The Training in Applied Biotechnology for Environmental Sustainability (TABES) is an interdisciplinary, industry oriented student training program to develop essential technical and professional skills for Highly Qualified Personnel trainees in the areas of Applied Biotechnology, Bioprocess development, Data science/machine learning in bioprocesses, and Integrated biorefinery and bioproduct development. TABES program will train students with a unique set of interdisciplinary technical, techno-societal, and professional skills to enable a smooth academia to industrial career transition.