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U.S. Department of Labor COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG) Awarded December 11th, 2006 $1.99M to fund bioscience workforce development Builds bioscience workforce pipeline: high school  2 year college  workforce Retrain displaced workers (WIA) Establish industry partnerships

U.S. Department of Labor COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG) Biotechnology Partnerships K-12 Technical Colleges Retrain displaced workers (WIA) Industry employers Outreach

K-12 Partnerships Summer Biotechnology Academies for High School Science Teachers • Three days each June • BioRad laboratory kits and equipment • “Whistle stop” tour of employers • Professional Learning Units (PLUs) earned by teachers • 81 teachers impacted so far

K-12 Partnerships Summer Biotechnology Academies for High School Science Teachers • Three days each June • BioRad laboratory kits and equipment • “Whistle stop” tour of employers • Professional Learning Units (PLUs) earned by teachers • 81 teachers impacted so far

K-12 Partnerships Summer Biotechnology Academies for High School Science Teachers • Three days each June • BioRad laboratory kits and equipment • “Whistle stop” tour of employers • Professional Learning Units (PLUs) earned by teachers • 81 teachers impacted so far

K-12 Partnerships Biotechnology Equipment Loan Program • $6,500 worth of laboratory equipment and biotech kits per class • To date, 5,466 students have been introduced to a hands-on, biotech laboratory experience!

U.S. Department of Labor COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG) Biotechnology Partnerships K-12 Technical Colleges Retrain displaced workers (WIA) Industry employers Outreach

Technical Colleges • New faculty for grant activities • New laboratory equipment • New regulatory compliance curriculum

Technical Colleges • New faculty for grant activities: Michael Mouat – Curriculum development Julie Klare – Instructional Coordinator Mandy Latimer – Instructional Coordinator

Technical Colleges • New laboratory equipment Agilent GC-mass spec 2 Applikon bioreactors ELISA plate readers Electrophoresis equipment Biological safety cabinets CO2 incubators for cells Real-time PCR machines Computers

Technical Colleges • New regulatory compliance curriculum Technical certificates of credit in Regulatory Compliance at ATC, GTC

U.S. Department of Labor COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG) Biotechnology Partnerships K-12 Technical Colleges Retrain displaced workers (WIA) Industry employers

WIA Partnerships • Kim Meadows of Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center brings potential students to information sessions, etc. for ATC • Anna Thompson of Atlanta Regional Commission performs on-site career counseling at GTC

U.S. Department of Labor COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG) Biotechnology Partnerships K-12 Technical Colleges Retrain displaced workers (WIA) Industry employers Outreach

Biotechnology Industry Employers Internships: Noramco Aderans Yerkes Primate Center Southeast Poultry Research Lab USDA Poultry Diagnostic & Research Lab (UGA Vet School) UGA Coverdell Center UGA Plant Pathology UGA Food Science UGA Fermentation Facility UGA Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Immucor, Inc.

Biotechnology Industry Employers Pending Articulation Agreements: The University of Georgia Kennesaw State University Southern Polytechnic University Fort Valley State University Albany State University

Biotechnology Outreach Materials GBTI video Brochures Web site: gabioscience.org Posters TV ad campaigns Facebook page

U.S. Department of Labor COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING GRANT (CBJTG) Biotechnology Partnerships K-12 Technical Colleges Retrain displaced workers (WIA) Industry employers Outreach

Outreach Curriculum development CTAE Pathways Bioscience Course Middle School Tasks Skill Set Identification Science Fair Western Innovation Crescent

Outreach Presentations: NSTA in Charlotte BIO2009 Pipeline Panel ACS Webinar GSTA in Savannah

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