JOB CORPS As part of National Safety Month in June, the Alaska Job Corps Center held a Safety Fair on campus on Friday, June 30, to emphasize the importance of practicing safety every single day. Students in each of the nine trades taught at the Center—Carpentry, Building...
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Community partners gather at Alaska Job Corps Center for Community Relations Council luncheon
Community partners, employers and representatives of various organizations met at the Alaska Job Corps Center on Thursday, June 22, for Alaska Job Corps’ quarterly Community Relations Council luncheon. Among the Alaska Job Corps partners that attended the meeting were...
Alaska Job Corps prepares students for lifelong success during Career Readiness Fair
It is never too early to start students on the path to career success. The Alaska Job Corps Center held an all-day Career Readiness Fair on Wednesday, June 7, to prepare students for lifelong achievement in the workforce.
Alaska Job Corps Center connects with employers at second-ever Workforce Summit Council luncheon
The Alaska Job Corps Center hosted dozens of employers and community partners at its second-ever Workforce Summit Council luncheon on Thursday, May 25. The event was attended by a broad and diverse array of employers who interacted with Job Corps instructors, students...
From student to instructor: Greg Howard’s mission to succeed
When Greg Howard, Alaska Job Corps Center’s current Water and Wastewater Treatment Instructor, first came to Job Corps in 2014, he was a student on a mission. He was determined to gain the knowledge and skills he needed to launch him into a career in water and...
Alaska Job Corps Center earns Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling Outstanding Community Recycling Program Award for 2016
Being green is a way of life at the Alaska Job Corps Center, and that commitment to sustainability was recognized on Thursday when the Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling program presented Alaska Job Corps with the 2016 Outstanding Community Recycling Program...
From rat brains to monkey brains: Famous tobacco researcher Victor DeNoble enthralls Alaska Job Corps students
Palmer, Alaska— On Wednesday, April 26, students at the Alaska Job Corps Center were absolutely captivated during a dynamic presentation by famous tobacco addiction researcher Victor DeNoble on the science of addiction and how it affects the brain. DeNoble’s talk,...
Alaska Job Corps students pledge against bullying and violence during National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Last week, more than 100 students at the Alaska Job Corps Center signed pledges against bullying and violence as part of National Youth Violence Prevention Week. As part of this special week, the Youth to Youth Partners for Peace (Y2Y P4P) group organized and...
Alaska Job Corps students stand up against violence at Choose Respect March
More than 50 students from the Alaska Job Corps Center walked the talk against violence in Alaska at the Choose Respect March held in Wasilla on Thursday, March 23. During the march, the students led with a “Choose Respect” banner and carried multiple posters...
Alaska Job Corps students again demonstrate teamwork and hard work on major remodeling project
Over the last year, a group of hard-working students from the Electrical, Carpentry and Building Construction Technology trades at the Alaska Job Corps Center in Palmer united as a team to complete a 6000 square foot remodel of the Bureau of Land Management Campbell...
Alaska Job Corps Center hosts first Community Relations Council luncheon of 2017
Employers and representatives of various organizations met at the Alaska Job Corps Center on Thursday, March 9, for the first Community Relations Council meeting of the year. The employers and representatives came from organizations like the Matanuska Electric...
Student Government Association hosts mock meeting and ice cream social
The gym was packed as the Alaska Job Corps Center Student Government Association held a mock SGA meeting on Friday, March 3, to demonstrate the purpose and process of the association. The SGA members introduced themselves and their roles within the group to the entire...
Reading Across America with Alaska Job Corps Reader-Leaders
Story contributed by Linda Carter, Alaska Job Corps Center Academic Supervisor On the frosty morning of March 2, Deb Lundy set out to Peter’s Creek Elementary School with three Alaska Job Corps student volunteers for Read Across America. They arrived at the school at...
The Alaska Job Corps Center celebrates the graduation of 63 students
Palmer, Alaska—Some came from far away and some came from nearby. Either way, 63 students finished their career training at the Alaska Job Corps Center in Palmer and graduated on Friday, Feb. 24. From Akiachak to Arizona, and from Seward to Scammon Bay, these students had much to be proud of on this very special day. Community leaders, friends, family, alumni, colleagues, employers and staff watched these students as they were honored one by one and received their diplomas.
Alaska Job Corps Students See Future Careers on Groundhog Job Shadow Day
There is nothing better than visualizing possibilities for one’s future. This is especially true if you are about to launch into the professional career pool—like Alaska Job Corps students. Over the last weeks, students have been fully participating in the annual...
ALASKA JOB CORPS ADDS “RED CARD” SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATION
There are now many new Red Card holders in the State of Alaska and they received their certification at the Alaska Job Corps. This is a supplemental tool in the Alaska Job Corps students’ toolbox. The primary goal of Alaska Job Corps is to train and place students...
Safety Today Secures Tomorrow at the Alaska Job Corps Center
The Alaska Job Corps Center does not take safety for granted. Their program is far more comprehensive than the standard safety program focusing on standard trips and falls. And that is why the Alaska Job Corps leads the way as a center with a strong safety culture....
From “Nothing to Everything” in less than 2 years
Andrew Bruketta is leaving the Alaska Job Corps for a job. And it isn’t just any old job. It is a highly skilled position, with excellent benefits, leave and expected to pay well over 60,000 a year. Andrew says frankly that Job Corps is whatever you make it. “Just...
Alaska Job Corps Students Serve The Homeless
It looked like a ski lodge at first, with people sitting on chairs and benches and wearing their parkas and hats. Nearly two feet of fresh snow surrounded the building. But missing from the ski lodge portrait was the fancy gear and bright colors. In fact some of the...
93.5% of Alaska Job Corps Graduates Placed in Careers
It’s a never-ending success story at the Alaska Job Corps. In the last few months six graduates found employment in the health care industry. A few are now employed at other senior facilities as certified nursing assistants. Several are at Providence and Primrose...