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The vision of the Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) is a future where students, trainees, and employees can accurately and reliably document the skills they acquire. To do this, BCSI provides workforce skills assessment and digital micro-credentialing that is valid, reliable, and trusted by the bioscience industry. The BCSI Credential Evaluation Kit: Documentation and SOP supplies sufficient materials for 1 testing station to service 100 tests if tubes are reused.

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The vision of the Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) is a future where students, trainees, and employees can accurately and reliably document the skills they acquire. To do this, BCSI provides workforce skills assessment and digital micro-credentialing that is valid, reliable, and trusted by the bioscience industry. Learn more about BCSI micro-credentialing.

The BCSI Credential Evaluation Kit: Documentation and SOP supplies sufficient materials for 1 testing station to service 100 tests if tubes are reused.

Documentation and SOP: Ability to follow an SOP and evaluate a batch record.

Objectives Measured

• Communicate the answers to prompts about specific parts of an SOP.
• Evaluate an SOP for compliance with good documentation practice.
• Complete a batch record accurately.

Performance Assessed

• Student will be provided with an SOP and asked specific questions about the components.
• Student will be given an SOP with multiple errors that must be identified.
• Student will be asked to perform a simple task following an SOP (to prepare a 1-ingredient solution); upon completion of the task, student will be asked to fill out a batch record documenting the work completed.

Credential Alignment
Washington Biotechnology/Biomedical Skill Standards

• D3. Enter and manage laboratory information electronically—Data is entered accurately. Data is correctly cross-referenced and aligns with the linear progression of the work and the experiment methodologies and outcomes.
• C3. Review data and reports for compliance—Data forms are complete, accurate, and legible and are completed in a timely manner. Standard operating procedures and guidelines are correctly documented.

Texas Biomanufacturing Skill Standards

• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Fill out batch records.
• Document and analyze data.

BACE (Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam)
Skills Category: Workplace Safety and Behavior

• Follow practices associated with regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate good documentation practices, including following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Properly label items, including solutions, buffers, petri plates, samples, and products.

Core Skill Standards for Bioscience Technicians

• Critical Work Function: Comply with applicable regulations and standards.
• Key Activities: Follow established policies and procedures. Record information according to established procedures. Exercise proper document control. Recognize and address nonconformances.