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.
Do you get nervous when interviewing or making presentations at company meetings? A career webinar, Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public, is designed to give participants tips and strategies to succeed in public-speaking situations. The Zoom webinar will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, by Jan Goodman, community outreach specialist/career […]
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center in Somerville is hosting a series of Jersey Job Club Workshops in March. These workshops will be virtual, through Zoom, but a limited number of seats are available for in-person attendance at the One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. The partners in the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center […]
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center in Somerville is hosting a series of Jersey Job Club Workshops in March. These workshops will be virtual, through Zoom, but a limited number of seats are available for in-person attendance at the One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. The partners in the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center […]
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center in Somerville is hosting a series of Jersey Job Club Workshops in March. These workshops will be virtual, through Zoom, but a limited number of seats are available for in-person attendance at the One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. The partners in the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center […]
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center in Somerville is hosting a series of Jersey Job Club Workshops in March. These workshops will be virtual, through Zoom, but a limited number of seats are available for in-person attendance at the One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. The partners in the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center […]
Applying for a job and encountering an unfamiliar experience? When you submit an application online, your materials are first read by a computer program. In this webinar running from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, participants will learn how to customize resumes with the right keywords. They also will explore the various file […]
The Workforce Wednesdays Workshop Series Event hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity on Wednesday, March 22, at 11 a.m. will feature Tabitha Scott presenting “How to Avoid Burnout, Tune into Your Intuition, and Ignite Your Power." The workshop will take place virtually via Zoom. Nobody, no matter the field or role, is […]
Skillup Greater Raritan, presented by Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, provides residents of Hunterdon and Somerset counties unlimited, six-month access to 6,000-plus online learning courses. Register to: • Explore more than 200 career paths • Build your skills and knowledge • Earn digital certificates and badges through cohort training, including the Greater Raritan Entry-Level Job-Readiness […]
Somerset and Hunterdon County residents who are under or unemployed have a wealth of services available to them. Services include career and vocational counseling, job - related training in - demand occupations, veterans’ benefits, reentry services and a full-service job outplacement center called the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center. Learn more at a webinar running […]
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 […]
Norwescap CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in April from October 4 through November 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington training center. This series is designed to help participants build a strong foundation for the Job Readiness Computer Skills series which follows. The Essential series teaches participants to […]
The Workforce Wednesdays Workshop Series Event hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity will present Rita Garnto speaking on the topic of “Build UP Your Stress Armor” at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 19. Stress is a matter of mental and physical health. When cortisol – “the stress hormone” – is constantly elevated, it […]
