Connections--so important in life in general and certainly in the workforce. But how to make them? How to learn from people who have made the leap you want to make too? Speed networking, a program built by Karen Leung and her co-principal investigators, provides excellent opportunities for students and industry ...
Isn’t there something reassuring about knowing that others like you have been successful when you are thinking about a career move? Seeing footprints in the sand of those who have already made the journey can help with that first step. I had the chance to speak with members of three ...
Welcome to the first talk in the InnovATEBIO 2023 series of virtual ATE project talks. Leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US will be sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. In this first talk, we'll learn about using speed networking as a mechanism to help students connect with employers, advisory board members, and alumni. Dr. Karen Leung will talk about: - ...
Our new NSF ATE grant project is involved in improving work-based learning (WBL) in biotech, and our team from City College of San Francisco (CCSF) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), are collaborating with InnovATEBIO to compile information about the kinds of WBL opportunities at biotechnology training programs ...
Strong work-based learning programs greatly improve student success, helping them gain technical and professional skills that advance their career objectives. The Collaborative to Strengthen Work-Based Learning in Biotech is a group of biotech community college programs and related biotech organizations that seek to work together and share strategies for strengthening ...
