JOB CORPS By: Jacob Groves Ashley Thompson takes holistic approach to role as distance teacher As instructors throughout the country are adjusting to the new normal of distance learning, the only constant is change. We at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center are evaluating and...
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Muhlenberg Job Corps Grad Working as Essential Worker
By: Jacob Groves Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Muhlenberg Job Corps welding graduate Elijah Taybron, considered an essential employee, is hard at work as a welder at the Newport News Shipyards in Virginia. Taybron is making $20 an hour and is financially...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Graduate Drives for Covenant Transport
By: Jacob Groves Thanks to the training he received at Muhlenberg Job Corps and the encouragement from center staff to continue his job training by enrolling in a Job Corps advanced training program, Glenn Henderson now has a lucrative and successful career as an...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Graduate, Katlyn Rex, Excels in a Non-traditional Role
By: Jacob Groves Muhlenberg Job Corps graduate Katlyn Rex, who completed the center's welding program, has launched a career in the predominately male welding profession. Rex currently is employed as a laborer with Titan Contracting in Owensboro, KY. This job is a...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Hosts Workforce Council
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center held its first Workforce Council meeting of 2020 on March 5th, meeting with local and distant business representatives to focus on the Business Engagement Initiative, designed to engage businesses in the training programs at Muhlenberg...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Students Participates in Read Across America
Ten Muhlenberg Job Corps students dressed in costumes of beloved Dr. Seuss characters and headed to the Greenville Courthouse March 2nd to promote a love of reading among area pre-school children and their families. The students' efforts were in support of the SOAR:...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Holds Community Relations Council Meeting
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center hosted its first 2020 Community Relations Council meeting on Feb. 20th to promote the center and its training programs to community members and inform members about the center's community service projects and events on campus....
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Offers Students, Like Michelle Swift, Career Training & College
By: Jacob Groves Michelle Swift is well on her way to a promising career in the healthcare industry thanks to the quality job training she received at Muhlenberg Job Corps. Swift has completed the Certified Nurse Assistant program, earning the following credentials:...
Muhlenberg Job Corps CDL-B Students Get Emergency Situation Training
In an emergency car crash scenario, initial key players are police officers and first responders, including firefighters and paramedics. These individuals have just minutes to respond when someone's life hangs in the balance. But key responders following those crucial...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Attends Education Coalition Meeting
The Muhlenberg County Board of Education has established the Muhlenberg Education Coalition to ensure that area students continue their education and job training after high school by earning industry-recognized certifications, an associate degree or a bachelor's...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Upgrades Equipment for HEO Program
By: Jacob Groves New equipment enhances Heavy Equipment Operations training The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center received $500,000 from the Department of Labor to bring its Heavy Equipment Operations career technical training program into the 21st century. Muhlenberg Job...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Graduate Marco Penn Visits Former Instructor
By: Jacob Groves Marco Penn, who graduated from Muhlenberg Job Corps in 2016 and has worked for Walgreens since then, returned to the center Jan. 23 to thank Pharmacy Technician Instructor Glenda Harris for her role in his education and to present her with beautiful...
Changing of the Guard at Muhlenberg Job Corps
Center Director Peter LaFleur Retires, Gavin Gorham named new CD There was a changing of the guard Jan. 29 as Center Director Peter LaFleur officially retired after a 40-year career with Job Corps and Gavin Gorham, who has served as career services director at the...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student to Serve in AmeriCorps
Armand Planter to Serve in AmeriCorps | By: Jacob Groves Muhlenberg Job Corps student Armand Planter is busy finishing up training here and preparing for the next leg on his journey to success. In February he plans to volunteer for the AmeriCorps National Civilian...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Students Assist with Rotary of Muhlenberg County’s “Build-a-Bed” Project
By Jacob Groves Muhlenberg Job Corps Students Partner with Rotary Club of Muhlenberg County to Assist with "Build-a-Bed" Project Muhlenberg Job Corps CDL-B students, Jeremiah Harris, Darren Rooks, Leroy Jamison, and Daniel Scott get into the Christmas Spirit by...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Students Participate in Operation Christmas Child
On Nov. 25th, Muhlenberg Job Corps students lent a hand to Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse that distributes shoeboxes filled with gifts to children who might not otherwise receive any presents for Christmas. Muhlenberg Job Corps students...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Government Officers Receive Leadership Training
The Job Corps program is known for providing relevant, rigorous job training to give students the vocational skills they need to succeed in new careers. But recently, student leaders from Muhlenberg Job Corps got specialized training in leadership that will benefit...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Students Serve Thanksgiving Meals at Nursing Home
By: Jacob Groves Thanksgiving is an important time of the year. It is expected that more than 55 million people will travel 50 miles or more away from home in 2019, making this the second-busiest travel day since the year 2000. In this important holiday, families...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Celebrates 29 Graduates in November Commencement
Muhlenberg Job Corps celebrated the accomplishments of 29 graduates on November 6th with ceremonies at the center. Graduates shared their big moment with family members, students, and staff that attended the ceremony. Graduate speaker, Katherine Gardiner, completed...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Goes From Homeless to Valedictorian
Camri Mixon was homeless in Nashville, TN, before she enrolled at Muhlenberg Job Corps. In just a few days, she will walk across the stage at the center's graduation as the class valedictorian, having completed her Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training program...