Industry-Desired Skills at Las Positas College

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The biology department at Las Positas College has a unique opportunity to apply for a National Science Foundation Advanced Technical Education (ATE) grant. This grant would allow us to increase student training in skills required for industry positions. As industry leaders, we seek your input to understand what technical skills are most desired in industry, particularly for jobs at the associates (2 years of college) and bachelors (4-year degree) level.

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For the following techniques, please rate how important experience with this technique would be for an entry-level employee:

Cloning

Not desired

Highly desired

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Gel electrophoresis

Not desired

Highly desired

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Cell culture

Not desired

Highly desired

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PCR

Not desired

Highly desired

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Real-time/quantitative PCR

Not desired

Highly desired

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Which of the following skills would you most like your entry-level employees to have experience with? You may select several and/or write in your own

Sterile techniques

ELISA/immunoassays

Basic microscopy

Slide preparation

Micropipetting

DNA/RNA/Protein Extraction and Purification

Bioinformatics (genome alignment, gene targeting, NCBI use)

Other:

We are seeking to "badge" these skills, meaning that a student could earn a small certification in a skill that would be useful in industry. Would you be more likely to hire an employee if they were badged in a certain skill?

Yes

Other:

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