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.

Funding for Small Business Owners

SCLSNJ’s Mary Jacobs Memorial Library branch 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ, United States

SCLSNJ’s Mary Jacobs Memorial Library branch, located at 64 Washington Street in Rocky Hill Start or expand your business using grants. Explore grants and loans available to female or minority-owned businesses, as well as other tools and strategies, such as crowdfunding, for the small business owner. Registration required: sclsnj.libnet.info/event/1736324.

GRWDB One Stop Committee Meeting

Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ, United States

Through policy, oversight, and planning, the GRWDB ensures that workforce training and education investments are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers and is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities. One of those includes the GRWDB’s One-Stop Committee, which works with the local area’s One-Stop Operator […]

FREE Career Workshop: Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio

Greater Raritan One Stop Career Center Free Career Workshop The job market continues to change, as does the way we look for work. This Workshop examines 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 […]

GRWDB Youth Committee Meeting

Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center Computer Room 205 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ, United States

Through policy, oversight, and planning, the GRWDB ensures that workforce training and education investments are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers and is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities for targeted populations. One of those includes the GRWDB’s Youth Committee, which works to coordinate and […]

FREE Career Workshop: Mastering the Job Interview

SCLSNJ's Manville Library Branch 100 S 10th Ave, Manville, NJ, United States

Greater Raritan One Stop Career Center Free Career Workshop Register at (908) 458-8425 or SCLSNJ.org Click here for the event flyer!

FREE Career Workshop: Don’t Panic! A Recipe for Success in Times of Stress

NJDOL Employment Services 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville, NJ, United States

Greater Raritan One Stop Employment Services Free Career Workshop Do you ever feel like you’re having a panic attack? Stressed in your current unemployment situation and out of control? Why do you think people panic when facing a challenging or frightening situation? Why is it important to step back when you’re in the middle of […]

FREE Career Workshop: Mastering the Interview

Bernardsville Public Library 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, NJ, United States

The interview is one of the key elements of the job search process. As with any skill, we can get better at it with preparation and practice. In this workshop, participants will explore how to prepare for an interview and become familiar with the types of questions to expect, as well as the questions they […]

GRWDB Disabilities Committee Meeting

Raritan Valley Community College Workforce Training Center 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ, United States

Through policy, oversight, and planning, the GRWDB ensures that workforce training and education investments are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers and is responsible for maintaining committees to help inform decision-making around services and priorities. One of those includes the GRWDB’s Disability Committee, which works to coordinate and integrate local disability […]

GRWDB Executive Committee Meeting

TBD

The GRWDB’s fourth Executive Committee meeting of the year is scheduled on*Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 3:00 PM* via conference call and GoToMeeting as we will be updating the Committee on advancements of the reconstituted GRWDB special committees as well as other workforce development and delivery operations and opportunities, including a new proposal from MetrixLearning. […]

FREE Career Workshop: 5 Strategies to Defeating Unconscious Bias

Jewish Family Services of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren County 150-A West High St, Somerville, NJ, United States

Greater Raritan One Stop Career Center Free Career Workshop Let’s face it, everybody has some unconscious bias. This is not in the context of talking about a preference for Mexican food or an inclination toward the color blue. The focus here is on those inflexible beliefs about whole categories of people that keep us from […]

How To Start Your Own Business

SCLSNJ’s North Plainfield Memorial Library branch, located at 6 Rockview Ave., in North Plainfield Learn what it takes to succeed in starting your own business and in sustaining a successful business long-term with Central Jersey SCORE. Registration required: sclsnj.libnet.info/event/1756679.  

FREE Career Workshop: Business Etiquette for Job Seekers

SCLSNJ's Manville Library Branch 100 S 10th Ave, Manville, NJ, United States

Greater Raritan One Stop Career Center Free Career Workshop REGISTER AT 908.458.8425, OR SCLSNJ.ORG Click here for the event flyer!