Atlanta Technical College Bioscience Emerging Technicians Project

亚特兰大技术学院生物科学新兴技术员项目的总体愿景是增加亚特兰大大都市区STEM历来未得到充分服务的群体对新兴生物科学职业机会的了解。这个为期三年的项目计划让双重注册的学生参加独特的暑期研讨会，支持一位行业演讲者的系列活动，提供生物技术公司的参观，并开发一门第一年的体验研讨会课程。这些经验将旨在向学生传授他们在该领域就业所需的技能。完成三学期课程的学生可以获得生物科学技术技术学分证书(TCC)。生物科学新兴技术人员项目将促进学生与受雇于大亚特兰大地区生物技术公司的个人之间的直接联系。总体而言，该项目将通过扩大高技能人才池来支持该州不断增长的生物科学行业，以满足技术员级别的劳动力需求。生物科学新兴技术人员项目旨在通过及早将他们与行业代表和现场经验联系起来，增加生物科学领域的双重招生学生的数量。该项目的目标是1)招收生物科学技术计划的双招生，2)通过专业活动提高对生物科学职业机会的认识，3)与学院的毕业率相比，提高生物科学新兴技术员计划的毕业率。实现这些目标的活动包括向家庭开放参观以了解该计划、创建夏季生物科学讲习班、修改实验室练习以及设立以生物技术职业探索为重点的第一年研讨会。该项目还将通过一系列演讲者和实地参观设施以及创建生物科学企业和行业领导小组(BILT)来增加与生物科学行业的接触。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划专注于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The overall vision of the Bioscience Emerging Technician project at Atlanta Technical College is to increase the knowledge of emerging bioscience career opportunities among groups historically underserved in STEM in the metropolitan Atlanta area. This three-year project plans to engage dual-enrollment students in unique summer workshops, support an industry speaker’s series, provide tours of biotechnology companies, and develop a first-year experience seminar course. These experiences will be designed to teach students the skills they will need for employment in the field. Students who complete the three-semester program can earn a Bioscience Technology Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC). The Bioscience Emerging Technicians Project will facilitate the direct connection between students and individuals employed in biotechnology companies in the greater Atlanta area. Overall this project will support the state's growing bioscience industry with an expanded pool of highly skilled individuals for technician-level workforce needs.The Bioscience Emerging Technicians project aims to increase the number of dual enrollment students in the field of bioscience by connecting them early with industry representatives and on-site experiences. The project goals are to 1) recruit and enroll dual- enrollment students in the bioscience technology program, 2) increase awareness of bioscience career opportunities through specialized activities, and 3) increase the graduation rate of Bioscience Emerging Technician Program students in comparison to the college's graduation rate. Activities to reach these goals include open-houses for families to learn about the program, the creation of a summer bioscience workshop, the revision of laboratory exercises and the establishment of a first-year seminar focused on biotechnology career exploration. The project will also increase engagement with bioscience industry via a speaker’s series and on-site tours of facilities and the creation of a Bioscience business and industry leadership team (BILT). This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.