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.

Career Webinar: Using Online Job Applications

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Applying for a job and encountering an unfamiliar experience?  When you submit an application online, your materials are first read by a computer program. In this webinar running from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, participants will learn how to customize resumes with the right keywords. They also will explore the various file […]

Career Webinar: How to Avoid Burnout, Tune into Your Intuition, and Ignite Your Power

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The Workforce Wednesdays Workshop Series Event hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity on Wednesday, March 22, at 11 a.m. will feature Tabitha Scott presenting “How to Avoid Burnout, Tune into Your Intuition, and Ignite Your Power." The workshop will take place virtually via Zoom. Nobody, no matter the field or role, is […]

SkillUp Greater Raritan – Learn a New Skill, for Free!

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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 […]

Career Webinar: One-Stop Career Center Job Assistance

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Somerset and Hunterdon County residents who are under or unemployed have a wealth of services available to them. Services include career and vocational counseling, job - related training in - demand occupations, veterans’ benefits, reentry services and a full-service job outplacement center called the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center. Learn more at a webinar running […]

Career webinar: Creating a Dynamic Job Portfolio

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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 […]

Norwescap Essential Computer Skills training series

NORWESCAP Flemington 84 Park Ave., Suite E-104, Flemington, NJ, United States

Norwescap CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in April from October 4 through November 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington training center. 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 […]

Workforce Wednesdays: Build UP Your Stress Armor

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The Workforce Wednesdays Workshop Series Event hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Career Opportunity will present Rita Garnto speaking on the topic of “Build UP Your Stress Armor” at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 19. Stress is a matter of mental and physical health. When cortisol – “the stress hormone” – is constantly elevated, it […]

Career webinar: Align Your Potential in Multiple Natures Workshop

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Each person has a unique set of traits which provides a predisposition towards different types of work and activities. This Multiple Natures virtual workshop focuses on a career and life assessment tool that can help one achieve perfect alignment. The assessment assists individuals in their quest for self-improvement and finding the flow to fulfill their […]

Norwescap Essential Computer Skills training series

NORWESCAP Flemington 84 Park Ave., Suite E-104, Flemington, NJ, United States

Norwescap CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in April from October 4 through November 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington training center. 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 […]

Career Webinar: Make Your Job Search Work for You

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Make Your Job Search Work For You is presented by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, and the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey. In this 60-minute webinar running from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, April 20, staff members from the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board will: Offer tips on how to understand […]

Norwescap Essential Computer Skills training series

NORWESCAP Flemington 84 Park Ave., Suite E-104, Flemington, NJ, United States

Norwescap CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in April from October 4 through November 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington training center. 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 […]

Norwescap Essential Computer Skills training series

NORWESCAP Flemington 84 Park Ave., Suite E-104, Flemington, NJ, United States

Norwescap CLTC will offer Essential Computer Skills on Tuesdays and Thursdays in April from October 4 through November 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Flemington training center. 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 […]