Did You Know...

5%
projected increased job openings in Bioscience from 2006 to 2016

$58,000
is the average wage for Bioscience workers

BioPro,
a training partnership with the Oregon Bioscience Association, provides FDA, manufacturing, leadership, and communications training for workers across the industry


 

Workforce Solutions

For program year 2010-2011, Worksystems, Inc. is focused on funding BioPro, a series of classes developed by the Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA) and a Skill Panel of industry representatives.
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Bioscience is a growth industry in the Portland Metro area. It includes Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, Electromedical Apparatus Manufacturing, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, Agri-chemical Manufacturing, Medical Equipment Wholesalers, and Research. Total payroll has grown by 34% since 2002 and now exceeds one-half billion dollars.

Recent & On-going Initiatives

  • Continue to support the Bioscience skill panel and the BioPro training program in partnership with OBA. This training partnership between an industry association and a workforce board is helping to grow the bioscience cluster
  • Worked with OBA to develop a training program that targets dislocated technicians and engineers interested in making a career change and applying their transferrable skills to bioscience
  • Supported a training program for the workforce at Genentech's new plant in Hillsboro

Worksystems, Inc. is committed to growing the Bioscience industry in the Portland Metro area. We do that by assuring a pipeline of skilled workers, by supporting continued training opportunities for incumbent workers, and by working with industry and education partners to make sure that training curriculum is relevant to regional companies.

For the most up-to-date information on BioPro training, visit  www.oregonbio.org/BioProTraining/TrainingCalendar/tabid/82/Default.aspx. A variety of technical, management, and communications classes are being offered for incombent workers in the bioscience industry.

Training

 Oregon Bioscience Association 

For more information contact
Sabrina Vanartsdalen
503-478-7311
svanartsdalen@worksystems.org

 

 

This project is funded in whole or part with funds from Employer Workforce Training Funds administrered by the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.