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.
United for ALICE@Work Information Session: Retaining Talent in 2025
January 29 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
FreeThe next information session for the employer-focused United For ALICE@Work professional development program is set for Wednesday, January 29, from 12 to 12:45 p.m.
The “Retaining Talent in 2025” program aims to assist employers with talent retention workforce strategies that foster successful outcomes for businesses and their employees. The program is an outgrowth of United Way’s #ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) initiative.
United For ALICE@Work includes:
— Company specific employee data-analysis to guide corporations in understanding their ALICE population.
— Professionally designed course with instruction (in-person or virtual) that incorporates the needs of employers throughout the curriculum.
— Tools, resources, and support for each company to develop an individualized Action Plan focusing on improving the employee experience.
— A growing library of Case Studies and Resources where companies can highlight their best practices and learn from others.
— 12 SHRM Professional Development Credits: After the successful completion of the 12-hour course.
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