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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

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