Industry and Workforce Development
Forsyth Technical Community College, NC
Industry and Workforce Development Hub
Leveraging Deep Connections to the Bioscience Industry
We provide professional development for educators and to develop and update skill standards for the bioscience industry. Our interactive sessions are future looking, developed with industry advisors and incorporating insights into skills needed in the skilled technical workforce. The Biosciences Leadership Institute helps educators learn how to problem solve from an industry perspective. The Biosciences Industry Fellows Program places college instructors are in an industry setting for up to two months. The Biosciences Administrator’s Program engages academic administrators and experts in futuristic discussions on evolving trends in industrial biosciences.
Who we are
We work with academic, industry, and workforce partners across the country to provide professional development for biotechnology educators. Our longstanding ties to bioscience industry allow us to produce high quality, practical updates on biotechnology skills. For 20 years we have worked with community colleges, biotechnology industry, and workforce partners across the country to develop methods to create strong relationships and industry-driven projects. We have developed and updated skill standards in basic lab techniques, medical devices and biomanufacturing, and we created the Core Skills for Bioscience Technicians–all vetted by industry partners. Most recently we have partnered with industry to develop skill needs for technical workers in cell and gene therapy, regenerative medicine, and biomedical devices.
What we can do for you
- Help you understand the kinds of skilled technical workers needed by the bioscience industry.
- Help you develop ideas for industry-vetted programs in professional development.
- Help you develop relationships with employers and bio-trade associations.
- Work together on collaborative projects that involve our analytical lab or expertise.
Hub Host:
Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Russ H. Read, BSc., MA
Executive Director, National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW)
rread@forsythtech.edu
+1 336 734 7651
Jason Gagliano, MSE, Ph.D.
Lab Coordinator Analytical and Molecular Skills Development Lab
Jgagliano@forsythtech.edu
+1 336 757 3675
Current programs
National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW)
NCBW’s professional development programs attract bioscience instructors and selected high-school science teachers from across the United States and beyond. NCBW is home to a state-of-the-art Analytical and Molecular Skills Development Laboratory that provides advanced training and internships for student, as well as incubator space for researchers and start-up companies. Our longstanding ties to bioscience industry allow us to produce high quality, practical updates on biotechnology skills
Biosciences Leadership Institute
The Leadership Institute is a professional development program that targets promising community college instructors, administrators, and high school instructors who wish to learn leadership principles from an industry perspective. First, participants work together virtually to solve a problem case provided by an industry expert. Each participant designs a situation case that embodies their leadership style. At an in-person summation, participants present their cases and are debriefed in discussion with industry experts.
Biosciences Industry Fellows and Administrators
The Biosciences Industry Fellows Program places college instructors in an industry setting for up to two months. The Biosciences Administrator’s Program engages academic administrators and experts in futuristic discussions on evolving trends in industrial biosciences.