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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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Johnston Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational and community enrichment opportunities for the successful development of learners.
Scheduled Courses
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Courses available for enrollment.

Title Start & End Day Time Delivered
BioWork Mon, Jan 6 - Mon, Apr 28 2025 8:00am - 12:00pm Face-to-Face
BioWork Mon, Jan 6 - Mon, Apr 28 2025 6:00 - 10:00pm Face-to-Face
BioWork Tue, Jan 7 - Thu, Apr 24 2025 8:00am - 12:00pm Face-to-Face
BioWork Tue, Jan 7 - Thu, Apr 24 2025 1:00 - 5:00pm Face-to-Face
BioWork Tue, Jan 7 - Thu, Apr 24 2025 6:00 - 10:00pm Face-to-Face
Course Catalog
Courses: 32

Does your facility produce products with multiple types of allergens? 30% of all recalls stem from problems around allergen labeling. 3rd party audit certification bodies like SQF…

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

Aseptic processing is utilized to prevent contamination and manufacture sterile products to ensure patient safety. Contamination of these drug products via the introduction of…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Are you new to the pharmaceutical or life science  sectors? Need to brush up your skills? Learn and practice the basics of aseptic operations in a simulated CGMP environment…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Beginner

Students will learn how to write using the three most commonly needed skills in any type of technical document: writing clearly, concisely, and cohesively. The aim of the class is…

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

The BioWork certificate program will teach you the foundational skills you need to begin a career as a process technician for a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or chemical…

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

This workshop will review computer functionality from a new user’s perspective. It is for anyone who is new to computers and the Internet. Computer Literacy 1 starts from booting…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Learn job searching techniques beyond the basics so you can land that new job. Industry-specific job searching sites will be reviewed, how to network more effectively, how to ace…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Learn how to use LinkedIn to help you navigate networking. In this interactive workshop you will discover how to use LinkedIn to expand your…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Learn how to communicate your transferable skills on your resume and in the interview. Come to this energetic workshop and find the one thing you may be missing in your job search…

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

This overview of CGMP for Pharma outlines the fundamentals of current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) used by pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing companies. CGMP exists to…

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

Does your 3rd party audit certification body require employees to undergo yearly training to meet their specifications?  Participation in this refresher is one way to meet…

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

This course will provide an overview of current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) GMP regulations and guidance regarding cosmetics. The FDA defines cosmetics as products that are…

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

This class aims for writers to compose technical documents that the reader can easily read and understand, so the writer must know their audience. Participants will work through 4…

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

This course is for operators, supervisors, and managers responsible for batch process operations using the DeltaV System. This self-paced 18-hour course uses lectures…

Delivery Format: On Demand
Level: Beginner

This course will provide an overview of current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CGMP regulations and guidance for food, beverage, dietary supplements, and cosmetics businesses…

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

This course equips food production employees and floor supervisors with all they need to know to stay in compliance with an HACCP system. As a food safety professional, it’s your…

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

The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (aka Preventive Controls for Human Food) are intended to…

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

Is your business training new employees or apprentices?  Has turnover created a situation where you’re in a circle of training, retraining, and training again. Are your…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Beginner

Intentional Adulteration of ingredients and/or finished products is an important issue for manufacturing since it was passed as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).…

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

This course will provide an overview of preventive control considerations that supports the FSMA Final Rules for Preventive Controls for Human and Animal Food. Identifying the…

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

Are you looking to become a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)? Completing our course is one way to achieve that goal. Developed by the Food Safety Preventive…

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

Preventive Controls for Human Foods has emerged as the primary food safety system throughout FDA-regulated industries. However, this standard foundation doesn't offer usable,…

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

Keeping food safe for human or animal consumption means knowing how to execute quality safety practices such as personal hygiene, good manufacturing habits, and proper sanitation…

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

Keeping food safe for human or animal consumption means knowing how to execute quality safety practices such as personal hygiene, good manufacturing habits, and proper sanitation…

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

Experience the process of creating an alcoholic beverage-based Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan. This course will help breweries align their processes with…

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

Did you know that 3rd party audit certification bodies expect employees to have a basic understanding of HACCP and/or Preventive Control systems implemented at food production…

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

This course provides a look into the basics of auditing. Audit performance, auditor behavior, and auditee preconceptions play a major part in performing a successful audit. This…

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

Developing or following a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan can be daunting. In this course, learn how HACCP systems work and your role in regulatory compliance…

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

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

Delivery Format: Live Instructor Led
Level: Beginner

Is your food, beverage, or natural products business considering Safe Quality Food certification?  If so, its important that all employees understand what SQF certification…

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

Could your brewery benefit from a well-developed sensory evaluation program?   Many breweries routinely neglect sensory evaluation due to a lack of knowledge and resources.…

Delivery Format: Face-to-Face
Level: Intermediate

Students will learn how to write an effective Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as well as why these are a required and essential component of documentation systems in regulated…

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