The Wistar Institute

To enable Greater Philadelphia’s expanding life science industry to meet its increasing workforce needs, The Wistar Institute will create the Quality Science Pathway Apprenticeship (QSPA). The QSPA uniquely addresses a critical gap in higher education and workforce training programs, which do not provide exposure to quality science, a field which strives to ensure that products are free of defects, deficiencies, and significant variations. The QSPA will 1) establish a state-registered, non-traditional apprenticeship in quality science; 2) provide certification in quality science through an industry-developed curriculum taught by subject matter experts from regional employers; and 3) leverage funding to provide salary support for employers to offer on-the-job training.