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.

Norwescap Core Computer Skills series in Spanish in North Plainfield: Office365 Day 2

NORWESCAP North Plainfield 170 Watchung Ave., lower level, North Plainfield, United States

Norwescap's Core Computer Skills series is designed to help class participants build a strong foundation using computers. The April free series will be conducted in Spanish and in person at Norwescap's North Plainfield training center, at 170 Watchung Ave., using the agency's computers and internet. Class time for the following classes is 8:45 a.m. to […]

New Jersey Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Collaborative Spring 2024 Convening

Mercer County Community College Conference Center 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ, United States

The New Jersey Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Collaborative (NJ-ATAC) is hosting its Spring 2024 Convening on Tuesday, April 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mercer County Community College’s West Windsor Campus Conference Center, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. NJ A-TAC is a statewide initiative supported by the New Jersey Department of Labor and […]

Free

Bridge to Success: Virtual Webinar Series for Job Seekers

Virtual Meeting

Are you feeling stressed in your job search? This spring, the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled Bridge to Success. The stress-management techniques shared in this series focus on behavioral, social, and cognitive coping strategies that can be used to address stressful […]

Career Webinar: The Multi-Generational Workplace

Virtual Event

There are currently five generations in the workforce, and employers faced with mass retirements of Baby Boomers are looking for ways to prepare for the changes that will result. This webinar, The Multi-Generational Workplace, explores the history and reality of the generation gap. Problems, solutions and strategies to help overcome issues of the generation gap […]

Free

SkillUp Greater Raritan – Learn a New Skill, for Free!

GoToMeeting

Skillup Greater Raritan, presented by Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, provides residents of Hunterdon and Somerset counties unlimited, six-month access to 7,000-plus online learning courses. Register to: • Explore more than 200 career paths • Do a career assessment and get recommended courses to build your skills and knowledge • Earn digital certificates and badges, […]

Paterson Job Fair

Paterson City Hall 155 Market St., Paterson, NJ, United States

The NJ Reentry Corp. is presenting the Paterson Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Paterson City Hall, 155 Market St., Paterson. A variety of organizations will be on hand, including The Funplex, the U.S. Postal Service, RISE Dispensary, the Action Staffing Group, CarePlus New Jersey and many more. For […]

Free

Somerset County Free Community Resource Event

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 300 Union Ave., Somerville, NJ, United States

The Somerset County Department of Human Services, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, The Giving Network and the Princeton Justice Initiative are collaborating on a two-day Community Resource Event in which resources and free items will be given away to community members. The event will be conducted at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at 300 Union Ave, Somerville, […]

Somerset County Free Community Resource Event

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 300 Union Ave., Somerville, NJ, United States

The Somerset County Department of Human Services, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, The Giving Network and the Princeton Justice Initiative are collaborating on a two-day Community Resource Event in which resources and free items will be given away to community members. The event will be conducted at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at 300 Union Ave, Somerville, […]

GRWDB Youth Apprenticeship Week Career Event at RVCC

Raritan Valley Community College Event Center 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ, United States

The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board (GRWDB) is hosting a community Career Event in recognition and celebration of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 1st Youth Apprenticeship Week (YAW), with businesses, agencies and job seekers gathering at Raritan Valley Community College on Monday, May 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Youth Apprenticeship Week (YAW) is a […]

Norwescap Job Readiness series in Flemington: Intro to GoogleDocs

NORWESCAP Flemington 84 Park Ave., Suite E-104, Flemington, NJ, United States

Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in May by Norwescap in an in-person training series at the agency's training center at 84 Park Ave. The free series will run from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. using agency computers and Internet: May 7: Introduction to #GoogleDocs Learn, how to format, create documents and save them on #GoogleDrive. May 9: Office […]

Free

Become a Health Care Hero Recruitment Event at Middlesex College

Middlesex College 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ, United States

Middlesex County is hosting a Become a Health Care Hero Event on Tuesday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Middlesex College, West Hall, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. The event will present the opportunity to connect with a range of healthcare organizations, all actively seeking talented individuals to fill more than 1,000 open […]

Free

GRWDB Literacy Committee meeting – In-person and virtual

In-person at Somerset County Human Services building or via GoToMeeting 27 Warren St., second-floor conference room, Somerville, NJ, United States

Through policy, oversight, and planning, the GRWDB ensures that workforce training and education investments are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers and is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities for targeted populations. One of those includes the GRWDB’s Literacy Committee, which works with Title II […]