Durham Technical Community College

Main Campus
1637 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27703
Directions919-536-7200
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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 Classes
Customized Training

Courses delivered to companies and organizations to fit their specific dates and audiences.

Course Starts Start Time Delivered
Expert OJT Wednesday, June 25, 2025 8:30am Face-to-Face
Expert OJT Thursday, July 17, 2025 8:30am Face-to-Face
Expert OJT Friday, July 18, 2025 8:30am Face-to-Face
Open Enrollment

Courses available for enrollment through continuing education (ConEd).

Course Starts Start Time Delivered
GMP and SOP Friday, June 27, 2025 12:00am On Demand
GMP and SOP Friday, August 1, 2025 12:00am On Demand
BioWork Tuesday, September 9, 2025 12:00am On Demand
BioWork Thursday, September 11, 2025 6:00pm Hybrid
GMP and SOP Friday, September 12, 2025 12:00am On Demand
GMP and SOP Friday, October 17, 2025 12:00am On Demand
Course Catalog
18 Courses
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Segment Two - Seafood HACCP (AFDO Accredited)

Seafood HACCP Alliance Basic Seafood HACCP, 16 hour

This 16-hour Basic Seafood HACCP Training, developed by the Seafood HACCP Alliance and recognized by the FDA, provides…

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

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