In the recent years, biotech sector received a huge boost from the rapid growth in technology sector and innovations in IT. The results tend to be attractive both to investors and young companies that appreciate their capabilities to deal with the most common problems of our times - the lack of resources in underdeveloped countries, as well as the threat of particular dangerous illnesses.

The project addresses the training needs of the rapidly changing world in life sciences within the objectives for learning, strengthens a broad education and understanding in life sciences and develops and trains a skilled workforce in life sciences by creating a training programme for upgrading of the previous curriculum and promotion of alternative education.

The JOBeL-Bio project considers new measures to support the flourishing growth of smaller businesses in selected areas with particular needs, including those which suffer from severe economic downturn in recent years, the increasing level of unemployment and a particularly steep decline in traditional employment opportunities. JOBeL-Bio unlocks the employees' special knowledge as a valuable source of innovation and competitive advantage.

The project explores the opportunity and best way to establish efficient methods to match a skilled workforce with job opportunities in the field of biotechnology and environmental protection by dissemination measures, and to refresh the current competence of this workforce in the target areas.