• Biotechnology Industry and Job Overview
• Working Safely
• Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• Measurements, Metrics, and Math
• Chemistry for Process Manufacturing
• Process Flows, Technology, and Equipment
• Controlling the Process and Maintaining Quality
• Aseptic Processing
• Fermentation and Cell Growth
• Job Search, Resumes, and Interviews

We designed this course to cater to a wide range of student backgrounds and career goals. Are you just out of high school and looking to get started in a growing industry, or have you been working and are ready for a change? BioWork will help you take your career to the next level.

Before you can register for BioWork, you should:

• Have earned a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Attend an information session.
• Complete reading and math placement tests.

After successful completion, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of quality systems such as International Standards Organization (ISO) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
• Measure length, volume, mass, and pressure using the metric system.
• Identify workplace safety hazards.
• Understand separation methods including evaporation, distillation, precipitation, crystallization, filtration, liquid extraction and chromatography.
• Operate process equipment including an autoclave, incubator, microscope, balance, refractometer, pH meter, conductivity meter, and bioreactor.
• Work aseptically to minimize product contamination.
• Provide the optimal conditions for growing cells.
• Apply and interview with confidence for an entry-level process technician job at a North Carolina pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.