Preparation of Technicians for the Biotechnology Industry

拟议项目的重点是：（a）将教育工作者、科学家、工业伙伴和课程编制者联合起来，为技术促进发展技术员培训方案制定一项战略;（B）编制一项课程，为生物技术领域的大学教员提供“动手”提高能力的机会;（c）每年由联盟连同外部专家的建议和投入对战略进行评估;以及（d）与工业界合作，开发所需的两年期TPAD试剂和设备。 在项目开始时，联盟将举行会议，以确定启动和实现先前概述的项目具体目标和目的的最有效战略。 该项目的本科2年制学院教师将在当地招聘的每个夏季讲习班。 重点将放在东海岸和西海岸，那里是生物技术工业集中的地方，也是对技术人员需求最大的地方。 在夏季研讨会结束时，教师参与者将完成一般评估和问卷调查。 教师在技术员TPAD课程实验的实际实施。 在四年的时间里，将有102名教师参加。 其他将参与该项目的机构包括西雅图中央社区学院、喜瑞都学院、北方新墨西哥州社区学院和乔治王子社区学院。

This proposed project focuses on (a) bringing together a coalition of educators, scientists, industrial partners, and curriculum developers to establish a strategy for the TPAD technician preparation program; (b) developing a curriculum to provide "hands-on" enhancement opportunity to college instructors in the area of biotechnology; (c) assessing the strategy on an annual basis by the coalition together with outside expert advice and input; and (d) collaborating with industry to develop the required 2-year TPAD reagents and equipment. At the commencement of the project, the Coalition will meet to determine the most effective strategy to initiate and address the project' s specific goals and objectives previously outlined. Undergraduate 2-year college faculty for the project will be recruited locally for each of the summer workshops. The emphasis will be on the East and West Coasts, where the biotechnology industry is concentrated and where the need for technicians is greatest. At the completion of summer workshops, the faculty participants will complete a general evaluation and questionnaire. The faculty practical implementation of experiments in technician TPAD curriculum. There will be a total of 102 faculty participants, over a four-year period. Other institutions which will participating in this project include Seattle Central Community College, Cerritos College, Northern New Mexico Community College, and Prince George's Community College.