1. The Biotechnology Industry – An Overview
September 14, 2005

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6. Objectives As the result of today’s Webinar, you will know…
Industry Sectors & General Overview
Key Occupations & Growth Projections
Skills & Education Required Within the Industry
Demand-Driven Workforce Solutions
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7. Biotechnology Industry Lead, Business Relations Group
Moderator
Brad Wiggins,
Biotechnology Industry Lead,
Business Relations Group
US DOL-ETA
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8. Introductions Panelists:
Mark Cafferty, Director of Workforce Development BIOCOM
Terri Bergman, Director of Research, San Diego Workforce Partnership (Workforce)
Russ Read, Executive Director, National Center Biotechnology Workforce, Forsyth Technical Community College (Community College)
Sonia Wallman, Director of Center of Expertise in BioManufacturing, New Hampshire Community Technical College
Moderator:
Brad Wiggins, Business Relations Group, US DOL ETA
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9. Key Biotechnology Workforce Challenges
Pipeline Development
Recruitment
Retention
Skills Competencies & Training
Competencies & Career Ladders
Mapping to Other Industries
Image & Outreach to the Public
Data & Definition
Image
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10. Key Biotechnology Workforce Solution Examples
Solutions: Pipeline – Recruitment & Retention
Provide students & faculty with opportunities such as job shadowing, mentoring, industry speakers, career clubs, etc.
Create flexible, short-term training options to keep up with ongoing industry training.
Create a system for continuous skills-upgrade training, career enhancement, and career ladders and lattices.
Solutions: Skill Competencies & Training
Create a map & matrix of existing competencies and models, assess gaps, and validate/update regularly.
Develop models with incentives for K-12 institutions to work with college and corporate partners.
Pause at end and ask first polling question:
What is your experience with the retail industry?
I work regularly with retailers
I work occasionally with retailers
I have never worked with a retailer
I used to work in retail!
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11. Key Biotechnology Workforce Solution Examples Cont’d
Solutions: Image & Outreach
Develop biotechnology career title taxonomy and work with industry to outline entry-level occupations to determine basic skills & competencies needed.
Present information about biotechnology careers organized by different criteria such as industry content, occupation, educational pathway, career ladder, and salary.
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12. Overview of Industry & Industry Sectors
Mark Cafferty,
Director of Workforce Development
BIOCOM
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13. Biotechnology Industry Characteristics
Small
Highly Regulated
Young and Still Developing
As is evident in Terri Bergman’s slides, this is a relatively small industry in terms of human capital when compared to other industries such as healthcare, visitor services and retail. In the San Diego region (where the biotechnology industry is considered very large) the industry employs over 32,000 people. By comparison, the regions hospitality industry employs well over 100,000 workers.
The biotechnology industry is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and in certain areas, the Department of Homeland Security. With this in mind it is not uncommon for the development of drug, product, vaccine or device to take years to make it to commercialization.
The first biotechnology company (Genentech) was established in 1976, went public in 1980 and saw its first product approved in So while the industry is grounded in scientific practices that date back hundreds of years, the industry itself is still young and developing The industry in the United States has still not reached an overall level of profitability and may do so within the next 10 years. In a 2003 study conducted by Ernst &Young, only 15 percent of the nation’s biotechnology companies reported being profitable in one of the past three years ( )
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14. Biotechnology Occupational Characteristics
Specialized Skills
High Level of Education
Higher Wages
Unlike many other industries that have been at the heart of recent regional and national workforce development efforts, the biotechnology industry does not have one key occupation or one set of core competencies that can frame the industry’s workforce development challenges (i.e. there is no equivalent to the nursing shortage within the healthcare industry or the issue of an aging and retiring workforce that needs to be replaced).
It is not uncommon to meet with a dozen biotechnology human resources professionals who will have a dozen different sets of workforce development needs and challenges. These needs and challenges are often as specialized as the company itself.
From Associates Degrees to Ph.D’s, this is an industry where education matters and where hands on laboratory and internship experiences go hand-in-hand with classroom instruction.
Along with specialized skills and heavy educational requirements comes higher wages and greater opportunity for professional growth. A 2001 study in the San Diego region showed that the median salary for entry-level employees within he industry was roughly $40,000 and that the median salary for experienced employees was roughly $70,000. Various regional studies have shown that these wages have continued to increase over the last four years.
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15. Significant Long-Term Workforce Challenge
We are in the midst of a national math & science education crisis.
