JOB CORPS For the past four months, one dorm has held the title of Dorm Of The Month: The ladies of C.J. Walker have been standing tall for one-third of the year! All of the dorms staff members have worked together to retain students and convince them to achieve and complete...
Archive for "Joliet Job Corps Center"
The Cement Masonry and Tile students learned new lessons about their trades on Feb. 17 when they visited Ozinga concrete as part of Groundhog Shadow Day. Operations Manager Matt Janas gave them a tour of the huge operation, first showing them the fleet of Ozinga...
Career Preparation Period Students Graduate at the Joliet Job Corps Center
The Black Lives Matter Campaign originated as a movement to discuss unjust treatment and violence against black people. Its focus is to call attention to and take action against practices that marginalize black lives. The Career Preparation Period Graduation Ceremony...
Preparing for the Job Search at Joliet Junior College
Joliet Job Corps Center students got the job search process off to a good start when they attended the Job Fair Kickoff at Joliet Junior College on Feb. 17. The event helps students prepare for job interviews. It’s traditionally held before the Joliet Regional Job...
Black Teen Summit at Joliet Junior College
In honor of Black History Month, the Career Transition Department took an annual trip to Joliet Junior College to attend the Black Teen Summit on Feb. 12. When the group arrived, Antione Edwards, the college’s Outreach and Retention Specialist, explained the workshops...
Meeting with Congressman Bill Foster
Joliet Job Corps Center Business Community Liaison met on Monday with 11th District Congressman Bill Foster after his second annual presentation “Combating the Heroin Epidemic: 2015 Year in Review.” Although abuse of the drug is an issue in Will County, it is not at...
Pizza Party with the Directors
A special group of students at the Joliet Job Corps Center recently enjoyed a pizza party with the directors. The directors wanted to thank them for a job well done. Students Jada Pickens, Leianna Sullivan, Sam Lewis and Jennifer Jemison had each done a good deed or...
Student Government Association’s Final Outing
In March, students at the Joliet Job Corps Center will elect new members to the Student Government Association. To commemorate the end of the current leadership’s six-month term in office, the members and Thanesha Sorrells, the Peer Leadership Coordinator, recently...
Black History Month: A Student’s Perspective
DAntonio Hillard is currently enrolled in the high school program and Pharmacy Tech trade at the Joliet Job Corps Center. When he finishes his studies here, he wants to work in a pharmacy and enroll in Malcom X Community College, Chicago. His dream is to pursue a...
Learning about Voting
Voting matters. On Feb. 5, Joliet Township Clerk Beth Ann May spoke to Career Preparation Period students on the importance of going to the polls. With the presidential primary just around the corner on March 15, Ms. May wanted to deliver the message that every voice...
Success Story: Jasmine Simpson
When Jasmine Simpson decided to attend the Joliet Job Corps Center, she brought her ambition with her. She arrived at the Center in October 2012, and was determined to take advantage of every opportunity. She completed the Tile Setting and Cement Masonry trades,...
Culinary Arts Students Become Personal Chefs
The Culinary Arts Students tackled a very personal challenge last week. They created lunches for some staff members based on interviews that determined each person’s mealtime preferences. The goal of the exercise was to improve the students’ interviewing skills and to...
Technological Innovations at the Joliet Job Corps Center
The Technology Committee met on Jan. 28 to continue facilitating important updates to the Center. The committee is working hard to assist Richard Brown, IT Manager, in rolling out Wi-Fi service for students to use in the build-ing. “The Job Corps Center is working...
National School Counselor Appreciation Week
At the Joliet Job Corps Center, the Counselors are like super heroes. Although they don’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, they are first-rate problem solvers who always are ready to lend a hand or a friendly ear to students. This year, Feb. 1 marked the...
Banking Best Practices Taught at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Joliet Job Corps Center Students learned on Wednesday how to build a better financial future through the proper use of a checking account. It was the second installment of a seven-week series of lessons on handling money. Although Pasquinel Taylor, the Career...
ASVAB Testing and the Joliet Job Corps Center
U.S Army Recruiter Sgt. Catherine Wilson is committed to educating the students at the Joliet Job Corps Center about the mili-tary. She has been on center at least four times within the past two weeks visiting all trade classrooms along with the high school and GED...
Career Preparation Period Positive Write-Up Contest
Most students hear the phrase "I'm going to give you a write up" and think it is a bad thing. But it doesn’t have to be. There are ways for staff to recognize the positive efforts of student on Center. To illustrate that idea, Josh Collier, the Career Development...
Student Government Association Leaders Visit the Joliet City Council
As part of Groundhog Shadow Day, the Joliet Job Corps Center’s Student Government Association decided to attend a meeting of the Joliet City Council. Five SGA members and Peer Leadership Coordinator Thanesha Sorrells attended the regular meeting on Feb. 2. The student...
Groundhog Shadow Week at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Students learned on-the-job lessons about the work of police crime scene investigators, building construction contractors, hospital pharmacists, restauranteurs and local elected officials among others as part of Groundhog Job Shadow Week. Traditionally held each year...
Success Story: Julia Bennett Goes to Advanced Training
Here at Joliet Job Corps Center, the return from winter break has been a time of new adventure for Pharmacy Technician and Certified Nursing Assistant completer Julia Bennett. Julia recently left the Center for Advanced Training. She is enrolled in the Licensed...