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.
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering in June and July a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." These are challenging times. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
Our House is conducting an in-person Job Fair from 12 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at its offices at 82 Floral Ave., Murray Hill. During the event, on-site interviews will be conducted for Direct Support Professionals to work in Our House residential group homes located in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards, Berkeley Heights, […]
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 […]
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in June at Norwescap CLTC offices in Flemington. The programs will run from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be conducted on Thursdays and Tuesdays, from June 1 to June 29. This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer […]
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 Middlesex County Office of Workforce and Career Development will present the first in a series of Financial Friday workshops on Friday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m. Yolanda Swiney, Vice President/Community Development Officer with Community Development Banking at PNC will be presenting Credit Scores and Reporting. Credit score determine a lot more than the loans […]
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in June at Norwescap CLTC offices in Flemington. The programs will run from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be conducted on Thursdays and Tuesdays, from June 1 to June 29. This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering in July and July a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled "Bridge to Success." These are challenging times. The stress-management techniques shared in this series will help participants survive and thrive during the job-search […]
New programs are being added constantly to SkillUp Greater Raritan, the free online learning portal available to residents in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties courtesy of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Learn more during a career webinar being conducted from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. The event is sponsored in collaboration with the […]
Government agencies, colleges and universities will be represented at the New Jersey Statewide Job Fair, being conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, in West Windsor. Among the state agencies and educational institutions slated to be at the event are: Casino Control Commission, Civil […]
Representatives from North Jersey Building Trades groups will be looking for new employees at a Building Trades Recruiting Event being conducted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the County College of Morris, Student Community Center, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph. There will be representatives from at least 10 of the trade […]
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in June at Norwescap CLTC offices in Flemington. The programs will run from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be conducted on Thursdays and Tuesdays, from June 1 to June 29. This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer […]
