Workforce Development and community colleges Initiative

The Biotechnology Institute launched the national Biotechnology Workforce Development and Community Colleges Initiative to create an awareness among employers that today’s community colleges are producing graduates with the hands-on skills needed for jobs in manufacturing and R & D, and alert community colleges to the current and future workforce needs of companies.  By focusing on best practices and the hiring needs of companies, this program will foster dialog, partnerships, and action among the biotechnology industry, community colleges, and state policy makers.

Advisory Committee

Forums

The Biotechnology Institute is conducting a series of forums to spotlight successful partnerships and encourage dialog between biotechnology executives, community college leaders, and policy makers.

December 2, 2005: The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California
Program and Panelists

February 11, 2005: The J. David Gladstone Institutes at the University of California, San Francisco, Mission Bay in San Francisco
Program and Panelists

September 17, 2004: Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Claremont, CA
Program and Panelists

Photos from the Bay Area Forum

Biotechnology Institute President Dr. Paul Hanle delivers closing remarks
Moderator Dave Jensen addresses a panel and audience at the J. David Gladstone Institutes
Mary Pat Huxley, co-chair of the initiative's Advisory Committee, comments during the session reports