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.
Learn about what Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg has to offer by participating in a Virtual Information Session in May. The college is offering Virtual General Information Sessions, as well as special virtual sessions for its Automotive, Cosmetology and Esthetics programs. Virtual General Information Sessions have been scheduled for May 1, from 3-4 […]
The interview is one of the key elements of the job search process. This Zoom workshop being conducted from 10:15 a.m. to 12: 15 p.m. on Monday, May 4, will allow participants to explore how to prepare for an interview, become familiar with questions to expect, and ask the question they should think about asking. […]
The Family First Coronavirus Response Act(FFCRA) was signed into law on March 18, 2020. Effective from April 1 to Dec. 31, 2020, itincludes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act. Employers have questions about provisions in the FFCRA. To assist them, Shavonne Person, Community Outreach & Resource […]
The workshop, The Art of Effective Communication, is designed to help participants review different communication models, and establish their own effective skills when talking and dealing with others. The program being presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 by the Greater Raritan One-Stop Training Center and Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and […]
SkillUp Greater Raritan was launched this winter by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. This free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties allows participants to access hundreds of different courses, ranging from Business Etiquette to Microsoft Office, and Human Resources to Customer Service, and more. During this hour-long GoToMeeting webinar, participants […]
SkillUp Greater Raritan was launched this winter by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. This free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties allows participants to access hundreds of different courses, ranging from Business Etiquette to Microsoft Office, and Human Resources to Customer Service, and more. The Somerset County Business Partnership is […]
Times of transition hold challenges and opportunities. Strategies and philosophies being presented at the workshop, "How to Thrive During Transition and Change," are designed to equip attendees with tools that lead to self-empowerment and success. The workshop will be conducted at 9 a.m. Monday, May 11, at the Employment Services Jersey Job Club, meeting at […]
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 One-Stop Committee, which provides strategy and direction […]
The Somerset County 2020 Job Fair planned for May 12 at the Somerset Patriots TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, has been cancelled. The event's organizers, the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will re-evaluate the situation in the summer, and determine if a countywide event can […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hosting a live recruitment webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. Participants will learn how they can become a U.S. Border patrol agent. Register at https://sforce.co/2UuogxK.
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 is the GRWDB’s Youth Committee, which works to coordinate and […]
Times of transition hold challenges and opportunities. What are your options in the throes of COVID-19? How can you leverage service offerings from the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center and access vital community resources. Jan Goodman, community outreach specialist for the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center Training Services, will present a webinar on resources available […]