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Get A Degree In Biotechnology
Units of the Technical College System of Georgia
U.S. Department of Labor
COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG)
Awarded December 11th, 2006
• $1.99M to fund bioscience workforce development
• Builds bioscience workforce pipeline:high school 2 year college workforce
• Retrain displaced workers (WIA)
• Establish industry partnerships
U.S. Department of Labor
COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG)
Biotechnology Partnerships
• K-12
• Technical Colleges
• Retrain displaced workers (WIA)
• Industry employers
• Outreach
K-12 Partnerships
Summer Biotechnology Academies for High School Science Teachers
• Three days each June• BioRad laboratory kits and equipment• “Whistle stop” tour of employers• Professional Learning Units (PLUs) earned by teachers• 81 teachers impacted so far
K-12 Partnerships
Summer Biotechnology Academies for High School Science Teachers
• Three days each June• BioRad laboratory kits and equipment• “Whistle stop” tour of employers• Professional Learning Units (PLUs) earned by teachers• 81 teachers impacted so far
K-12 Partnerships
Summer Biotechnology Academies for High School Science Teachers
• Three days each June• BioRad laboratory kits and equipment• “Whistle stop” tour of employers• Professional Learning Units (PLUs) earned by teachers• 81 teachers impacted so far
K-12 Partnerships
Biotechnology Equipment Loan Program
• $6,500 worth of laboratory equipment and biotech kits per class
• To date, 5,466 students have been introduced to a hands-on, biotech laboratory experience!
U.S. Department of Labor
COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG)
Biotechnology Partnerships
• K-12
• Technical Colleges
• Retrain displaced workers (WIA)
• Industry employers
• Outreach
Technical Colleges
• New faculty for grant activities• New laboratory equipment• New regulatory compliance curriculum
Technical Colleges
• New faculty for grant activities:
Michael Mouat – Curriculum development
Julie Klare – Instructional Coordinator
Mandy Latimer – Instructional Coordinator
Technical Colleges
• New laboratory equipment– Agilent GC-mass spec– 2 Applikon bioreactors– ELISA plate readers– Electrophoresis equipment– Biological safety cabinets– CO2 incubators for cells– Real-time PCR machines– Computers
Technical Colleges
• New regulatory compliance curriculum
Technical certificates of credit in Regulatory Compliance at ATC, GTC
U.S. Department of Labor
COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG)
Biotechnology Partnerships
• K-12
• Technical Colleges
• Retrain displaced workers (WIA)
• Industry employers
WIA Partnerships
• Kim Meadows of Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center brings potential students to information sessions, etc. for ATC
• Anna Thompson of Atlanta Regional Commission performs on-site career counseling at GTC
U.S. Department of Labor
COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG)
Biotechnology Partnerships
• K-12
• Technical Colleges
• Retrain displaced workers (WIA)
• Industry employers
• Outreach
Biotechnology Industry Employers
Internships:Noramco
Aderans
Yerkes Primate Center
Southeast Poultry Research Lab
USDA
Poultry Diagnostic & Research Lab (UGA Vet School)
UGA Coverdell Center
UGA Plant Pathology
UGA Food Science
UGA Fermentation Facility
UGA Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Immucor, Inc.
Biotechnology Industry Employers
Pending Articulation Agreements:
The University of Georgia
Kennesaw State University
Southern Polytechnic University
Fort Valley State University
Albany State University
Biotechnology Outreach Materials
GBTI video
Brochures
Web site: gabioscience.org
Posters
TV ad campaigns
Facebook page
U.S. Department of Labor
COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG)
Biotechnology Partnerships
• K-12
• Technical Colleges
• Retrain displaced workers (WIA)
• Industry employers
• Outreach
Outreach
Curriculum development
CTAE Pathways
Bioscience Course
Middle School Tasks
Skill Set Identification
Science Fair
Western Innovation Crescent
Outreach
Presentations:
NSTA in Charlotte
BIO2009 Pipeline Panel
ACS Webinar
GSTA in Savannah
Discover solutions through technology –
for YOU
for OTHERS
for the WORLD.
Find Out More!GaBioscience.org