Skill Standards

This collection from Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2) provides Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Skill Standards resources. These standards were first developed at a joint industry/education meeting in 2007 and were updated in 2013 by a separate group of industry Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Resource titles include Core Bioscience Skill Standards, Core Skill Standards Webinar, Downstream Processing Skill Standards, NBC2 Biomanufacturing Key Activities, Quality Assurance Skill Standards, Quality Control Microbiology Skill Standards, Skill Standards for Biofuels Technicians (Draft), and more. 

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

Skills Standards (12 files 3.3 MB)

• Skills Standards
  • Quality Assurance Competencies List (7180679651872504-competencies-quality-assurance.pdf 76 KB)
  • NBC2 Biomanufacturing Key Activities (32943800685294165-nbc2-biomanufacturing-key-activities-2013.pdf 540 KB)
  • Competencies Master List (35431081497857273-competencies-ehs.pdf 81 KB)
  • Manufacturing Technician (Upstream)(89800718935062043-upstreamprocessing-skillstandards.pdf 297 KB)
  • Quality Control Technician (Microbiology) (141773160675081282-competencies-quality-control-microbiology.pdf 68 KB)
  • Biopharmaceutical Industry Skill Standards (245374661223438802-nbc2-biopharmaceutical-manufacturing-industry-skill-standards-2006.pdf 1.5 MB)
  • Maintenance/Instrumentation Technician (408363710542377694-competencies-maintenance-and-instrumentation.pdf 69 KB)
  • Quality Control Technician (Chemistry) (444324576855858817-competencies-quality-control-biochemistry.pdf 67 KB)
  • Validation Competencies List (560063306686967292-competencies-validation.pdf 87 KB)
  • Manufacturing Technician (Downstream) (865742443779730606-competencies-downstream-processing.pdf 67 KB)
  • Draft Technical Skills for Biofuels Technicians (883687962720752123-draft-skill-standards-for-biofuels-technicians.pdf 381 KB)