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 multi-region North Jersey Partners is offering training opportunities as part of a new Dislocated Worker Grant Program. The opportunities for unemployed individuals suffering job loss due to COVID-19 include: Salesforce Administrator; APICS CPIM Certified Production and Inventory Control; and APICS CSCP Certified Production and Inventory Control. An information session for the APICS CPSCP program […]
Will you be able to overcome the odds when a life-changing event happens? During Let's Talk About L.I.F.E., a virtual seminar running from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, participants will talk about living intentionally. The event will be led by Juanita Painson, a Franklin Township resident and business owner, along with a […]
Amazon is opening a new large facility in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board is joining with Amazon to present virtual information sessions focusing on Amazon's application procedure, hiring procedures, benefits and more. The virtual events will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8; 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15; […]
SkillUp Greater Raritan, a service of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, is a free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. Participants have access to thousands of different courses, ranging from Business Etiquette to Microsoft Office, and Human Resources to Customer Service, and more. During an hour-long webinar starting at 3 […]
This December, get free training in today's skills! SkillUp Greater Raritan, a service of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, is a free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. Participants have access to thousands of different courses, ranging from dozens of Microsoft Office tools, to Personal Productivity, Team Skills, Remote Working, […]
First Student is looking for school bus drivers for locations in Chatham, Lincoln Park, Butler, Andover, Lafayette, Great Meadows, East Orange and Rochelle Park. Interested applicants can learn more by attending a Virtual Recruitment through Zoom, starting at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. Go to this link to attend the virtual event. Email omar.munguia@firstgroup.com or […]
A quarterly GRWDB Board Meeting will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, as a GoToMeeting. The meeting will include a presentation on new features of thegrwdb.org; a review of a SkillUp Greater Raritan survey; a labor insight analysis report for the past quarter, a discussion of a proposed update to the 2013 Joint […]
Amazon is opening a new large facility in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board is joining with Amazon to present virtual information sessions focusing on Amazon's application procedure, hiring procedures, benefits and more. The virtual events will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8; 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15; […]
All are invited to take part in an interactive virtual conversation about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on supported employment in New Jersey. NJAPSE's Community Conversation, running from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, will be led by facilitators who will work with conversation participants to identify action steps. The event […]
Zoom open houses are planned for the County College of Morris' Advanced Manufacturing Boot Camp. The events are set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11; 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, and 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. The boot camp has open enrollment, continuous new classes and apprenticeship interview opportunities. To register for an open house […]
This December, get free training in today's skills! SkillUp Greater Raritan, a service of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, is a free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. Participants have access to thousands of different courses, ranging from dozens of Microsoft Office tools, to Personal Productivity, Team Skills, Remote Working, […]
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 […]