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.
A Pancakes and Pokémon fundraiser will be conducted from 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Applebee's of Flemington on Route 202 North. All money goes to StarThrower Group to help fund transportation and career training for disabled adults in the community. Tickets are $10; children 3 and under eat free. Visit www.starthrowergroup.com.
The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, in partnership with Hillsborough Township and the Somerset County Library System's Hillsborough Branch, offers residents the opportunity to meet with a Job Developer to learn about the many services available to job seekers and employers in Somerset County. Sessions will be conducted on the fourth Tuesday of the month […]
Zeus manufacturing in Branchburg is looking for machine operators. A recruitment event for the positions will be conducted at the Somerville One Stop Center on Veterans Memorial Drive on Feb. 27. RSVP to Amanda.Modale@dol.nj.gov.
Recovery Employment Solutions - Education & Training is sponsoring a RESET Job Fair at the Woodbridge Community Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Some 50 employers are scheduled to attend. All are welcomed to attend.
Are you in the midst of a job search, and want to develop better listening skills and discover ways to lead a conversation? You'll do this and more at the workshop, "NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming): Tools for Real Life." The workshop will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Employment Services […]
The 2020 Census is operating collaboratively around the nation with the goal of increasing the individual response rate. Hunterdon County's Complete County Committee is part of this effort locally, working to ensure the county's hard-to-county areas are not forgotten. To advance this goal, United Way of Hunterdon County is hosting four training sessions in March […]
Viking Pest Control, a 40-year-old local business, is hosting a Job Recruitment event for the position of Pest Control Technician. The event will be conducted on March 3 at the Somerville One Stop at 75 Veterans Memorial Drive. For the event, RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov. Positions are open now, and applications can be submitted starting now […]
Viking Pest Control has openings for a Pest Control Technician. Interested applicants can attend a Recruitment Event at the Somerville One Stop at 75 Veterans Drive, Somerville, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3. RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.
SkillUp Greater Raritan is a new online learning portal introduced by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board (GRWDB). It's free to use for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset counties. A representative from GRWDB will present a workshop on how to register for the online tool and navigate some of its features and applications. The free […]
The 2020 Census is operating collaboratively around the nation with the goal of increasing the individual response rate. Hunterdon County's Complete County Committee is part of this effort locally, working to ensure the county's hard-to-county areas are not forgotten. To advance this goal, United Way of Hunterdon County is hosting four training sessions in March […]
Looking to build a career? Apprenticeships are a great career pathway, allowing participants to combine formal learning with paid, on-the-job training. A representative from Raritan Valley Community College's Workforce Development Program will present Apprenticeships, As Strategy for Finding a Job and Building a Career, at 10 a.m. Monday, March 9, at the Somerville One-Stop Career […]
Zeus, a polymer extrusion manufacturer with offices in Branchburg, has openings for machine operators. A Recruitment Event for Zeus will be conducted on Tuesday, March 10, at the Hunterdon One Stop Career Center in Flemington. All are invited. RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov to reserve a seat.