Biotech & Life Science

Workforce and education trends for biotech and life sciences include:

  • This technology-intensive cluster requires a wide range of skilled workers and education levels range from community college graduates to post-doctorates
  • Encourage the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to facilitate statewide articulation agreements between education and training institutions that include workforce programs and not just academic programs
  • Increase public awareness of career lattice opportunities starting in middle school through adults transitioning into new positions
  • Promote programs where industry trains the trainer while training the students
  • Create paid internship opportunities for both faculty and students starting at the high school level

For more information, visit your local Workforce Solutions Center.