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.
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.
New Jersey employers, along with state agencies and county colleges, are encouraged to join a Jan. 31 Information Session on the New Jersey Department of Health Colette Lamothe-Galette Community Health Worker Institute cohort, which seeks to grow the healthcare workforce. The session is running from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Microsoft Teams, and participants may […]
Somerset County Vocational-Technical High School (SCVTHS) at 14 Vogt Drive in Bridgewater is conducting an open house from 9 a.m.to noon Saturday, Feb. 4. (The snow date is Feb. 11.) Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the SCVTHS campus and meet with teachers. This link is a PDF of the booklet being distributed at […]
Valley Wellness, a medical cannabis dispensary located in Raritan Borough, in partnership with Hillview Farms, Premier MD, the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, and Minorities for Medical Marijuana, are bringing a one-of-a-kind forum to the region on Monday, February 13, from 4-7 p.m. at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. This Job Fair and Educational […]
The Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity (MCOCO) has teamed up with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) to discuss a topic that is too frequently pushed to the sidelines or only spoken of in whispers: disability in the workplace. As of 2021, disabled people make […]
Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County (LVSC) will host a virtual U.S. Citizenship Information Session on Wednesday, February 22, at 6:30 pm. A representative from U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services will conduct the session and answer questions. The session is for anyone interested in becoming a U.S. citizen and anyone interested in learning more about the […]
The United States Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division & the Women’s Bureau along with the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development and New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy will give a virtual presentation at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, "Honoring the 30th Anniversary of FMLA and Exploring New Jersey Paid […]
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Services Center at 27 Warren St., second floor, Somerville, is hosting a Career Cafe series this spring. Job seekers, community and faith-based organizations and current Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board partners as well as area businesses are invited to stop by for coffee, cookies and conversation about the menu […]
The New Jersey Reentry Corporation, the nonprofit agency whose mission is to remove all barriers to employment for citizens returning from jail or prison, will conduct its annual reentry conference, “Training for the Dignity of Work,” on Thursday, April 6, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Mac Mahon Student Center, Saint Peter's University, Jersey City. […]
The job market continues to change, as does the way we look for work. In the career webinar, Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio, participants will discuss the value of presenting yourself as a complete package by using a resume as an introduction to an employer and backing it up with a portfolio presented at the […]
The Progressive Center for Independent Living (PCIL) is hosting a Support Coordination Info Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Meadows at Oldwick, 800 Fisher Road, Whitehouse Station. PCIL serves Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. At the event, vendors will be available for families to meet and discuss services and PCIL representatives […]
RideWise, Somerset County's transportation agency, works to give adults in need of reliable transportation a new ride through its BikeConnect program. BikeConnect is a bicycle rehabilitation program presented in partnership with Pops Bike Shop in Somerville; donated bicycles are repaired and given to adults who need reliable transportation for employment. This program is possible only […]
Join the Middlesex County Workforce Development Board's Abilities Committee and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, for a panel discussion about Autism in the workplace, from training to employment, from a perspective of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. The webinar is […]
