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Happy 2024 National Apprenticeship Week! I heartily recommend this webcast from The Brookings Institute as an excellent overview of the impact of apprenticeships nationwide:

 

https://www.brookings.edu/events/youth-perspectives-on-the-future-of-apprenticeships/?utm_campaign=Events%3A%20Metropolitan%20Policy%20Program&utm_medium=email&utm_content=334177559&utm_source=hs_email

Randstad's 2024 Salary Guide

Highlights from the latest life science industry salary information from the gold standard source is available!

June 2024 

Kudos to Koey Keylon and Pharma's Almanac for publishing this great summary of the state of the biotechnology skilled technical workforce and the challenges present for both job seekers and employers.  There is a lot to be learned from the Oklahoma program as well as from Shoreline Community College (and so many others)!

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June 2024

MassBioEd Foundation has released their 2024 Labor Market Report for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Industry.

June 2024
"How US employers and educators can build a more nimble education system with multiple paths to success"- great review article from The Brookings Institute on skills-based hiring which also describes the current difficulties in growing the national model of Registered Apprenticeships.

May 2024
BioSpace has released their 2024 Life Science Salary Trands Report - an excellent source of benchmarking information.

March 2024
BioFabUSA welcomed the inaugural cohort of the first-of-its-kind Biofabrication Technician Registered Apprenticeship Program in November. Apprentices completed customized coursework in math, biology, chemistry, and cell culture, along with soft skills and hands-on training to prepare them for the workplace. Participants will begin a year of on-the-job training, with pay and benefits, in late January 2024.

The White House Fact Sheet
January 24, 2024
State seeks to boost career paths with apprenticeship program

The Boston Globe
By Lauren Jones, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, January 3, 2024
Biotech bound: For blue-collar apprentices, biomanufacturing can be a ticket to the middle class
An industry shift is creating opportunity for a new generation of workers

The Boston Globe
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff, December 25, 2023
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