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Micro-Credentials Offer College Grads A Leg Up In A Tight Job Market
When BCSI launched in 2020, Jared Auclair was one of the few people in the country who grasped immediately what we were building and why it mattered. He didn't just understand it; he advocated for it loudly and clearly at a time when most of the field hadn't caught up...
AI is not a discipline. It is infrastructure.
I got this text from a colleague yesterday that spawned a whole lot of thinking last night: "Everyone in federal policy land is basically using AI as their reason and rationale for more investment in every type of training, regardless of whether it's directly...
The Road to Credential Adoption Is Paved with Employer Trust. Protect It.
Across the country, CTE leaders are being asked to provide evidence of skills acquisition. Perkins V and state accountability frameworks have pushed programs toward Industry-Recognized Credentials (IRCs) because, in theory, an IRC is supposed to serve as a credible...
BioNexus KC 25th Anniversary
Last week marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of Kansas City’s finest organizations, BioNexus KC. This celebration is my favorite night of the year for our bioscience community. The entire region comes together at the beautiful The Midland Theatre - Special...
The Villain We Needed: How AI Résumé Screening Is Accelerating the Future of Credentials
Last year, I was sitting next to Ian Davidson — iDatafy’s (SmartResumes) brilliant Chief Growth Officer — while his Founder & CEO, Dave Wengel, was presenting at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce session. As Dave spoke, my phone buzzed. Ian had just posted something on...
Biotech Goes to Hollywood!
This weekend, Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) Core Skills Institute partnered with the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM), Pfizer, and NIIMBL | The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals to begin filming our...
More Milestones Ahead – Meet Oscar
More Milestones Ahead - Meet Oscar Hi, I’m Oscar from Kansas City — a QC Microbiology Senior Technician who started in biopharma straight out of high school. Growing up in a low-income community as the son of two immigrant parents, I never thought I’d be working in...
With thousands of life sciences workers needed, some say ‘microcredentials’ could revolutionize hiring
On a recent afternoon at Northeastern University's Innovation Campus in Burlington, 33 people gathered with their friends and families to celebrate their graduation from a training program aimed at fast-tracking their way into the life sciences industry. The...
Welcome our newest group of Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) Certified Evaluators
Welcome our newest group of Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) Certified Evaluators! Extra special thank you to Kristylea Ojeda and Dean Amy Stinnett White at Virginia Western Community College for graciously hosting us this week. Welcome to the BCSI national...
Retooling the Definition of the Skilled Technical Workforce
Why don’t job classification systems recognize what skills today’s occupations really require? In the early twentieth century, stonecutters relied on hand tools such as chisels, hammers, and mallets to shape and carve stones precisely. These methods demanded a high...