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Career Pathways Update

Career Pathways Update. Career Pathways Update - High school courses. Pathway team met January 9 Teacher cohort met November 15 and January 24 Teams aligning labs to their curriculum Reviewing master equipment and supply lists Generating priority list of major equipment items

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Career Pathways Update

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  1. Career Pathways Update

  2. Career Pathways Update - High school courses

  3. Pathway team met January 9 • Teacher cohort met November 15 and January 24 • Teams aligning labs to their curriculum • Reviewing master equipment and supply lists • Generating priority list of major equipment items • ATC/GTC auditing individual school facilities and equipment • Establishing equipment approval/purchase/receiptprocedures • Cohort generated list of training needs • Training will be offered in 7 evenings and through summer institute • Recommended follow-up in 2009/2010 • media training before launch • 3 sessions next year

  4. Tasks • Task cohort will reconvene on Feb 21 • Share experiences, additional training • Consider dissemination through additional training sessions funded by WRR • Additional training on Lego electrophoresis • GSTA presentation Feb. 11, 2009 in Savannah • DeKalb and Walton County educators

  5. Tracking articulation

  6. Tracking articulation

  7. Objective is to sustain and expand bioscience educational outreach and workforce development in the state Proposed Partners Georgia Bio (including the Biotechnology Institute), Department of Education, Technical College System of Georgia (Athens and Gwinnett Technical Colleges), Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Governor’s Office of Workforce Development, Department of Economic Development, Atlanta Regional Commission. BIO 2009 Legacy Project

  8. Concept● Form an independent 501(c)(3) to provide unified and consistent approach● Build on Georgia Bioscience Technology Institute brand already developed

  9. ICIN • Meetings held October 8, December 9 • Next meeting February 10, 2009 • General comments on challenges and training needs • pandemic preparedness • knowledge of training provided locally through industry organizations, post-secondary institutions and other training providers; • multimodal training – flexible training to come to facility or be more timely relevant to operation’s needs • ongoing communication channels needed between industry and industry, e.g. better links to placement offices; build relationship which ensure s continuity • addition of smaller companies to ICIN • role for the state to facilitate communication between institutions and companies • globality • awareness (of entire business process; impact of other elements around specific employee functions ) • internships / contact with educational providers • project and change management; • continuous improvement, basic economic principles, alliance and supply chain management • facilitation of communication between academic and industry • regional outsourcing partners and solution providers • recruitment – sharing of higher level talent pool • common needs for training could include; cGMP, quality, regulatory overviews; FDA current issues/ updates • marketing the state to prospective employees – help sell prospects on the region.

  10. ICIN next steps • Facilitator selected based on competitive quote to manage remaining meetings and report generation • Synthesizing input to date in four key tiers: • Students • Entry level employees • Experienced employees • Experienced hires • Review input and needs, gaps, data needed, then strategies and data/research needed, then being discussion of implementaiton

  11. Life Science Jobs Profiled/In Works • BioLab – initial Rockdale County > Gwinnett County • Rhodia, chemical company in Barrow County – early stages (Plant manager chairing WR committee) • Micromeritics - Gwinnett • WIKA – Gwinnett – additional profiles within company • DeKalb Medical - discussion stages • Kemira Chemicals – Cobb (R&D) • LifeLink – Gwinnett – discussion stages • Industry Network Group discussed Work Ready job profiling in detail on December 9, 2008

  12. Bio 2009 – Register now • Innovation Crescent Workforce group included technical colleges, Ga Bio and ARC selected to present workshop at the BioInternational Conference May 2009

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