Our outcomes come from Free Education Staffing training and placement records.
Enrollment total of 332 shown as equal annual shares across 2023–2026 (83 per year). Job placements (68) count each placed learner once, based on training program records from 2021–2024.
1. Recruit local learners facing unemployment or underemployment.
2. Deliver free, short biotech manufacturing training.
3. Support job applications and placements with regional employers.
4. Stay alongside graduates with resume help, applications, and on-the-job coaching as they settle into work.
Real graduate feedback from Free Education Staffing student-success materials (first names only).
First-name journeys from Free Education Staffing training and job-placement work. Outcomes below reflect program presentation and student feedback materials.
Manufacturing
After years of unemployment, completed training and moved into biotech manufacturing contract roles at Pfizer and Thermo Fisher, then a permanent manufacturing associate role.
Warehouse
Unemployed for more than two years; placed into a biotech warehouse associate contract role at Abbott.
Quality
College dropout living with parents; progressed to a full-time biotech QA associate role at Cytiva (~$65K plus benefits).
Quality
Part-time taxi/truck driving with no benefits; placed as a full-time biotech QA associate at Thermo Fisher (~$75K plus benefits).
Quality
From truck driving and shop work (~$12–15/hr) to a full-time biotech QA associate role at Amgen (~$65K plus benefits).
Quality
Supported family from home; moved into a full-time biotech QA associate role at Sanofi (~$55K plus benefits).
Placement
Valued the blend of classroom training, job placement, and on-the-job coaching—practical biotech lessons that helped him succeed in a pharmaceutical interview.
Career change
Came from a non-tech field wanting biotech work; instructors from industry and structured training built confidence for day-to-day pharma roles.
Entry path
No prior biotech experience; resume updates, mock interviews, and onboarding support made the material approachable and the job search concrete.
“The class was unique because it provided both job placement and on-the-job coaching… the practical biotech lessons helped me crack my interview at a pharmaceutical company.” Chanthy · Free Education Staffing graduate feedback
Stories are drawn from Free Education Staffing training and placement materials.
Photos from Free Education Staffing training and community activities.