As the industry continues to expand, the number of young people pursuing degrees and careers in the sciences continues to decline. We need to start getting our future workforce interested in and aware of careers in the biotechnology industry at a much earlier age.
Strategies to address this issue must include: Marketing and outreach to schools, targeting low-income communities, increased federal funding for math and science education, training for guidance and career counselors and work-based learning and enrichment experiences.
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16. Long & Short-Term Solutions
Community Colleges Hold the Key
Community colleges are critical to the sustainability and growth of the biotechnology workforce. From associate’s degrees, to industry certifications, to customized and just-in-time training courses, the community college system is flexible and experienced in reacting to and meeting industry needs.
The focus on lifelong learning and the constant need to retrain workers within the industry makes the broad array of affordable community college courses attractive to employers and employees alike.
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17. With each new industry breakthrough and advancement comes new jobs.
Opportunities
With each new industry breakthrough and advancement comes new jobs.
As the industry matures, and new products are developed that will be put on the market, an entire new base of jobs is created. These jobs include advanced manufacturing, sales and marketing, project management, quality control and many others.
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18. Regional Partnerships & Collaboration
Know what resources exist within your region.
For the workforce development community to effectively support employment and training needs within the biotechnology industry, we must all be forging partnerships with local stakeholders. These groups must include universities, community colleges, training centers and labs, industry associations and trade groups and the k-12 education system.
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19. Overview of Key Occupations & Growth Projections
Terri Bergman,
Director of Research
San Diego Workforce Partnership
2 Polling Questions will be shown here…
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20. Biotechnology Occupations
Radford Survey shows:
313 Occupations
33 Categories
Discussion of the types of categories, including generic categories you would expect to find in many companies, and more specialized categories that you would expect to find only in biotechnology firms.
Polling Question:
As of 2002, how many people were employed in the U.S. biotechnology industry?
1,012,000
872,000
713,000
542,000
Answer: c) 713,000
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21. Biotechnology Employment
Difficult to Calculate
No clear industry definition
No industry-specific occupations
It is difficult to count the number of people employed in the biotechnology industry. The government industry classification system does not have a biotechnology category, and employment figures for any occupation would include people in the biotechnology industry and every other industry.
Polling Question:
As of 2002, what was the biotechnology industry’s overall share of U.S. employment?
0.7%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
Answer: b) 0.5%
While biotechnology employment is a small part of the country’s overall economy, biotechnology employment is growing faster than the average. Employment is projected to grow 14% between 2002 and 2007.
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22. Employment Projections
Industry
Scientific research, development & technical services: 70%
Pharmaceutical & medical manufacturing: 23%
Occupations
Life, physical & social scientists: 17%
Biological scientists: 19%
Biological technicians: 19%
With these caveats, it is possible to get a sense of the projected growth in areas of the biotechnology industry. Between 2002 and 2012:
Scientific research, development, and technical services is projected to grow 70 %, though some parts of this industry segment are probably outside of the biotechnology industry.
Pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing is projected to grow 23 %. Probably all of this segment would be classified in the biotechnology industry, but it is only a part of the industry.
Looking at a few of the more industry-specific occupations we see that:
Life, physical, and social scientists are projected to grow 17 %;
Biological scientists, a subset of life, physical, and social scientists, are projected to grow 19%; and
Biological technicians are projected to grow 19 %.
There are probably some individuals being counted in all of these occupations that are working outside the biotechnology industry.
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23. San Diego Workforce Partnership Grant
National Biotechnology LMI
Focus Group 06/20/05
Biotech LMI Center
The San Diego Workforce Partnership received a President’s High Growth Job Training Grant to fund the development of national biotechnology labor market information. We held a focus group on June 20 with advisors from industry and education. This group suggested that it would be difficult to acquire primary data by surveying biotechnology companies or to keep that data up to date. We determined that a better use of the funds would be to create a Center that creates a labor market information website that relies heavily on data collected by other institutions, and serves as an easy-to-access central clearinghouse.
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24. Biotechnology Occupations Biotechnology LMI Statistics
Biotech LMI Center
Biotechnology Occupations
Biotechnology LMI Statistics
Labor Market Information Research Library
Education & Training Directory
As envisioned, the Biotech LMI Center would have four main sections, which would be interconnected as appropriate. For example, we would expect links between the occupations and statistics section, as well as between the occupations and education and training section.
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25. Additional Features State & Local Sites ListServes Quick Surveys
In addition to the four main sections, the Biotech LMI Center would have three additional features.
