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 Somerset County Library System of New Jersey is hosting "Employment Resources for People with Disabilities at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13. The program is presented by Eman Ismail, associate director of Community Evaluation & Program Manager for Pre-Employment Transition Services, CEA (Community Employment and Evaluation). Participants will learn what employment specialists and job coaches […]
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 this hour-long GoToMeeting webinar, participants will […]
The Census Bureau offers tips and new methods for a variety of data users. In this webinar at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, participants will learn how to access some of these tools, and see a demo tailored to small businesses. The event is sponsored by the Somerset County Business Partnership. To register, go to […]
First Student is looking for part-time bus drivers for routes in Chatham, Lincoln Park, Butler, Andover, Lafayette, Great Meadows, East Orange, and Rochelle Park. To find out more, potential applicants are invited to take part in Virtual Recruitment events via Zoom. These events are being conducted at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, and Aug. […]
The interview is one of the key elements of the job search process. The virtual Mastering the Interview workshop being conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 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. […]
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 two hour-long GoToMeeting webinars in August […]
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. […]
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 this hour-long GoToMeeting webinar, participants will […]
First Student is looking for part-time bus drivers for routes in Chatham, Lincoln Park, Butler, Andover, Lafayette, Great Meadows, East Orange, and Rochelle Park. To find out more, potential applicants are invited to take part in Virtual Recruitment events via Zoom. These events are being conducted at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, and Aug. […]
The Somerset County Office of Youth Services' Community Connections Virtual Presentation on Tuesday, Aug. 25, will focus on “Guiding Teens and Families To Healthy Coping During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” This free Zoom presentation running from 10 to 11:30 a.m. will be led by Jennifer Walters, LCSW, of Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties. […]
Making Your Job Search Work For You is presented by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, and the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey. In this 90-minute session running from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, staff members from the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board will: Offer tips on how to understand what […]
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 this hour-long GoToMeeting webinar, participants will […]