US DOL TAACCCT Round 2 Grant
Starts: October 1, 2012
Ends: September 30, 2016
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training
What is a DOL TAACCCT Round II Grant?• Grants are the second installment ($500 million) of a $2
billion, four-year initiative • Funds to expand and improve delivery of education and
career training programs- completed in two years or less• Suited for workers who are eligible for training under the
TAA for Workers program• Prepare program participants for employment in high-
wage, high-skill occupations
Need for the Biosciences Consortium
• No national program for the acquisition of an industry-
recognized credential associated with core skills
• Public workforce systems are not geared toward matching skills and preparation with previous training and industry experience
What are the Goals?1. Improve preparation for workplace training: recruitment testing, aptitude assessment, redesign courses, improve retention and outreach
2. Introduce portable industry recognized credentials into training: core bioscience skills standards foundation
3.Accelerate completion time in programs through: a) improved prior learning assessment, removal of institutional
barriersb) technology enhanced instructional materials - use NTER platform
4. Build CC capacity for education that meets employer needs: add infrastructure, build Capstone and internship programs
Recipients : 12 colleges, 8 states
Forsyth Tech Alamance
Rowan-Cabarrus
City College of San Francisco
Austin
LA Valley
Salt Lake
Madison Area Tech
Ivy Tech
Montgomery
Bucks
St Petersburg
Grant Value: $ 14, 998, 474
Hubs by colorLab SkillsMedical DevicesBiomanufacturingLearning
Ivy Tech CC St. Petersburg CC Salt Lake CC
Montgomery County CC
Bucks County CC LA Valley CC
City College of San Francisco
Madison Area Technical College
Austin CC
Forsyth Tech CC Rowan-Cabarrus
CC Alamance CC
TAA Lead Institution
Forsyth Technical Community College
New Skill Standards
Tailored Credentials
Revised & Validated Skill Standards
Tailored Credentials
Revised & Validated Skill Standards
Tailored Credentials
Contextual & Modularized Learning Program
Tailored Credentials
Increased Capacity Workforce Assessments & Training Harmonized Core Skill Standards NTER Articulations
Moving forward with Technician Training• Over 25 new courses/credentials will be developed in
the Biosciences• Focused and accessible online learning opportunities
with game like applications for training bioscience workers
• Revised skills standards will be available for Biomanufacturing and Lab Skills
• New skill standards will be created in Biomedical Devices
• Core harmonized bioscience skills standards will be created
PA BIO SoCalBIO NCBC BayBio Mass BIO CSBI CSBA BioNetwork
Cook Boston Scientific Baxter Pfizer Merck Grifols
Ocular Systems Lampire Biological Labs Bioo Scientific Con Med Cel Analytical Prosetta Antiviral
Texas Workforce Commission
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Northwest Piedmont Workforce Dev. Board
Los Angeles WIB Montgomery County WIB
National Partners: Bio-Link: NSF ATE NBC2: NSF ATE PHRMA: National Pharma Org. MDMA: National Medical Device Org. BIO: National Industry Organization NCBW: DOL Initiated National Center NAM/NI
What is in it for Companies?
• The improved assessment of potential employees from a workforce prospective
• An increased source of qualified employees
• An Industry Recognized harmonized core of skill standards & credentials