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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Somerset County Diversity Festival
October 16, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
To celebrate that, October is Global Diversity Awareness month, the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners will host the fourth annual Diversity Festival on October 16, 2022, from 12-4 pm on Main and Grove Streets in downtown Somerville. The Diversity Festival is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate residents from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities and have a great day in downtown Somerville all at the same time.
This year’s festival offers something for everyone. The space has doubled, providing room for more food, more games, and more fun! We’ve added a second sound stage to accommodate more artists and will feature performances by a zydeco band, an Indian fusion duo, a jazz duo, an acappella chorus, and a Latin swing band. There will also be two dance performances.
For the first time ever, the festival will feature a KidZone where games and activities for our youngest county residents will be concentrated. There will be a BounceHouse, a DJ, two face painters, a henna artist and jugglers, in addition to all the games and activities we’ve planned. And best of all – there is no charge for any of this.
To make the day even more special, the organizing committee of county employees worked with the Somerset County Business Partnership to solicit prizes from their members and will have drawings throughout the day for an Iron Peak gift bag, tickets to the Raritan Valley Community College planetarium, a one-month membership to the Jewish Community Center, and class passes to Club Pilates. And do bring your appetite as there will be delicious, affordable offerings from food trucks, as well as a passport menu to make you aware of meal specials along Main Street. Come for lunch and stay for dinner.