Stackable Credentials for Biotechnology Workforce Development

The team proposes to create stackable credentials and certificates that are scalable for the biomanufacturing and biopharmaceutical sectors.
Categories
Talent/ Pipeline development
Project status
100% Completed

Industry Need

Washington State’s biomanufacturing industry is a cornerstone of its growing economy, employing over 36,000 workers. Yet the region’s competitiveness and long-term growth is challenged by the lack of a skilled workforce.

Solution

Alleviate workforce shortages by establishing guided academic pathways for students and workers seeking careers in biomanufacturing.


Working with industry partners, the project aligns curriculum with industry workforce needs, creates modules and courses, and conducts an engagement campaign with high school and community college students and workers in need of retraining.


All course materials are non-proprietary and openly accessible.

Outputs/Deliverables

  • Outcomes report on required technical knowledge for a skilled workforce
  • Final draft of learning outcomes
  • Course outline for Cleanroom Operations and Bioreactors,
  • Marketing and communications plan for student, teacher, and parent awareness

Impacts

Design of stackable credentials and certificates scalable for the biomanufacturing and biopharmaceutical sectors

Creation of a workforce pipeline for the biomanufacturing industry via a marketing and communications plan targeting students, teachers, and parents

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Project Lead

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline Community College

Participating Organizations

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Life Science Washington

Life Science Washington