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.
The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce continues to provide a variety of services to its members and county businesses during the COVID era. Prospective members can learn more during a Virtual Open House being conducted from 9 to 10 .m. Thursday, May 28. Members of the chamber staff will explore the organization's many services, including […]
The Somerset County Business Partnership is hosting Virtual BizFest 2020 on Thursday, June 18, starting at 8 a.m. The event's schedule: 8-9:30 a.m. - Back to Business Virtual Networking Event (limited to 25 attendees) 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Business Presentations (half-hour sessions, limited to first 20 companies; the schedule of webinars will be […]
A Virtual Networking 101 event will be sponsored from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Newark International Airport Terminal One Redevelopment Program. Part of a job readiness workshop series, the program's outreach team will provide insight on the proper way to successfully promote one's self or business when seeking employment or contract opportunities. […]
National Manufacturing Day is an important way for the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) to spread the word about the benefits that manufacturing provides to the Garden State. As a supporter of Manufacturing Day, NJMEP is working to drive awareness of manufacturing, the career opportunities that are available, and the advanced technologies that are […]
The Somerset County Business Partnership is launching a minority-owned business leaders roundtable forum to provide a unified voice for its members. For the group's first meeting from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, participants will hear from Paula A. Gutierrez, MHA, CPTC - Director, Diversity & Inclusion and Babs Siperstein PROUD Center & Robert […]
The Business Networking Group of the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties is hosting a networking event, The Changing Employment Landscape During Unprecedented Times, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, via Zoom. Paul Grzella, director of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, will speak about the mission and work of the board and its partners, […]
The Somerset County Business Partnership will present Workplace Wellness Expo featuring BizFest on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Imperia in the Somerset section of Franklin. The free event, conducted in observance of Healthier Somerset Month, aims to engage companies and community partners countywide in an effort to support employee […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development offers an array of free services for businesses. During a virtual Info Session running from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, three system team members and partners will talk about the free services available to employers in Hunterdon County. (Please note that this session […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development offers an array of free services for businesses. During "Growing Your Business: Department of Labor's Business Services 101," running from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, three system team members and partners will talk about the free services available to employers in Somerset County. […]
Selling/Communicating in this new normal has created challenges and unique opportunities in the world of virtual face-to-face interaction. Communicating via video offers significant advantages for engaging and winning opportunities in a new way. In this virtual session sponsored by the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce, Jim Barnoski will teach participants how to use the Sandler […]