Opportunities for the Bio-1 Community

11/21/09
(Sat)

Wired Bio-1 Douglass Science Career Exploration Day
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Douglass Campus Center, Rutgers University
RSVP: Download

12/8/09
(Tues)
NJ Section American Chemical Society, Younger Chemists Committee
Rutgers Science Career Symposium

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Busch Campus Center, Rutgers University
Register: Flyer
1/14/10

Rutgers Winter Science and Engineering Forum
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Biomedical Engineering Building, Rutgers Busch Campus
Registration: Website


1/7-8/10
(Thurs & Fri)

Forensic DNA Workshop for Science Teachers
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Monmouth university
Flyer: Download

 


ON GOING

AVTECH Certified Medical Lab Assistant (CMLA) Program - Starts on September 21st, 2009
AVTECH CMLA Graduates are eligible to work in important healthcare areas such as Hospital Laboratory, doctors office's, nursing homes, private laboratory and urgent care centers to name a few.  If you are currently unemployed, find out if you meet the criteria for funding for this program.  Please contact AVTECH at 908-222-2833.  For more information, please see this flyer.

 


ON GOING

Biotechnology Workforce Development Grant Courses 
A partnership project of BioNJ, HINJ, NJ Council of County Colleges, NJIT and the NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJLWD).  Through funding provided by the NJLWD, training courses have been developed and are available for delivery on-site to NJ biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies at no cost.  The courses have been extremely popular, but sessions are still available in the following courses:             

Project Management (intro through advanced)               
GMP and GLP (basic through implementation)              
Six Sigma (intro)              
Strategic Planning (intro through advanced)           
Team Building              
Supervision and Management (intro through advanced)                
Business Communications (verbal, written and presentations)               
Problem Solving (intro through advanced)              
Time Management              
Biotechnology for the Non-Scientist: An Overview               
Business Finance for the Bench Scientist             
Business Ethics in Biotechnology                
Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

For a complete list of all courses and descriptions, please click here.

To learn more about the Workforce Development Program, please contact Vicki Gaddy by phone at 609-890-3185 or by e-mail at vgaddy@bionj.org.

 


ON GOING

Rutgers Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation
While pharmaceutical innovation has improved the quality of life, there remains a wide range of challenges facing the industry. The Rutgers Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation program explores new business models and the vision required to address these challenges. Learning is focused on building business skills tailored to the needs of the Biotech and Pharmaceutical industries, while challenging participants to consider new business paradigms promoting sustainable revenue growth, stakeholder cooperation, and cost management in a capstone session. Learn more

 


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Prepare for the engineering FE and PE exams with courses from Rutgers University's School of Engineering's Division of Continuing Education
For over two decades, Rutgers University’s School of Engineering's Division of Continuing Education has offered engineering license examination review courses.  Not only do we offer a course for the fundamentals of engineering (engineering-in-training) exam, but we also offer discipline-specific review courses (Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical) for the professional engineering exam. Learn more

 


ON GOING

Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension (RATE) provides short courses in technology related subjects
including linux administration, web 2.0, usability and Human Computer Interaction, reliability engineering, digital signal processing and more.  http://rate.rutgers.edu

For the technology professional seeking to expand your skill base and keep up with the latest innovations to advance your careers, RATE provides convenient and targeted certificates and specialty courses in cutting-edge technologies.
Expand your expertise.


       
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