JOB CORPS Job Corps students at the Hawaii center demonstrated their support for the men and women serving in the military by raising funds for much needed toiletry items. Students and staff raised $455 to purchase trail size hygiene items and were able to ship 10 large boxes...
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Holiday Food Drive at Hawaii Job Corps Nets 1485 Pounds of Food
The Student Government Association at the Hawaii Job Corps Center sponsored a holiday food drive in early December. Their goal was to collect 1000 pounds of food through friendly departmental competitions at the Waimanalo career training center. Student Government...
Hawaii Job Corps Contributes to American Cancer Society’s Mission
Students and staff at the Hawaii Job Corps Center participated in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Five Mile Walk. "Team Job Corps" was 70 members strong and raised $1,166.00 for the American Cancer Society. The scenic route began at...
Hawaii Job Corps Culinary Students Hired During APEC
As 21 world leaders descended onto Waikiki for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum,three Job Corps culinary students were in the kitchen at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel preparing meals for APEC events. The culinary students gained valuable hands on ...
Guam Student Graduates from DOL Job Corps Program
Guam - Former Guam resident Melody Cayabyab Santos completed training in Finance and Business Administration through the United States Department of Labor’s Pacific Education Foundation. Santos’ three-month training program earned her the experience necessary to...
Hawaii Job Corps Supports Pearl Harbor Apprenticeship Graduation
Job Corp culinary students from the Waimanalo based center utilized their culinary skills to cater the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Apprenticeship Graduation luncheon for 400 guests. The menu of miso chicken,roast suckling pig,chow mein,bok choy,watercress salald and...
East Oahu Sun Highlights Hawaii Job Corps Service Project
East Oahu Sun • JUNE 2, 2011 • Page 6 Hawaii Job Corps Landscaping Students Contribute Lei to Memorial Day Hawaii Job Corps Center students can frequently be found working on community projects. On May 26, the landscape students applied their pruning skills at the...
Hawaii National Bank Values Hawaii Job Corps Graduate
Hawaii National Bank came along as a Hawaii Job Corps staff referral. Hawaii National Bank was in need of a dependable and hard-working individual to become a member of their team. Career Specialist Terrance White identified one soon-to-be program graduate to whom...
Hawaii Job Corps Students Pitch in for Memorial Day Remembrance
(Hawaii Kai, Hawaii) – Landscape students from the Hawaii Job Corps Center applied their pruning skills at Kokohead Botanical Gardens on May 26th to assist the City & County Parks Department in collecting flowers to be sewn into lei which will be placed on the...
Hawaii Job Corps Students Help Hawaii Foodbank
(WAIMANALO, Hawaii) On March 19th, students from the Job Corps Center in Waimanalo held a benefit car wash and raised $900 for the Hawaii Food bank. The students have set a goal to raise $1,500 and collect 500 pounds of food for the Food bank. They are holding...
Midweek Features Photos of Hawaii Job Corps Employers Partners
Here's a great article I found at MidWeek.com: Title: Job Corps Awards Ceremony By: Midweek Staff The Hawaii Job Corps Center honored its employers and community partners last month with an awards ceremony and pupu reception at its Waimanalo campus. To Read more click...
Hawaii Job Corps Honors Top Employer & Community Partners
(WAIMANALO, Hawaii) The Hawaii Job Corps program trains approximately 350 young adults for the workforce each year. On Wednesday, January 19th, the center honored their Top Employer & Community partners with an awards ceremony and pupu reception at the Waimanalo...
Hawaii Job Corps Shares Good Fortune with Toys for Tots Program
(Waimanalo, Hawaii)- The “Gift from the Heart” project was started by a staff member who wanted to be sure that students were able to bring a few gifts home for their families around the holidays. She asked staff to bring in new or gently used items that would make...
Hawaii Job Corps Helps Hawaii’s Hungry
(Waimanalo, Hawaii)- When Student Government Association leaders saw on the nightly news that the Hawaii Foodbank needed to replenish their shelves for the holidays, they felt compelled to help out. Students at the Job Corps Center realize how fortunate they are to...
Hawaii Job Corps Culinary Team Wins Regional Competition
WAIMANALO NEIGHBORHHOD BOARD HONORS JOB CORPS’ SUCCESS Culinary Students Sweep Regional Competition ...
Hawaii Job Corps Culinary Program Shines
Hawaii Job Corps culinary students catered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Apprenticeship Graduation Luncheon for 400 peope. Guests were treated to carved pepper steak,mahi mahi almondine,chicken chinese salad,lomi lomi salmon,baby bok choy with oyster...
Hawaii Job Corps Student Awarded Perfect Score on Certiport Excel Certification
(Waimanalo, Hawaii)- Eleonore Husted completed the Business Technology career track at the Hawaii Job Corps Center and received an award for achieving a perfect score on the Certiport Microsoft Office Excel Certification. Eleonore scored the highest of all Job Corps...
Hawaii Job Corps partners with Honolulu Police Department and Civil Defense
Waimanalo The Waimanalo site participated in the 2010 National Night Out Celebration where they were honored by the Honolulu Police Department (HPD). Louis Kealoha, HPD Chief of Police and Florence Nakakuni, United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii recognized...
Faces of Job Corps: Natasha
Natasha was a 16 year old single mother who dropped out of High school to care for her daughter who wanted to earn a high school diploma but had no child care. So Natasha enrolled in the Hawaii Job Corps Center to better herself and improve the future for her child....