Core Skill Standards for Bioscience Technicians

This report identifies a set of core technical competencies and skills that are shared across the Bioscience Lab, Biomanufacturing, and Medical Device domains of the bioscience industry.  This work was funded from the Department of Labor (DOL) Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training grant (TAACCCT) (#TC-23761-12-60-A-37).   Russ Read, from Forsyth Technical Community College in North Carolina, led the consortuim of 12 colleges that participated in this project.  

For questions and suggestions about the Skill Standards, please contact any of the Core team members below:  

1. Dr. Jeanette Mowery, Bioscience Lab Skills Hub; jmowery@madisoncollege.edu
2. Dr. Vivian Ngan-Winward, Medical Devices Hub; vividngenuity@gmail.com
3. Dr. Linda Rehfuss, Biomanufacturing Hub; Linda.Rehfuss@bucks.edu
4. Dr. Allison Pappas, Project Coordinator; alpappas@madisoncollege.edu

Report authors:  Jeanette Mowery, Bio-Link Leadership Team and John Carrese, Bio-Link