BTC-3200B2 - BioWork
Course Description
The BioWork course can lead to an entry-level position as a process technician. Students will learn foundational principles and skills needed for a career with a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or chemical manufacturing company. This course articulates to BPM110 Bioprocess Practices, PTC110 Industrial Environment and also prepares students for the State Certification Exam for Process Technicians.
Learner Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of quality systems such as International Standards Organization (ISO) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
- Measure length, volume, mass, and pressure using the metric system.
- Identify workplace safety hazards.
- Understand separation methods including evaporation, distillation, precipitation, crystallization, filtration, liquid extraction and chromatography.
- Operate process equipment including an autoclave, incubator, microscope, balance, refractometer, pH meter, conductivity meter, and bioreactor.
- Work aseptically to minimize product contamination.
- Provide the optimal conditions for growing cells.
- Apply and interview with confidence for an entry-level process technician job at a North Carolina pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.
Notes
Pre-registration Information
To get started in the BioWork program, pre-registration steps are required. Click here for more information and to complete the pre-registration steps, which include attending an online orientation session.
A textbook is required.
Prerequisites
To enroll in this course, you must have a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency (GED, HiSET, TASC) and attend an online orientation session.