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.
More than two dozen employers will be at Ignite Your Future: Career Symposium and Hiring Fair, being conducted from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at VFW Memorial Post 3117, 53 National Road, Edison. The military community has priority seating at this event but all are welcomed. The event is presented by Bridging the […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering a free nine-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." We know these past months have been challenging. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Youth Committee is presenting Life After High School - Career Paths for Youth from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in the Raritan Valley Community College Conference Center, Lamington Road, Branchburg. During this free event, youth attendees (middle school, high school and college-age young adults along with parents and […]
Goodwill Industries of Greater NY & Northern NJ is hosting a Virtual Career Service Info Session on Saturday, April 30, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The event will provide information on career services for youth and adults with disabilities and veterans in need of wraparound support, placement and employment retention services. Info on event registration […]
Norwescap Career & Life Transitions Center in Flemington is presenting a five-day Empowerment series with coach Marie Webber at Norwescap's Flemington office at 84 Park Ave. The series will run on five consecutive Wednesdays, from May 4 to June 1, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with time for lunch and breaks. Participants will be introduced […]
Camfil USA is hosting a Job Fair from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at its headquarters at 1 North Corporate Drive, Riverdale. Manufacturing Production and Warehouse positions are available - hiring can happen on the spot. Interested applicants also can contact the employer online at https://www.camfil.com/en-us/about-us/people/join-our-team.
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, including the newly introduced Greater Raritan Entry-Level Job-Readiness Badge […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the New Jersey Workforce Development Boards are presenting a Virtual Information Session for job seekers at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, for UPS in Bound Brook. The company is looking to fill the following positions in the following locations: Warehouse Worker / Package Handler. There […]
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. One of those includes the GRWDB’s Disabilities Committee, which works to coordinate and integrate local disability […]
Horticultural Plant Services is hiring. Find out everything you need to know at an upcoming Virtual Information Session being presented at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. The company is recruiting for an In-Store Merchandiser (Bridgewater Home Depot). Attendees […]
Eli Lilly in Branchburg, NJ, is hiring. Find out everything you need to know at an upcoming Virtual Information Session being presented at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Positions include: Utilities Operator ($3,000 sign-on bonus); Maintenance Technician - […]
Norwescap Career & Life Transitions Center in Flemington is presenting a five-day Empowerment series with coach Marie Webber at Norwescap's Flemington office at 84 Park Ave. The series will run on five consecutive Wednesdays, from May 4 to June 1, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with time for lunch and breaks. Participants will be introduced […]