VGCC offers BioWork training program at night on Main Campus

Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “BioWork” Process Technician training course to prepare area residents for jobs in the growing biotechnology manufacturing field, to be offered this fall on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.

 

BioWork will be held in the state-of-the-art biotech lab in Building 8 on Main Campus on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 until 10 p.m., beginning Monday, Aug. 20 and continuing through Monday, Dec. 17. The instructor for this class will be JoAnn Burtness.

 

BioWork is a training course that prepares men and women for employment as process technicians within bioprocess, pharmaceutical, or chemical manufacturing companies. The rigorous 136-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 includes a $175 registration fee, plus other college fees, textbooks 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.