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26. Biotechnology Occupations
Job Descriptions
Education & Experience Requirements
Geographic level:
National
Original collection:
Existing occupational lists and definitions
Update:
Periodic review by industry representatives
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27. Biotechnology LMI Statistics
Number of Companies
Number of Employees
Employment Projections
Salaries
Number of companies
By sub-sector
By size of company
Number of employees
By occupation
By subsector
Employment projections
Salaries
Geographic level:
National
Local for 10 to 15 key biotech centers
Original collection:
National/state data collection
Private employer lists
Data mining from job postings
Update:
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28. Labor Market Information Research Library
Biotechnology Labor Market Information Research Studies
Downloadable as PDFs
Searchable individually or as a collection by geographic location and keywords
Available for sale electronically
Geographic level:
National
State
Local
Original collection:
National and local biotechnology industry associations
National and state departments of labor
Local workforce investment areas
Update:
Periodic contact with sources used for original collection
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29. Education & Training Directory
Biotechnology Education Training Programs & Courses
Searchable by:
Occupation
Degree Program
Course
Location
Geographic level:
National
Original collection:
Education and training providers that are members of BIO and state and local biotechnology industry associations
Update:
Periodic contact with sources used for original collection
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30. Update Responsibilities
State & Local Sites
Site within Center
Link
Update Responsibilities
State and local sites would be offered the opportunity to have a site within the Center, or a link to their own website. They would have control over the content on the site and the responsibility for updating the site. The Center would have a policy about the frequency with which a site had to be refreshed in order to ensure that content remained valid.
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31. ListServes Type of Institution Industry Sub-sector Geographic Location
The LMI Center would host a number of ListServes, to which organizations interested in biotechnology could subscribe. The number and type of ListServes would be based on interest. Potential ListServe categories include:
Biotechnology companies, educational institutions, and support organizations (e.g. law firms);
Biotechnology industry subsectors; and
State and local sites.
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32. Quick Surveys E-mail Short Critical Questions
The LMI Center would have the capacity to conduct periodic, short surveys of members of national, state, and local biotechnology industry associations to answer critical questions that arise.
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33. For information please contact: Terri Bergman Director of Research
San Diego Workforce Partnership
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34. Overview of Skills & Education Requirements
Russ Read,
Executive Director
National Center Biotechnology Workforce
Forsyth Technical Community College
Sonia Wallman,
Director
Center of Expertise in BioManufacturing
New Hampshire Community
Technical College
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35. Introduction: Biotechnology Community College Training Programs
Demand (or workforce) driven
Fulfill local workforce needs
Training requirement varies according to the specific locale
Russ
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36. Diverse Training Needs
The same type of Biotech job positions exist across the country
There are emerging biotechnology specializations
Examples: research & development, bioprocessing/biomanufacturing and bioinformatics
Russ
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37. Diverse Communities Agricultural biotechnology - rural clusters
Manufacturing - Biomanufacturing/ bioprocessing
Informatics - life science applications linked to software/ IT clusters
Research & Development – adjacent to universities with biotechnology / biomedical research focus
Russ
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38. Core Scientific Principle Upon Which Biotechnology is Based
Sonia
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39. Skills/Education Required for Jobs in Biotechnology
Discovery Research Technician or Assistant
Description:
Perform research tasks & experiments
Analyze & interpret data
Write experimental protocols, reports, & summaries
Handle & purchase lab equipment and supplies
Entry-Level Position:
Associate degree in science with related experience with annual salary of $25,000+
Other Positions:
R&D positions linked to bioinformatics
Sonia
Discovery Research Technician or Assistant
Biotechnology depends on two crucial processes, research and development (or R & D). Laboratory Technicians or Assistants are so key that it’s difficult to imagine the work of experiments being done without them. These trained workers perform a wide variety of research laboratory tasks and experiments, from making detailed observations of the experimental process to analyzing and interpreting data. They may also write reports, summaries and experimental guidelines known as protocols. In addition, they often troubleshoot and calibrate lab instruments and equipment and can be experts in purchasing lab equipment and supplies.
An entry-level assistant position requires at a minimum an associate degree in science and some related experience, like an internship.
R&D includes several new positions that are linked to the exciting area of bioinformatics.
Bioinformatics Associate
The bioinformatics associate uses online research techniques to study how genes and proteins look and act. They can search on private and public databases for genes responsible for certain diseases. The software used makes routine jobs faster and easier, and allows them to find and study massive amounts of data. The associate stores the data collected on its own database.
