Description
Transform your passion into expertise and shape the future of biotechnology.
BioTechBuilder is a proven program that prepares students for careers in biotechnology by combining a comprehensive curriculum with industry-recognized certifications and hands-on learning.
Think of BioTechBuilder as a complete year-long biotechnology course in a box.
It consists of 3 curriculum modules and/or hands-on activities, available together or individually, to meet the unique needs of your classroom and students. Each curriculum module combines 45-minute lessons and lab training, preparing students for professional certifications and microcredentials. The corresponding lab kits provide the consumable materials needed to perform hands-on lab experiments and practicals.
BioTechBuilder modules are aligned with industry recognized microcredentials from the Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI).
Completion of the BioTechBuilder program gives students the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain microcredentials from BCSI, which can lead to employment in the biotechnology workforce. Microcredentials are certifications that accurately, reliably document an essential competency. This allows students and employees to acquire abilities directly aligned with skills-based hiring and employment practices. Especially in the biosciences sector, possessing a credential in areas such as aseptic technique, small volume metrology, and standard operating procedures can prepare students for rapid entry into the workforce.
BioTechBuilder module lab kits provide the consumable materials needed to perform the hands-on lab experiments and practicals.
Module 1: Lab Skills. Introduces essential lab concepts and techniques.
- Topic 1: Building a Solid Foundation. 4 lab activities, 1 lab practical. Students learn the fundamentals of lab safety and documentation as they work toward independently weighing solid chemicals and responding to chemical spills
BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credentials: Lab Safety & Hazard Assessment; Numeracy. - Topic 2: Making Solutions. 8 lab activities, 2 lab practicals. Students learn the math and procedures used to prepare and dilute solutions, and measure and adjust pH; they use heat and aseptic techniques where needed.
BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credential: Small Volume Metrology. Advanced credentials: Instrumentation–pH; Preparation of Solutions; Quantitative Skills. - Topic 3: Growing Cells. 4 lab activities, 2 lab practicals. Introduces students to methods for culturing bacteria on solid and liquid media and the use of a spectrophotometer and plating to measure viability.
BCSI Microcredential Alignment: Essential credential: Aseptic Technique.
Product Features
- Materials are sufficient for 48 pairs of students (96 students total).
- Perishable materials are included with the kit when it is shipped.
- Kit includes lab protocols and assessments only. For the accompanying curriculum (lessons), purchase BioTechBuilder: Curriculum Module 1: Lab Skills, Institution License (item #217043, sold separately).