JOB CORPS NEWS

Pinellas County Job Corps proudly hosted 100 high school students from Workforce Advantage Academy in Orlando over two days to tour our beautiful campus and learn more about all that Job Corps has to offer. Job Corps provides many lucrative career pathways at no cost...

Attention potential students aged 16 to 24! Are you looking for a pathway to success without having to leave home? Look no further! Join us at the #PinellasCountyJobCorps, where you can train and thrive while still enjoying the comfort of your own home. Here's what...

Internship and job opportunities were the primary focus as part of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Career Day at #PinellasCountyJobCorps today. Students from plumbing, electrical, carpentry and facilities maintenance got a chance to hear directly from...

April is #National Internship Awareness Month and Pinellas County Job Corps sends a big THANK YOU to #Senator Marco Rubio’s Office for hosting two student leaders in the Health Care Trades on a one-day internship. 18-year-old Allisia and 21-year-old Ahiaha were...

JobCorps offers incredible opportunities through its Advanced Training Programs—and 25 students from #PinellasCountyJobCorps expressed interest after hearing some incredible success stories from the Transportation Communications Union/IAM Railcar Mechanics program....

Congratulations from Pinellas County Job Corps to its Employer of the Quarter, BayCare Health System. This incredible organization includes 16 hospitals throughout the Tampa Bay and Central Florida areas. BayCare hired two of our Job Corps graduates this quarter, and...

Let’s celebrate Pinellas County Job Corps graduate Bristol. She was a minor when she entered Job Corps in 2016. Just one year later, Bristol graduated as a Certified Nurse Assistant \(CNA\). Bristol really liked her instructor and said the most valuable part of her...

Talented students at Pinellas County Job Corps led an impressive Student Career Training Expo for the entire community this week. More than 70 community employers, partners, parents and prospective students showed up to see Job Corps students actively demonstrating...

Cars were racing as networking was happening in St. Petersburg this weekend. The City of St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch invited representatives of Pinellas County Job Corps to participate in a special Mayor’s Fast Track Brunch with workforce partners as part of the...

Big shout-out to the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County for their amazing support! They brought a FREE vaccine clinic right to our #PinellasCountyJobCorps campus, and our students and staff couldn't be happier! From flu shots to Covid-19 boosters and...

Calling all potential students ages 16 to 24! Did you know that you can train at Job Corps and live at home? You receive the same stipend and other benefits as students who are living on campus. Transportation is provided and you will soon have your own commuter...

You are looking at the new student leadership at Pinellas County Job Corps. This group of students is committed to being a voice for the students on campus and making positive changes. This Student Government Association plans to have more activities, especially to...

Hats off to 18-year-old Simeon Kennedy for winning our essay contest at Pinellas County Job Corps. This contest kicks off a year-long celebration of 60 years of Job Corps.   Kennedy, a Facilities Maintenance student, says he used to write poetry when he was...

It was student recruitment day for Pinellas County Job Corps as staff set up a booth at a very special event that hits our target audience of 16 to 24-year-olds. Visitors to the Lealman Honey & Arts Festival got to spin a wheel to win a prize at our table, where...

Preparation paid off for a group of Pinellas County Job Corps students who ran a 5k race in St. Petersburg over the weekend. They were part of the Couch to 5k Club on campus. For Nicholas Lamoreaux and Adrienne Delgado, it was their first official 5k event. “It was...

At Pinellas County Job Corps, we value our students. One way we show this is by having awards ceremonies every month recognizing the top students in each of our trades as well as student leaders. Among the shout-outs today: Most outstanding CNA Arelis Santiago, CMAs...

At Pinellas County Job Corps, we are student-focused. That’s why student input to our many committees is so vital. These committees meet monthly, from Food Service to Maintenance, Wellness, Safety, Social Development, Education & Training and Recreation. “I think...

It was Groundhog Job Shadow Day at Pinellas County Job Corps today. A big shout-out to the City of St. Petersburg and its amazing staff for welcoming students in our Electrical and Facilities Maintenance Trades on different tours of City Departments including...

Students in the Youth2Youth Group at Pinellas County Job Corps took time to hand-make signs warning about the dangers of human trafficking. Then staff helped the students go on a Peace Walk in St. Petersburg, chanting “Stop Human Trafficking” and “Pinellas County Job...

Florida ranks third in the nation when it comes to human trafficking—a frightening statistic shared at a special assembly for Human Trafficking Prevention month at Pinellas County Job Corps. The assembly was organized by the campus’s Youth2Youth Group to promote...