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An Inclusion Committee Meeting has been scheduled for November 30, 2021 at 3:30pm. This meeting is open to the general public and will be held via Zoom, with a call-in option. To receive the Zoom invitation, please contact Ashlan Sawyer at asawyer@mideastcom.org. The agenda can be found by visiting here.

The Mid-East Commission Workforce Development Department, located in Washington, North Carolina serving a five-county region, is seeking qualified individuals to fill (3) full time positions- (2) Program Specialists and (1) Business Services Specialist. The Program Specialist positions will perform programmatic review of data to assure program compliance, provide training and technical assistance to service providers, review program data to calculate and monitor attainment of performance standards; and prepare reports of statistics and performance goals. The Business Services Specialist position will ...

Click here to view Rivers East Workforce Development Board’s newsletter for the 3rd quarter of 2021.

The Rivers East Workforce Development Board is excited to announce its Made in Beaufort County (Made in BoCo) Project in collaboration with the Beaufort County NCWorks Career Center, Northeast North Carolina Career Pathways, Washington Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce, Beaufort County Schools, Beaufort County Community College, and Beaufort County Economic Development. A ribbon cutting will be held on November 9, 2021 at 1pm at the Washington Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce. All are invited to attend. Please ...

The Rivers East Workforce Development Board will host a Virtual Career Fair on November 9 from 2pm-4pm. Positions pay an average of $15/hour and up. November 8-12 is Employ a Veteran Week and veterans are encouraged to register for this event. Interested individuals should register at https://tinyurl.com/jobseeker1109. Employers that are interested in participating should email Pat Harris at pharris@mideastcom.org to reserve a booth. The full press release can be found here.

NC East Alliance and Rivers East Workforce Development Board have partnered to develop the Rivers East Academy for Advanced Manufacturing. The Rivers East Academy is a unique multicounty solution that will comprise of a 3-year high school teacher externship professional learning program. It will assemble a regional network of high schools, community colleges, East Carolina University, and regional industry in a 6-county area. The six counties involved are Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, and Pitt. To view the full press ...

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., the Rivers East Workforce Development Board will host Let’s Go To The Fair Virtual Job Fair. Participating employers include Camfil Clean Air Solutions, Fuji Silysia, Iconic Marine Group, MJM Yachts, NC Departments of Public Safety and Transportation, Metcore Industrial Solutions, Nease Personnel, Nucor (Hertford Co.), Nutrien, Spinrite, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Weyerhaeuser.

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An Inclusion Committee Meeting has been scheduled for September 28, 2021 at 3:30pm. This meeting is open to the general public and will be held via Zoom, with a call-in option. To receive the Zoom invitation, please contact Ashlan Sawyer at asawyer@mideastcom.org. The agenda can be found by visiting here.