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 Center Employment Services office and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) office at 75 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Somerville are open for walk-in services 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding state holidays. For information on Employment Services, call 908-704-3000. For information on DVRS, call 908-704-3030. To schedule an appointment, use this form.
- The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center at 8 Bartles Corner Road in Flemington is open for walk-in services with state and county partners 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, and by appointment on Thursday and Friday, as well as phone and virtual services, excluding county holidays. Call 908-704-3000 or use this form to schedule an appointment.
- The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Services Center on the second floor of 27 Warren St. in Somerville is open for walk-in services from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding county holidays. Call 908-541-5780 or email onestop@co.somerset.nj.us.
In addition to in-person, all offices 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 and in-person career-webinars on different topics are presented an ongoing basis by the Training Center and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Bookmark this GRWDB calendar page to keep up with the latest offerings. Job fairs and related career events from around the state can be found on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Events Calendar.
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.
For more information and instructions on submitting items for calendar consideration, contact the GRWDB at 908-541-5790 or info@thegrwdb.org.
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Facing the Future 2025: Conference on Strategies for Competitive Integrated Employment
October 10 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration is now open for Facing the Future 2025, happening Friday, Oct. 10 in New Brunswick. The annual conference sponsored by The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development and NJ APSE highlights best practices in supporting people with disabilities in career planning, supported and customized employment, and transition from school to work.
The 2025 conference being conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick is subtitled, “Uncharted Waters: Navigation Strategies for Competitive Integrated Employment.” The conference features 12 workshops on transition, support strategies, job coaching, and job development, and a keynote presentation by Duncan Winburn. The keynote presentation will be given by Duncan Winburn, a third-year law student at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law, University of South Carolina, and a disability rights advocate.
Go here to review the conference brochure.
Continuing Education Credits are offered for Social Work, Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, and APSE Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP).
Until August 8, Early Bird registration for APSE members is $165.00; after that, registration is $195.00. Non-member Early Bird Registration is $200.00; after that, registration is $225.00. The registration deadline is September 5. To register online, go here.
Organizations interested in being an exhibitor at the event may register here. Exhibitor registration closes on August. 8.