The bioinformatics associate works closely with research scientists to prepare software design specifications or applications. They will routinely use Unix and NT systems, Oracle and Access database programs, and programming languages in Java, C++ and Perl.
The entry-level position requires a B.S. in life science field with 0-2yrs computer science experience or A.S. in computer science with biotechnology/bioinformatics certificate
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40. Skills/Education Required for Jobs in Biotechnology Cont’d
Bioinformatics Associate
Description:
Store, retrieve & analyze biological information such as DNA and protein sequences
Run data analysis programs & data mining on public gene databases
Work closely with research scientists to prepare software design specifications
Routinely use Linux, Oracle or Access database programs and Perl or Java language
Entry-Level Position:
B.S. in life science field with lab experience and 0-2 years computer science experience
A.S. in computer science with biotechnology lab and bioinformatics certificates
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41. Technician Jobs - Biomanufacturing (10 Different Jobs)
Process Development (=Industrial Engineering Technician; O*NET )
Validation (=Industrial Engineering Technician; O*NET )
Manufacturing Upstream (O*NET )
Manufacturing Downstream (O*NET )
Instrumentation/Calibration (Instrumentation Technician; O*NET )
Chemistry QC (QC Technician; O*NET )
Mircobiology QC (QC Technician; O*NET )
Quality Assurance Documentation (=QC Technician; O*NET )
Facilities (Maintenance Mechanic; O*NET )
Environmental Health & Safety (Safety Inspector or Technician; O*NET )
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42. Jobs in Biomanufacturing (10 Different Jobs) Cont’d
Any of the biomanufacturing jobs can be had at the entry or “technician” level, e.g. Upstream Bio-Manufacturing Technician pays about $40,000.
Education can be an Associate degree or Certificate from a community college biotechnology program with a biomanufacturing focus.
If student is a displaced worker with previous supervisory experience then s/he could be hired as a Supervisor in Upstream Bio-Manufacturing, for instance, and garner a much higher salary (e.g. $70,000 vs. S40,000).
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43. Rational
Capture: best practices in the development of skill standards, certification and curriculum in regionally specialized biotech training centers
Disseminate: make available replicable models to community colleges across America
Composition
Team: 5 centers of Excellence/Expertise regionally based with niche mandates
Collective purpose: a national resource
Russ
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44. Regional Centers of Excellence/Expertise
Russ
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45. Progress & Future Aims
Plan: team has successfully defined its strategic plan; goal is to upload “products” to web sites over the next two quarters
Dissemination: national & regional presentations, web site, subject matter experts for webinars
Resources: applicable curriculum, standards are available through each site
Partnership models: collaboration between education, community and workforce providers are available on a site by site basis
Russ
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46. Problem/Solutions/Products
Bellevue CC retrains displaced workers from IT layoffs to become in demand Life Science Informaticist specialist –process, skill requirements, job descriptions & curriculum available
Forsyth Tech CC retrains displaced workers of manufacturing lay offs to become needed research lab technicians- curriculum available
Indian Hills CC trains biofermentor technicians to address the increased demands for biofuels- curriculum available
Russ
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47. Partnerships/Models/Replication
Mira Costa CC develops unique ways of dealing with industry and professional partners- attitude based- create win/ win for community to fulfill the need for trained workers – results in-kind opportunities
New Hampshire CTC works closely with biomanufacturing companies in the Northeast to fulfill their needs for skilled technicians and professionals
Russ
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48. Biomanufacturing = Key Sector of the Biotechnology Industry
Biomanufacturing creates the products (protein, cells, DNA and other products) of the biotechnology industry using living cells as factories
Northeast greatest biopharmaceutical biomanufacturer in the nation
There are hotbeds of biotechnology activity throughout the region=biotechnology clusters/hubs
Hottest is the Cambridge River Basin; many others
Need to provide education and training infrastructure to support the growth of the biomanufacturing sector of the industry, locally, regionally and nationally
Sonia
Solution: Build a Biotech Program to Educate and Train Technicians and Professionals in Biomanufacturing
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49. Biotechnology/ Biomanufacturing at
New Hampshire Community Technical College Pease International Tradeport,Portsmouth
NHCTC’s program started in 1994 to provide biopharmaceutical biomanufacturing technicians in response to the arrival of Celltech Biologics (now Lonza Biopharmaceuticals)
NHCTC located down the street from Lonza Biopharmaceuticals on the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, NH
