Bioprocess Workforce Training at Indian Hills Community College Janet Paulson Project Coordinator Iowa BioDevelopment
Indian Hills Community College A Center for the Biotech Workforce Industry Partners –Products Training and Technical Assistance –Pilot Facility –IBTC Outreach –Public –Educational
Eddyville, Iowa Complex and Industry Partners Cargill Inc. Ajinomoto Food Ingredients, LLC Ajinomoto Heartland, LLC Wacker Biochem Corp. Pioneer Hi-Bred International Integrated DNA Technologies Kemin Industries
Industry: Biofuels- Ethanol
Industry: Corn Milling Products-Ethanol
Training- Ethanol Industy Job guides and needs assessment completed for ethanol industries Ethanol Maintenance Tech Program Courses taught on: –Ethanol –Biodiesel
Indian Hills Community College Training and Technical Assistance Pilot Facility – Training through Tech Assistance
Indian Hills Community College Training – Iowa Bioprocess Training Center Training Programs –Bioprocess Tech –Ethanol Tech –Process Control –Biotech Practicum Waste Water Technical training
Indian Hills Community College Outreach- Public Collaboration with Iowa Biotech Association –Reach 1,000,000 listeners through radio 3-D Virtual Reality Fermentation Program –State Fair- over 5000 attendees –Teacher Conventions, Farm Bureau, et
Indian Hills Community College Outreach- Educational Science Educational Mobile Instruction Lab (SEMI) Teacher- Biotech Professional Development Industry involvement Community Biotech Education
Indian Hills Community College Outreach - Educational Visited over 25 schools and Job Corps Promoted Biotechnology to 200+ teachers –Courses at IHCC and ISU –Iowa Science Teacher Section Exposed over 4000 students to Biotechnology
Thank You Janet Paulson, Iowa BioDevelopment