Durham Technical Community College and Wake Technical Community College announced the launch of RTP Bio, a new workforce development collaboration that unites biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical talent pipelines of the two community colleges in the Research Triangle Park region.
Durham Tech and Wake Tech serve the fifth largest biotechnology hub in the United States, with Research Triangle Park located in both college’s service regions. The location and expansion of life science and biopharma industries have significantly accelerated employment demands. In 2020, more than 11,000 biotechnology jobs were created in the Research Triangle.
Current offerings at Wake Tech include degrees in Biopharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology and continuing education through the BioWork credential. Durham Tech offers degrees in Clinical Trials Research, Biomedical Equipment Technology and continuing education through the BioWork credential. Durham Tech also plans to add new degrees in biotechnology-related programs in the coming year.
The Short-term Workforce Development (STWD) grant is the a state-funded financial aid program for eligible Workforce Continuing Education (WCE) students pursuing high-demand, family-sustaining wage credentials,
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Employers can post job opportunities for Durham Tech students and graduates, create internships and externships, partner with the Work-Based Learning program, or find a Customized Training program.
Now, he works with students who, like him, are sifting through interests and planning for a career. Williams is the College’s first Student Success Coach, the first hire in a new support model at Durham Tech, which helps students with academic advising, career planning, financial aid, transfer policies, and other resources.
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