Key components of NHCTC’s Biotechnology Education and Training program are two courses that provide theoretical background and hands-on understanding of the tools, processes and regulatory structure of Industrial Biotechnology (192 hours/semester each):
Discovery Research (=Molecular Biology)
Biomanufacturing
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50. A.S. Degree in Biotechnology at NHCTC
Year 1
General Biology I/II
Microbiology
General Chemistry I/II
Organic Chemistry
Introduction to Computers/Internet
English Composition
Algebra II
Social Science Elective
Writing Technical Documents
Year 2
Biotechnology Experience I: Discovery Research (192 hrs)
Biotechnology Experience II: Biomanufacturing (192 hrs)
Ethics or Bioethics
Probability and Statistics
Elective (Language/Humanities/Fine Arts)
Technical Elective (could be Externship)
More about the NHCTC Biotechnology A.S. Degree
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51. Certificate in Biotechnology
Biotechnology Experience I: Discovery Research (192 hrs)
Biotechnology Experience II: Biomanufacturing (192 hrs)
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52. Universality of Biotechnology Curricula
Except for the Biomanufacturing course, the NHCTC curriculum is the same for education and training for jobs in Biotechnology Research (for example at Forsyth Tech). The NHCTC and Forsyth curriculum used the Bioscience Industry Skill Standards for the development of their programs.
The Bioscience Industry Skill Standards define the skills, knowledge and attributes required for Biotechnology jobs. Published in 1995, they can be found at
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53. Biomanufacturing Technician: Upstream Processing
This slide shows some of the tools and processes used in Upstream Processing: (upper left) balances, pH meters, vitamins and minerals are used to prepare media for cell culture; (lower middle) cells are grown in spinner flasks in increasing volumes and in process controlled bioreactors during the final stages of cell culture (lower left and right; upper middle); (upper right) transfers of cells and media are made in a sterile environment in a biosafety cabinet. A graph showing the growth of cells overtime is shown in the middle of the slide.
BATCH CULTURE
CHO CELLS
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54. Communication Agriculture & Food Processing Bioprocessing
Life Science Informatics
Bellevue Community College Life Science Informatics
Patricia Dombrowski
Director, Life Science Informatics
Research and Development Forsyth Tech
Dr. Lucas D. Shallua (VMD, PhD)
Department Chair
Agriculture & Food Processing
Indian Hills Community College Michael Ott
Director of Iowa BioDevelopment
Bioprocessing
MiraCosta College Ric Matthews
Dean, Math and Sciences
Biomanufacturing
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Director
Sonia Wallman, Ph.D.
Russ
Russ H. Read
Executive Director
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55. For information please visit the following web sites:
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56. Hurricane Katrina Resources
Hurricane Recovery Assistance for Income Support and Jobs
Katrina Recovery Job Connection:
(click on Katrina Jobs)
General Information:
The U.S. Department of Labor is quickly providing assistance to individuals impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina Recovery Job Connection is a new Web site resource focused on supporting the transition back into employment for individuals impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The site’s purpose is to connect job seekers with employers for either permanent employment or for jobs related to the clean-up, recovery and rebuilding process in hurricane-impacted areas. While the site is intended to complement efforts at the state and local levels, it is also intended to make individuals evacuated to other states aware of opportunities in their home state. To post a job or search available job listings, the Katrina Recovery Job Connection can be found at the two websites listed on your screen.
In addition, the Doleta.gov website lists a variety of resources for hurricane recovery assistance including Unemployment Insurance resources and information on National Emergency Grants (NEGs)
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58. Access to Webinar Materials
Materials and presentation slides used in this webinar will be available for download from the Research & Information section of the Workforce3One Webspace.
All webinars are recorded and available for viewing after the event. Recorded webinars will be posted to the Multimedia Information/ Self-Paced Learning section of the Workforce3One Webspace.
Moderator:
Please note that all materials and presentation slides used in this webinar will be available for download from the “Resources” section of the Workforce3 One Webspace at
Also, all webinars are recorded and available for viewing after the event. Recorded webinars will be posted to the Skill Building section of Workforce3 One, and filed under “Self-Paced Learning.”
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59. Stay Informed, Get Connected!
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Moderator: Rob Morgan
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60. Thanks! www.workforce3one.com Moderator: Rob Morgan
Thank Panelists and audience for their attention and participation. Set up next Energy Webinar—will focus on Untapped Labor Pools in the Energy Industry.
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