Gloucester Biotech Academy Accepting Applications For Free STEM Training

A Gloucester education program gives people a chance to break in to a lucrative life sciences field, and it won't cost a dime. WBZ's Chaiel Schaffel has more.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Science has always been sort of elitist, right, and we
don't agree with that.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
The Gloucester Biotechnology Academy isn't like a four year college.
For one, the program only takes nine months, and for two,
it's completely free.

Speaker 1 (00:10):
We look all over the world for people and for talent.
There's this whole pool of talent that's right here in
front of us, right behind the scene.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
John Doyle is the education director. The school draws people
from industries like ride shares and food service, opening up
a new career path for them with intensive lessons on
lab tech and bio There is a.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
Huge demand for entry level lab technicians in the state
of Massachusetts. I've heard numbers as high as forty thousand
openings in the next five years.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
The program even has stipends available to help pay for
living expenses. John says some fifteen percent of the students
are unhoused. One of the teachers here, Mel says, our
students usually need a confidence boost.

Speaker 3 (00:43):
A large part of our job, as well as science teaching,
is building confidence. Our students have a live imposter syndrome.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
But they turn out all right. Kyle Schaffelt to be
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