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.