Career-related services offered by the partners of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board focus on meeting customers from Hunterdon and Somerset Counties where they are.
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Service Center at 27 Warren St., second floor, in Somerville is open for in-person, career-related services 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Walk-ins are welcomed, but appointments are encouraged. Walk-in and appointment services are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday at the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center at 6 Gauntt Place in Flemington. On Thursday and Friday, appointment-only services are available. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 908-541-5780 in Somerville or 908-237-0016 in Flemington, or email onestop@co.somerset.nj.us for assistance.
In-person career-related services are available Monday through Friday at the Greater-Raritan One-Stop Career Center – Employment Services at 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. Walk-ins are welcomed but appointments are encouraged. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 908-704-3000 or use this form.
In addition to in-person, all offices continue to offer services through e-mail, phone and virtual platforms. A virtual orientation session for new customers of the Training Center is conducted at 10 a.m. Fridays, and virtual career-webinars presented by the Training Center and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board are scheduled several times a month. The Employment Services team also offer a monthly series of Jersey Job Club workshops, which can be attended in-person or remotely. Check out the GRWDB’s website calendar for the latest offerings; contact the GRWDB at 908-541-5790 or info@thegrwdb.org.
GRWDB Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and may be attended in person or virtually. The schedule of meetings can be found on the Events – Meeting Packages tab of the website.
Look on the calendar for more information on all programs and meetings.
Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences
October 10 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
FreeThe New Jersey Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Department of Labor are hosting “Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences” from 12 to 2 p.m. Thursday, October 10, at NJIT’s Main Campus in Newark, in the Central King Building, Room 116.
The event is geared toward college and high school students interested in learning more about the impact AI is having in the life sciences. There is limited seating for the event, which also has a virtual attendance option.
The main speaker is Anthony Wallace, vice president and general manager U.S. Surgical, Bausch + Lomb. There also will be a presentation on how AI is impacting the workforce; a presentation on Women In Stem with Jennifer Harper Siegel. Head of HR Digital Strategy Execution for Johnson & Johnson; a session on how AI is impacting mental health with Mariam Khayretdinova of Brainify.AI; and a panel discussion led by representatives of Students 2 Science.
There is no charge to attend the event. To register, use the link or QR code in this flyer. The event is presented by NJIT and the New Jersey Department of Labor’s Industry Partnership’s team.
For more information, email Angelica.lindo@dol.nj.gov.