
PrioritiesPrioritiesNCBC
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How:
Build national partnerships, research outcomes, chase and enact grants
Bring home to NC best practices in biotechworkforce training
Lead the US DOL TAA Consortium for Bioscience(c3bc) & the NSF ATE Biosciences Industrial Fellows Program(BIFP)
*Represent BN at NSF- ATE, USDOL, NCBIO, BIO, NAM/MI, CSBA, CSBI, NBC2 and Bio-Link
PrioritiesPriorities
NCBW DOL Report
www.biotechworkforce.org
NSF / AACC White Paper
Best Practice Support Materials
NCBW Credential Model
CCP@BIO
Digital Time Line & Repository
Grant FundingNCBW has 10 years experience with many grant types: community, regional, state and federal used to:
•Build best practices for North Carolina in the biosciences training and education circle by being at the state and national table.
•Increase training capacity for our college training sites.
•Keep our employers supplied with an outstanding workforce
Our externally captured funding total exceeds $ 20 M
US DOL TAA Grant $ 14, 998, 474
Hubs by colorLab SkillsMedical DevicesBiomanufacturingLearning
Status: entering Year 3 & over 1350 are in training
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 Recipients : 12 colleges, 8 states
National Approach
Bioscience Harmonized Skill Standards(Core, Med.Dev.,Labs, BMFG)
Industry Advisory Committee’s input on credentials & program development
Remove barriers to achieving training(flexible labs, simulations & gaming programs)
Increased capacity new programs credit & short non-credit programs for technical operators
Seamless articulations from 2 year schools to 4 year schools = 2+2 and back to 2 year from 4 year schools and beyond for hard skills training
Internships (includes a Capstone experience)
NSF-ATE DUE Grant # 1304010
Bioscience Industrial Fellowship Project 2014-2015
Mission: The Bioscience Industrial Fellowship Project de-mystifies the bioscience industry by developing and implementing an innovative professional development model that utilizes multi-institutional partnerships to enable high-impact instructors to further understand industry principles and prepare them to guide their students
toward careers in today’s bioscience workforce.
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Partners : Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) at North Carolina Central University, the BioNetwork’s Pharmaceutical and Analytical Training Lab and Capstone Center, The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UNCG, the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI), Commercialization at Wake Forest Innovation, Biogen Idec, Targacept, Patheon (formerly, Banner Pharma), TransTech Pharma, and Tengion.
"BIFP has now given me the tools to share biosciences with my students. I can now answer, with confidence, the question ‘why do I need to know this?’. I am excited to share this experience and the new applications with both my students and colleagues."
c3bc Learning Hub - DemonstrationUpdated demo reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny3BhWQmJ54
Skills lab video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb9weUeR4xM
Workforce video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7tFixWy6Tg
Michael V. Ayers
Dean of Math, Science, and Technologies
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
What is in it for Companies?
An increased source of qualified employees
Thank You!
Photo Credit: Sunraysia Daily
Integration of Emerging Technology into Community College Curriculum:
An Overview and Background
FEATURING
Ray Cadmore Australian Fulbright Professional Scholar 2014
4:00 PM THURSDAY
September 18, 2014
OAK GROVE AUDITORIUM FORSYTH TECH MAIN CAMPUS 2100 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
To reserve a seat at this event, contact Mona Cofer at 336.734.7205 or [email protected].
ALL LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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