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Life Sciences Skill Panel
The life sciences skill panel team came together as a result of a partnership with the Puget Sound Regional Council, Prosperity Partnership, and the WBBA--all of whom were the initial leaders in this endeavor. The WDC thanks them as well as Bellevue Community College, Seattle Biotechnical Research Institute, Shoreline Community College, the medical lab technology staff at Harborview Medical Center, Ockham Development Group, and the Washington State Labor Council for the hard work that was put into receiving this award. The WDC is pleased to have Terry Sweeney from Philips Medical Systems as the panel chair.
The life sciences skill panel is comprised of 30 leaders in education, private industry, associations, outreach programs, economic and workforce development councils and local government. The opportunity to convene was provided by a grant from the state workforce board. The focus of this panel is to develop a strategic plan for workforce training and education in the Puget Sound region and to target specific short term and long term goals to be accomplished in the next several years. This panel's mission is both exciting and vital to our economy and workers. There is a great potential for industries to flourish in Washington State (e.g. bioinformantics, research & development, and bio medical devices). This team of expert leaders gathers to address industry needs and develop a plan that results in rewarding, good paying jobs for current and future workers in life sciences.
If you have questions or comments regarding the information listed on this page, please contact Helena Haas at hhaas@seakingwdc.org. Thank you.
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Industry-Education Council
The life sciences skill panel had a very successful year of convening and developing recommendations. Two of its most important final products was the creation of the LS-central.com web site, which features Washington state education programs and high demand jobs in the life sciences and panel recommendations which can be viewed in "The Future of Life Sciences Report" published by the WBBA.
Another important outcome of the life sciences skill panel was the creation of the life sciences industry-education council. The panel recommended that a statewide group of business and education leaders convene as the panel has, to discuss short and long term solutions to training and education in this industry.
For further information regarding the industry-education council, please contact Helena Haas at the WDC or Olivia Toy at the WBBA.
The WBBA will be facilitating the industry-education council meetings with assistance from the WDC staff.
Meetings will be held across the state on the following dates:
- February 1, 2007
- May 2, 2007
- August 1, 2007
- November 7, 2007
Past
Meeting Materials
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Panel Working Documents
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Biotechnology Jobs and National Salary Ranges
for departments within this industry as collected by The Scientist magazine
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Minority Education Groups
Student Biotech Expo, Monday
March 6, 2006
The
Student Biotech Expo is a unique science fair that engages
high school students in creative ways to demonstrate their
understanding of biotechnology and biomedicine, and supports
their access to resources in the scientific community. The
2006 Expo will be held on March 6, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington. For more
information about the expo please visit: http://www.nwabr.org/studentbiotech/default.htm
Career Flowchart
Launch Your Future Now
The 'Launch
Your Future Now' event will take place on Friday, January
20, 2006 at the Intel Corporation's headquarters in DuPont from
10:00 am to 2:00 pm (2800 Center Drive; DuPont, WA.) This event
will highlight not just traditional jobs that students envision
when they think about careers in math and science, but the many
other opportunities in a variety of fields that rely on math
and science skills.... Although space is limited, there is no
charge for organizations to participate in this event. Approximately
200 middle and high school students will attend. Please contact
Scott Heinze, staff member to Representative Adam Smith, if you
have any questions or would like any further information. He
can be reached on his direct line at 253.896.3785.
Leap Summit is here! Save the date. February 4th, 20th
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LEAP is a partnership of over 40 life science education organizations
dedicated to promoting discussion, collaboration, and
articulation in order to better serve the Pacific Northwest community.
Over 200 participants will attend this year. Industry is
invited to participate. For more information: ttp://www.nwabr.org/education/summit06.htm
Growing Jobs Within Life Sciences Matrix
Prototype Careers in Medical Device Occupations
www.mdiec.org If you have questions about the medical device consortium, please
contact the Director of Workforce Training at Edmonds Community
College,Cyndi Schaeffer at cyndi.schaeffer@edcc.edu
Washington State Biotechnology & Biomedical Skill
Standards Report, published in 2001
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Hard copies of the
skill standard report can be purchased for $25.22 from Highland
Community College Skill Standards Resource Center (25-5A),
PO Box 98000, Des Moines, WA 98198-9800. For more information,
please visit http://www.www.wa-skills.com/biotechbiomed.html.
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Washington State Life Sciences Employment Data 2005 Report
Seattle Biotech Companies 2004 Job Openings
National Report: Identifying and Addressing Workforce
Challenges in Emerging Industry
October 2004
"The Growth of Biotechnology Centers in the U.S." published
by the Brookings Institution, 2002
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Get that Gig
- This site features many jobs and video clips of employees in a
variety of industries including science and engineering. Employers can list job openings and internship opportunities
here as well.
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