Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “BioWork” Process Technician training course to prepare area residents for jobs in the growing biotechnology manufacturing field, starting in January on the college’s main campus in Vance County.
BioWork will be held in the state-of-the-art biotechnology lab on Main Campus on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 until 10 p.m., beginning Wednesday, Jan. 18 and continuing through Monday, May 7, 2012.
BioWork is a training course that prepares men and women for employment as process technicians within bioprocess, pharmaceutical, or chemical manufacturing companies. The rigorous 128-hour course covers topics such as workplace safety, chemistry, process control, and microbiology. The course also provides students with extensive ‘hands-on’ laboratory experience. Certified Bioprocessing technicians are in demand throughout the state, potentially finding opportunities at area companies such as Novozymes in Franklinton, Revlon in Oxford and Proctor & Gamble in Henderson. The training program was developed by a team that included VGCC, the N.C. Biotechnology Center, the N.C. Community College System, Novozymes and 15 other biotech companies.
The cost of the course is $175, plus $75 in fees and certification costs.
A high school diploma or GED is the only pre-requisite for the course.
For more information or to pre-register, call VGCC’s Main Campus at (252) 738-3324.