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.
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Job Readiness Computer Skills at Norwescap in Flemington: Office 365 Word
October 26, 2023 @ 8:45 am - 1:00 pm
Job Readiness Computer Skills will be offered in person in October at Norwescap training center in Flemington. The Class time is 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays. Please call Terry to register, 908-788-1453.
October 24 and 26 –Office 365 Word, you must attend the first day before attending the second day
October 31, November 2 and November 9 – Office 365 Excel, you must attend the first day before attending the second day.
In addition, two other related courses will be offered in Flemington during the month.
October 18, 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Introduction to Canva. Canva has become a new in-demand technical skill that employers require for some positions. Learn how easy it can be to use this tool is to create presentations, videos, flow charts, calendars, invitations, and social media posts. This is being offered thanks to a grant from Comcast.
October 25, 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Introduction to Coding will be presented by Karen Williams. Learn how coding works, how easy it is to create and generate your own coded creation. This is being offered thanks to a grant from Comcast.
This series is designed to prepare participants to return to the workforce with up-to-date computer skills. The Job Readiness series teaches participants to create professional documents, easy budgets and charts, get points across in a presentation, and learn secrets of a successful job search. These classes will be held in-person using the computers and Internet at the Norwescap location at 84 Park Ave. in Flemington,
To register for any of these sessions, call 908-788-1435.