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 gender pay gap hasn’t closed much in the past two decades. In 2022, women earned only 82% of what men earned, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly workers of both full-time and part-time workers. Twenty years ago, that figure was almost the same at 80%. However, the wage gap is […]
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Services Center at 27 Warren St., second floor, Somerville, is hosting a Career Cafe series this fall. Job seekers, community- and faith-based organizations and current Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board partners as well as area businesses are invited to stop by for coffee, cookies and conversation about the menu […]
A Somerset County Government Career Day event will be conducted from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, in the Raritan Valley Community College at the campus in Branchburg. Representatives from more than 20 divisions will be on hand to talk about the many opportunities in county government. RVCC students and alumni are invited to […]
Do you get nervous when interviewing or making presentations at company meetings? A career webinar, Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public, is designed to give participants tips and strategies to succeed in public-speaking situations. The Zoom webinar will be presented from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, by Jan Goodman, community outreach […]
A Cannabis Job Fair and Information Session will be conducted from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Grand Conference Rooms at Raritan Valley Community College, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg. Representatives from Valley Wellness, Aunt Mary's in Flemington and other cannabis-related businesses will be on hand to talk with job seekers and conduct […]
Skillup Greater Raritan, presented by Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, provides residents of Hunterdon and Somerset counties unlimited, six-month access to 6,000-plus online learning courses. Register to: • Explore more than 200 career paths • Build your skills and knowledge • Earn digital certificates and badges through cohort training, including the Greater Raritan Entry-Level Job-Readiness […]
A quarterly GRWDB Board Meeting will be conducted at 12 p.m. Thursday, October 5; attendees may join in person in the second-floor conference room at 27 Warren St., Somerville, or via GoToMeeting.The meeting will include an interactive presentation from Greater Raritan's One-Stop Operator, a discussion on the Local Area's First Steps Basic English literacy initiative […]
A Disabilities Job Fair and Career Expo will be conducted from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Somerset County Wellness Center, 876 E. Main St., Bridgewater. This free event is designed to connect job seekers with agency career training and employment-readiness programs, and employers, who are highlighting their open positions while also […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering in October and November a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." These are challenging times. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
Community in Crisis, Somerset County’s Peer Recovery Center, is conducting a Harm Reduction Conference from 6 to 98 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, at The Raritan Valley Community College Event Center, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg. The event will feature several keynote speakers and panelists to discuss the latest trends in harm reduction. For more details, see this […]
The HSMC STEM Ecosystem is looking for leaders in Somerset and Mercer Counties interested in working with the organization to expand the resources and opportunities for students to find and succeed in STEM pathways. Learn more at the next HSMC STEM Ecosystem meeting being conducted on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. […]
Trinity Solar is having an In-Person Recruitment Event on Thursday, October 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paterson One-Stop Career Center at 200 Memorial Drive, Paterson. The company is hiring for Entry Level Sales. Representatives will be doing on-the-spot interviewing and hiring. Starting salary begins at $52, 000/year plus commission. Benefits include […]