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.
The 2023 State-of-the-State of Manufacturing Summit on May 4 at the Trenton War Memorial in Trenton will bring together hundreds of N.J. manufacturing industry leaders, state legislators, and STEM firm executives for Town Hall discussions on the industry’s most critical issues. This is a chance for manufacturers to explain their challenges and for the Legislature […]
A May 4 virtual career workshop, The Art of Effective Communication, will allow participants to review the different ways we communicate, and understand how we can communicate effectively. Tools for effective communication also will be shared. This Zoom workshop will begin at 10 a.m. p.m., led by Jan Goodman, career coach for the Greater Raritan […]
A Veterans CDL Recruitment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Tear Drop Memorial, 51 Port Terminal Blvd., Bayonne. The event is presented by NJ Rentry Corp. and the Driving Academy. For more information, email smcgreevey@njrentry.org or call 201-252-7641.
An in-person Hiring and Community Resource Event will be presented from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, in the Somerset County Human Services Building, 27 Warren St., first-floor Conference Room, Somerville. This event is presented by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board in […]
NORWESCAP CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in May from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington and Phillipsburg locations, as noted below. 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 manage the […]
More than 50 health care employers are set to take part in the Central Jersey Health Care Job Fair running from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Middlesex College, West Hall, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. The event is sponsored by The Middlesex County Office of Workforce Development and Career Opportunity in partnership […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board are presenting an in-person Recruitment Session at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, for Hackensack Merdian Carrier Clinic in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery. The agency is seeking to fill positions for Housekeeping (full time, day), and Food Service […]
The Madison Area YMCA in collaboration with Jersey Staffing is presenting a Virtual Job Info Session at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. Open positions include Camp Counselors, Assistant Teachers, Associate Member Services Director, Swim Instructors, Gymnastics Instructor and others. During the event, attendees will learn about YMCA benefit and incentive offerings, how to apply, and […]
Join a community conversation on Recovery from Substance Use Disorder, which will be conducted from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at St. John Episcopal Church, Fellowship Hall, 158 W. High St., Somerville. A representative from the GRWDB Pathways to Recovery program will take part in the conversation along with representatives from Community in […]
NORWESCAP CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in May from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington and Phillipsburg locations, as noted below. 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 manage the […]
A Veterans Virtual Information Session about a free training opportunity for Tech Fundamentals training with npower will be presented from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 11. Veterans interested in breaking into information technology (IT) for the first time can apply to Tech Fundamentals, npower's free entry-level program. In up to 16-weeks , participants can […]
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 One-Stop Operations Committee, which provides strategy and […]