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.
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Cannabis Legalization Youth Workshop
April 6, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
A Youth Adults & Cannabis Info Session will be conducted at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center in Branchburg.
This free 90-minute event is directed to youth attendees and their parents. It will feature a 90-minute panel discussions and workshop format and include information about the cannabis industry, related law-enforcement issues, the health benefits and risks of cannabis and career opportunities in the industry. The event is presented by: Sarah Trent, founder of NJ Cannabis Certified and Valley Wellness; Visions and Pathways, a youth-serving organization based in Somerset County; and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board.
Presenters are to include Sarah Trent, founder of NJ Cannabis Certified and Valley Wellness; Sam Padro, packaging supervisor for Verano Holdings, a cannabis grower in Readington; Dr. Teresa Simon, founder of Physicians Research Center and who is currently developing cannabis programming related to teens; Perry Shaw, a father of two teenagers and part of the Valley Wellness team; and Paul Grzella, Director, Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Pizza will be served during the event
Please use the following link to register: bit.ly/Cannabis_info_session. Walk-Ins are welcome as long as space allows; RSVP to guarantee a seat. Masks are required and current safety protocols will be followed.
For information, email info@thegrwdb.org.