Durham Technical Community College

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1637 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27703
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BioWork

The BioWork certificate program will teach you the foundational skills you need to begin a career as a process technician.

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About
As a comprehensive community college serving Durham and Orange counties, Durham Tech follows an open-door with guided placement admissions policy to provide adults an opportunity to better themselves through education and training. Offerings include technical and occupational programs leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate; the first two years of a four-year degree; general education for personal growth and development; a wide variety of corporate and continuing education courses for workforce preparation and broadening personal horizons; and adult basic skills instruction that includes GED preparation, the Adult High School diploma, and English as a Second Language classes.
Scheduled Courses
Open Enrollment

Courses available for enrollment.

Course Starts Start Time Delivered
GMP and SOP Friday, January 10, 2025 12:00am On Demand
BioWork Monday, January 27, 2025 9:00am Hybrid
BioWork Tuesday, February 4, 2025 6:00pm On Demand
BioWork Friday, February 7, 2025 6:00pm Hybrid
GMP and SOP Friday, February 14, 2025 12:00am On Demand
GMP and SOP Friday, April 25, 2025 12:00am On Demand
BioCertification Review Monday, April 28, 2025 6:00pm On Demand
BioCertification Review Monday, May 12, 2025 9:00am Face-to-Face
GMP and SOP Friday, May 23, 2025 12:00am On Demand
GMP and SOP Friday, June 27, 2025 12:00am On Demand
Course Catalog
Courses: 32
Advanced Batch Production Records Concepts

Advanced Batch Production Records Concepts

Participants will learn the importance and benefits of having and completing Batch Production Records (BPRs) and the…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Live Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

Allergen Refresher for Food Manufacturing

Allergen Refresher for Food Manufacturing

Does your facility produce products with multiple types of allergens? 30% of all recalls stem from problems around…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Aseptic Processing Concepts

Aseptic Processing Concepts

Aseptic processing is utilized to prevent contamination and manufacture sterile products to ensure patient safety.…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Basic Technical Writing

Basic Technical Writing

Students will learn how to write using the three most commonly needed skills in any type of technical document: writing…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Bio-Agricultural Program Readiness Opportunity

Bio-Agricultural Program Readiness Opportunity

The Bio-Agricultural Program Readiness Opportunity (BioAg PRO) provides practical, hands-on learning and…

Delivery Format: On Demand
Level: Intermediate

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BioCertification Review

All students who complete the BioWork Certificate Program successfully are eligible to take the certification exam.…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led, On Demand
Level: Intermediate

BioWork

BioWork

The BioWork certificate program will teach you the foundational skills you need to begin a career as a process…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Live Instructor Led, On Demand
Level: Beginner

Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques

Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques

This course provides students with a sound, practical, and theoretical knowledge of key techniques to perform cell…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Intermediate

CGMP Refresher for Food Manufacturing

CGMP Refresher for Food Manufacturing

Does your 3rd party audit certification body require employees to undergo yearly training to meet their specifications…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

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CGMPs for Cosmetics - 4 hour

This course will provide an overview of current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) GMP regulations and guidance…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Craft Technical Writing

Craft Technical Writing

This class aims for writers to compose technical documents that the reader can easily read and understand, so the…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

Elements of Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) for the Food, Beverage, and Natural Products Industries

Elements of Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) for the Food, Beverage, and Natural Products Industries

This course will provide an overview of current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CGMP regulations and guidance for…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Elements of HACCP

Elements of HACCP

This course equips food production employees and floor supervisors with all they need to know to stay in compliance…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Elements of Preventive Controls

Elements of Preventive Controls

The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Expert OJT

Expert OJT

Is your business training new employees or apprentices?  Has turnover created a situation where you’re in a circle…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Beginner

Food Defense Refresher

Food Defense Refresher

Intentional Adulteration of ingredients and/or finished products is an important issue for manufacturing since it was…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

FSPCA Preventive Controls For Human Foods: Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)

FSPCA Preventive Controls For Human Foods Part 2 v1.2: Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) 8 Hour

This course will provide an overview of preventive control considerations that supports the FSMA Final Rules for…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

FSPCA Preventive Controls For Human Foods: Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)

FSPCA Preventive Controls For Human Foods v1.2 : Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) 24 hour

Are you looking to become a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)? Completing our course is one way to…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI) for Human Foods – Craft Beverage

FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI) for Human Foods v1.2 – Craft Beverage 24 hour

Preventive Controls for Human Foods has emerged as the primary food safety system throughout FDA-regulated industries.…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Live Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

Fundamentals of Food Safety

Fundamentals of Food Safety

Keeping food safe for human or animal consumption means knowing how to execute quality safety practices such as…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Fundamentals of Food Safety

Fundamentals of Food Safety - Packaging 2 hours

Keeping food safe for human or animal consumption means knowing how to execute quality safety practices such as…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Biomanufacturing Bootcamp | CGMP Overview for Pharmaceuticals

GMP and SOP

This 24-hour online course covers six modules related to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and effective Standard…

Delivery Format: On Demand
Level: Intermediate

HACCP and Sanitation for Craft Beverages

HACCP and Sanitation for Craft Beverages

Experience the process of creating an alcoholic beverage-based Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

HACCP/PCQI Refresher

HACCP/PCQI Refresher

Did you know that 3rd party audit certification bodies expect employees to have a basic understanding of HACCP and/or…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Elements of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and Data Integrity

Internal Auditing

This course provides a look into the basics of auditing. Audit performance, auditor behavior, and auditee…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Introductory HACCP

Introductory HACCP

Developing or following a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan can be daunting. In this course, learn…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Molecular Biology Techniques

Molecular Biology Techniques

This course provides students with a sound, practical, and theoretical knowledge of key techniques to perform cell…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Intermediate

Expert OJT

Optimizing Virtual Platform and Classroom Capabilities to Enhance Engagement

Have you had to pivot your courses or the courses you manage or produce to a virtual instructor (synchronous) format?…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Quality Risk Management

Quality Risk Management

Quality Risk Management is utilized by companies to determine where the risks lie that may adversely impact the quality…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Live Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

Report Writing: Considerations and Best Practices

Safe Quality Food Overview

Is your food, beverage, or natural products business considering Safe Quality Food certification?  If so, its…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI) for Human Foods – Craft Beverage

Sensory Science for Brewing

Could your brewery benefit from a well-developed sensory evaluation program?   Many breweries routinely neglect…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Intermediate

Writing Effective SOP's

Writing Effective SOP's

Students will learn how to write an effective Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as well as why these are a required…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face, Live Instructor Led, On Demand
Level: Beginner