Fortifying the Pipeline for LA County’s Bioscience Workforce

According to Carmen Gosey from the Office of LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, “nineteen high school students from Compton Manuel Dominguez High School graduated from the Bio-Flex Pre-apprenticeship program, created to expose and offer high school and college students’ hands-on experience at a Bioscience company. The program is a flexible, yet structured career pathway for the next generation of Bioscience workers in LA County. So far, more than 75 students have graduated from the Bio-Flex program after being placed with companies such as Takeda, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Protomer Technologies, and Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator.”

Employers are encouraged take advantage of the grants available for Bio-Flex Apprenticeships. The County’s Workforce Investment Boards are ready with Bio-Flex to support employer’s training, re-training, upskilling and recruiting strategies. Learn more at: Bio-Flex website 

Youth interested in an exciting bioscience career should visit the Bio-Flex website for more information and apply for an apprenticeship using the South Bay WIB’s resume portal.

Read more about the program here!