Life Sciences Technical Training in Southern Indiana

常青藤技术社区学院正在与印第安纳大学、工业界和一所高中合作，以提高中学和社区大学的生物技术教育水平，并增加印第安纳州中南部不断发展的生命科学行业的技术人员数量。该项目通过(1)开发生命科学相关生物技术的新证书课程，(2)建立一个试点工厂，为学生提供现实的生物技术工作培训经验，(3)在当地一所高中建立一所生命科学学院，以解决高中生在数学、沟通和科学思维技能方面的差距，以及(4)为高中教师提供专业发展。目标人群包括高中学生、社区大学学生、失业工人和生活在印第安纳州农村地区的大学生。

Ivy Tech Community College is partnering with Indiana University, industry, and a high school to improve biotechnology education at the secondary and community college levels, and increase the number of technicians available for employment in south-central Indiana's growing life sciences industry. The project is expanding Ivy Tech's biotechnology program by (1) developing new certificate programs in life science-related biotechnology, (2) building a pilot plant that provides students with realistic biotechnology job training experiences, (3) creating a Life Science Academy at a local high school to address gaps in high school students' math, communications, and scientific thinking skills, and (4) providing teachers at the high school with professional development. Target populations include high school students, community college students, displaced workers, and college students living in a rural region of Indiana.