71
71
350
trainees
189
job-hunters
53
staf companies
108
students
29%
increase of the number of hours of
training compared to 2011
13%
increase of the number of hours of
internships in companies compared to
2011
Results of 2012
1. Job-hunters
In 2012, eight long-term training programs were organized for 90 people from the entire Walloon
Region. Each session included training in transversal skills (biosafety, GxPs, QA, QC, validation, regulatory
afairs, scientifc English, good communication, and team work) in addition to core technical training rela-
ted to immunology, protein production and characterization (2 sessions), molecular biology in biosafety
level 1 to 3 environments, analytical techniques: HPLC-GC-CE, bioinformatics Training Program, project
and team management in biotechnology, soft Skills in Biotechnology.
Most of the trainees topped of their training and boosted their chances on the job market with a
two-month internship in a biotech company. In 2012, the insertion rate was 75%.
We also pursued our partnership with Culture in vivo ASBL, which organizes two-month biotech training
sessions in Nivelles. We set up four 5-day modules focusing on western blotting, animal cell culture, PCR
techniques, real-Time Q-PCR techniques.
These modules were designed to strengthen the specifc technical skills of 44 job-hunters and should
stimulate their professional insertion.
We were also involved in the ‘BioCell R&D training programme’ developed by the Cefochim skills centre
and ULB-Biopark Formation through Biowin. We organized a module focused on microbiology/bacterio-
logy for 11 trainees.
In addition, in November, we organized a new session of the CapBio 1 session in Liège. This new 2-day
training session aims to help job-seekers and students discover the Biotech feld and better understand
the required skills. It was organized in collaboration with Biowin and all the training centres operating in
Wallonia. This event was attended by a total of 20 people.
2. Company staf
Four tailor-made sessions focused on microbiology, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, molecu-
lar biology, molecular biology - sequencing - PCR-troubleshooting were organized for 61 employees of
4 diferent companies.
Two new training modules dealing with project management and team management were organised
through the Biowin programme for 14 people.
3. Higher education - technical college students
Seven short-termmodules specifcally designed for 108 students were organized in 2012. The aimwas to
complement their academic courses and give them access to state-of-the art technology that is unafor-
dable for technical colleges, promoting interactions with researchers and experts in the feld.
They focussed on biosafety (2 session), molecular biology and PCR, PCR-Advanced, PCR and immunology,
Practical introduction to HPLC, introduction to project management
Number of trainees