Davis, California, USA
January 7, 2014

The UC Davis Plant Breeding AcademySM (PBA) is a premium professional certificate course offered in the United States, Europe and Asia. To date, 133 breeders from 30 countries have attended the PBA, making it the most significant training of its kind. The African Plant Breeding Academy, the most recent addition to the Seed Biotechnology Center’s programs, began in December 2013.

A recent survey of UC Davis PBA graduates shows that the course has a significant impact on both the employer and the graduated employee. Graduates from the first classes in the United States and Europe were surveyed with three statements measuring the impact of the PBA on the contribution the graduates make to their organizations and the recognition they have received for their contributions.

89% of respondents agree or strongly agree that they have become more productive employees in their respective organizations. 84% of graduates agree or strongly agree that the complexity of their tasks and duties have increased as a result of the PBA training. 57% of the respondents agree that the PBA contributed to positive career changes in terms of promotion and salary.

Almost 70% of UC Davis PBA students come from organizations that have repeatedly sent students to the program, which is the ultimate measure of employer satisfaction.

Applications are now being accepted for Class 5 of the US Plant Breeding Academy that begins in September of 2014.

For more information on the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy visit pba.ucdavis.edu or contact Joy Patterson at jpatterson@ucdavis.edu.
 

Website: http://pba.ucdavis.edu/

Published: January 7, 2014