Wake Tech offers a variety of short, non-degree classes and certificate training programs in biotechnology. They provide hands-on training in biomanufacturing and biopharmaceutical operations in a simulated industrial, current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) environment.
Interested in earning a degree to work in the biotech industry? Visit Wake Tech's Biotechnology Department.
Workforce Development offers financial assistance for many workforce training programs through the Propel program and other resources. Email [email protected] for more information.
Demonstrate knowledge and competence in the academic and technical fields, related to bioprocess manufacturing.
Use critical thinking to analyze and solve problems.
Communicate effectively.
Demonstrate positive, effective, and appropriate interpersonal skills.
Unit 1: Pharmaceutical Quality and CGMP - quality methods, standards, and practices utilized in the biomanufacturing industry and how the federal government regulates and enforces these.
Unit 2: Working Safely - hazards and risks within the biomanufacturing industry and how industry practices, education, and federal agencies such as OSHA work to minimize these hazards and risks.
Unit 3: Measuring Process Parameters - process variables such as length, mass, volume, pressure, and other parameters are measured and converted back and forth between the metric and English unit systems.
Unit 4: Chemical Processes in Biomanufacturing - introduction to common chemicals in the workplace, basic chemical safety, nature of chemicals, chemical families, chemical reactions, and mixtures / solutions.
Unit 5: Equipment and Utilities - discussion of inputs, process steps, outputs, facility organization, process equipment (tanks, piping systems, pumps, valves, and seals), facility utilities (gases, water, steam, heating and cooling, hydraulics, electricity, and waste treatment.
Unit 6: Controlling the Process - common unit operations, separation methods and equipment, process control parameters and methods, process control instrumentation, and manual / automatic control methods.
Unit 7: Facilities and the Manufacturing Environment - facility design and operation considerations including biopharmaceutical facility regulatory requirements, facility monitoring and maintenance, and contamination control concerns / methods.
Unit 8: Biomanufacturing Production - detailed discussion of biomanufacturing steps that are common to many product types and specific production steps unique to or found in a number of special product categories.
In addition to the above-mentioned unit materials contained within the BioWork textbook, instruction and discussion about job seeking skills such as resume development, searching for jobs online, LinkedIn or other professional networking tool, and interview questions is included in this course. Students are strongly encouraged and invited to attend virtual career fairs that have as many as 30 industry partners that readily attend.
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Complying with cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices)
Following an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
Completing Batch Records
Reading an SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
An awareness of the importance of safety for the workers and product
Using the metric system and measuring process parameters
Understanding mechanical components of process operations (tanks, pumps, valves, etc.)
Reading gauges
Understanding different utility requirements (water, air, electrical, waste systems) for different parts of process operations
Reading process diagrams and understanding feedback systems
Determining manufacturing process similarities and differences for various product types
Resume writing, job interview and networking skills
Bioprocess Practices,BPM110 and Industrial Environment, PTC110
Students who wish to register for BioWork must possess a high school diploma or GED, must complete an online information session.
BioWork: An Introductory Course for Process Technicians, Third Edition, Revised 2020
Lab Module or Virtual replacements for onsite laboratory exercises
80% attendance
Tests - students must score an 80% on each unit exam to stay in the course. Students are allowed one retest of each unit exam to reach that minimum exam score of 80%, An approved resume from NCBioNetwork or Biotechnology Career Navigator
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Those with at least a high school diploma or GED who are unemployed; transitioning, especially from other manufacturing sectors, or starting a new career. This course can also be useful for individuals with degrees in Biological sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or other fields who want to enter employment in biomanufacturing or pharmaceutical manufacturing and lack the knowledge of the products, regulations, and manufacturing methods used in these industries.
Bioprocess Technician 3 or 4, Manufacturing Process Technician I, Operation Specialist
Many employers within Wake County and surrounding counties
Manufacturing Process Technician
Bioprocess Technician
Operation Specialist
| Details | Section | Date(s) | Location | Price | Seats | 312658 | 08/15/25 - 12/15/25 | Online | 180.00 | 0 |
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| 312472 | 08/18/25 - 12/15/25 | Southern Wake Campus | 220.00 | 17 | Register | |
| 312477 | 08/18/25 - 12/15/25 | Southern Wake Campus | 220.00 | 12 | Register | |
| 312630 | 08/18/25 - 12/15/25 | Western Wake Campus | 220.00 | 12 | Register | |
| 312637 | 08/18/25 - 10/14/25 | Western Wake Campus | 220.00 | 8 | Register | |
| 312655 | 08/18/25 - 12/15/25 | RTP Campus | 220.00 | 8 | Register | |
| 312644 | 10/15/25 - 12/17/25 | Western Wake Campus | 220.00 | 18 | Register |
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• To introduce the basic skills of micropipette operation
• To provide experience with a variety of micropipettes that will be commonly encountered in laboratory situations
• To discuss and practice techniques used to increase pipetting performance
• To provide students with a means to quantify their pipetting skills and measure gains in those skills acquired during this course
• To provide an introduction to the dilution of laboratory reagents / samples and the calculations needed to make those dilutions
• To introduce the topic of ergonomics as it applies to laboratory procedures and the prevention of workplace injuries
Course Introduction
1.1. Lecture: Use and function of micropippetors
1.2. Lab: Testing of initial micropipetting skill levels (Artel method)
1.3. Lecture: Discussion of factors affecting pipetting performance
1.4. Lecture: Discussion of methods to measure micropipette performance
1.5. Lecture: Guide to Dilutions
2. Technical Instruction
2.1. Lab: Practice micropipetting
2.2. Lecture: Tips for better pipetting
2.3. Lecture: Ergonomics and Micropipetting
2.4. Lab: Practice pipetting and Gravimetric method of measuring pipetting performance
2.5. Lab: Practice pipetting with glass, serological, and digital pipettes
3. Assessment
3.1. Lab: Final test of pipetting performance (Artel method)
4. Conclusions and Final Discussion
4.1. Open floor for additional questions and feedback
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Micropipettes, different pipets, training handouts, different solutions, micropipette tips, beakers, test tubes, test tube racks, straws, colored water, and ARTEL unit and unit supplies,
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attendance Coefficient of variation (CV) < 1% with micropipettes in two attempts or fewer
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Bioprocess technicians, lab technicians, QC lab technicians, and environmental monitoring technicians
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Laboratory Technician
Bioprocessing Technician
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