NBC2: Building Regional and National Networks for a 21st Century Workforce for the Bioeconomy

美国生物制造公司的数量超过350家，而且还在不断增长。对受过生物制造技能、知识和属性教育的先进技术技师的需求仍然很高，目前进入就业市场的四年制大学毕业生无法满足这一需求。“生物制药制造能力和生产的报告和调查”认识到社区大学生物制造计划在教育这一劳动力方面的重要性，该中心将继续创建地方基础设施和国家网络，以支持生物制造行业熟练的国家劳动力的发展。该中心将采用与专业发展、课程开发、职业指导、伙伴关系和网络、传播和可持续性有关的最佳做法。中心的目标包括以下内容。1)新课程将针对生物制造的最新进展和趋势开发，包括一次性使用技术、单克隆抗体治疗的上游和下游加工、工艺开发和质量设计、微藻生物燃料和良好生产规范（GMP）环境下的干细胞生产。这些课程模块将在9个为期3天的研讨会和一个小型实验室手册中介绍给教师。2)加强和扩大当地教育工作者和雇主之间的合作关系，以强调学生从高中到大学到工作场所的途径。通过一系列夏季研讨会的发展，将重点关注高中生，让学生通过在生物制造不同领域的实践活动获得对该领域的认识和进步。3)专业发展将包括针对社区大学教师的特定主题的小型会议，“蛋白质就是现金”研讨会的延续，以及针对中学教师的会议，致力于按照州和国家教育标准在课堂上实施生物制造和生物技术。社区大学的学生将有实习和指导的真实世界的经验，在该领域找到工作。

The number of biomanufacturing companies in the United States is upwards of 350 and growing. The demand for advanced technology technicians educated in the skills, knowledge and attributes of biomanufacturing remains high and is currently not being met by 4-year college graduates entering the job market. "The Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production" recognized the importance of community college biomanufacturing programs in educating this workforce, and this Center will continue to create local infrastructures and a national network to support the development of a skilled national workforce for the biomanufacturing industry.The Center will use best practices as they relate to professional development, curriculum development, career coaching, partnerships and networks, dissemination and sustainability. Center goals and objectives include the following. 1) New curriculum will be developed for the most recent advances and trends in biomanufacturing, including single use technology, upstream and downstream processing of monoclonal antibody therapeutics, process development and quality by design, biofuels from microalgae and the production of stem cells in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment. These curriculum modules will be introduced to faculty in nine 3-day workshops and as a mini laboratory manual. 2) Partnerships within local networks of educators and employers will be strengthened and expanded to emphasize the pathway for students from high school through college to the work place. There will be a strong focus on high school students with the development of a series of summer workshops allowing students to gain awareness of the field and progress through hands-on activities in different areas of biomanufacturing. 3) Professional development will include topic specific mini conferences for community college faculty, the continuation of "Protein is Cash" workshops, and a conference for secondary teachers dedicated to implementing biomanufacturing and biotechnology in the classroom following state and national education standards. Community college students will have real world experience with internships and coaching to find employment in the field.