Workforce Development Overview

BioTN is working to enhance a job-ready life science workforce - the product of a unique culture of collaboration and preparation where BioTN, educators, industry leaders and other partners anticipate and meet employers' needs. BioTN's workforce development programs are successful because they have a strong network of ties in the community and are equipped to respond to changing workforce demands in their environments.

Workforce development has historically been found in two forms: place-based strategies that attempt to address the needs of people living in a particular neighborhood, or sector-based strategies that focus on matching workers' skills to needs in an industry already present in the region, such as healthcare. BioTN utilizes a contemporary workforce development program, which attempts to combine elements of both approaches, linking employment training with other government and industry programs and community resources to provide wraparound services. Through this approach, themes for best practices have emerged and BioTN hopes to help better implement these themes to meet the needs of both life science employers and job seekers across the state.