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.
Computer Fundamentals is being offered by the NORWESCAP Career & Life Transition Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Jan.21, at its North Plainfield location at 170 Watchung Ave. This is a free class. No computer experience? No problem. Class participants will learn how to use a computer mouse and keyboard, navigate in a […]
SkillUp Greater Raritan, a service of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, is a free online learning portal for residents of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. Participants have access to thousands of different courses, ranging from Business Etiquette to Microsoft Office, and Human Resources to Customer Service, and more. During an hour-long webinar starting at 10 […]
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, including the newly introduced Greater Raritan Entry-Level Job-Readiness Badge […]
A Job Seekers Success Group for active job seekers who are unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change is offered by the Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties. The next virtual group meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 from 7 to 9 p.m. This Zoom meeting's topic is “SMART […]
Making Your Job Search Work For You is presented by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, and the Bernards Township Library. In this 60-minute session running from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2022, staff members from the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board will: Offer tips on how to understand what your job search […]
The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, serving Hunterdon and Somerset counties, connects community members to a host of free services designed to help job seekers on a successful career pathway. During "Make Career Connections Work For You," running from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, February 25, 2022, board staff will share these local, county, state […]
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, including the newly introduced Greater Raritan Entry-Level Job-Readiness Badge […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering a free nine-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." We know these past months have been challenging. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
A career webinar, Business Etiquette for Job Seekers, will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. During the workshop, participants will be given tips and ideas on how to make first impressions memorable and understand the protocols for proper job-hunting behavior. The workshop presenter is Jan Goodman, the community outreach specialist/career […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering a free nine-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." We know these past months have been challenging. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, serving Hunterdon and Somerset counties, connects community members to a host of free services designed to help job seekers on a successful career pathway. During "Make Career Connections Work For You," running from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022, board staff will share these local, county, state […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering a free nine-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." We know these past months have been challenging. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
