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 job market continues to change, as does the way we look for work. In the career webinar, Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio, participants will discuss the value of presenting yourself as a complete package by using a resume as an introduction to an employer and backing it up with a portfolio presented at the […]
The Middlesex County Office of Workforce and Career Development will present the first in a series of Financial Friday workshops on Friday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m. Yolanda Swiney, Vice President/Community Development Officer with Community Development Banking at PNC will be presenting Credit Scores and Reporting. Credit score determine a lot more than the loans […]
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in June at Norwescap CLTC offices in Flemington. The programs will run from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be conducted on Thursdays and Tuesdays, from June 1 to June 29. This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering in July and July a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." These are challenging times. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
New programs are being added constantly to SkillUp Greater Raritan, the free online learning portal available to residents in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties courtesy of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Learn more during a career webinar being conducted from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. The event is sponsored in collaboration with the […]
Government agencies, colleges and universities will be represented at the New Jersey Statewide Job Fair, being conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, in West Windsor. Among the state agencies and educational institutions slated to be at the event are: Casino Control Commission, Civil […]
Representatives from North Jersey Building Trades groups will be looking for new employees at a Building Trades Recruiting Event being conducted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the County College of Morris, Student Community Center, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph. There will be representatives from at least 10 of the trade […]
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in June at Norwescap CLTC offices in Flemington. The programs will run from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be conducted on Thursdays and Tuesdays, from June 1 to June 29. This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer […]
The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau, Northeast Region, will present Advancing Women and People of Color in New Jersey: Equity in Infrastructure, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 15. The webinar will focus on promising practices to advance equity for women in the trades in the Garden State. Participants will learn strategies […]
The Greenway Family Success Center at 1005 Rahway Ave., Avenel, is hosting an Employment Session for Hackensack Meridian Health from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, June 13. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about open positions and the application process. To register, go to https://bit.ly/GFSCHMHealth. For questions, call 732-527-3400.
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in June at Norwescap CLTC offices in Flemington. The programs will run from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be conducted on Thursdays and Tuesdays, from June 1 to June 29. This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering in July and July a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." These are challenging times. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]