JOB CORPS NEWS

As part of the Great American Teach In this week, two of our Admissions Counselors from Pinellas County Job Corps visited schools to talk to students about career path planning--Lealman Innovation Academy and Lakewood High School. The presentations were interactive as...

As part of national Apprenticeship Week, members of our Career Transition Services team invited CareerSource Pinellas to come to our Pinellas County Job Corps campus. Together, they visited the Pharmacy Technician and Facilities Maintenance classes to talk about...

A Veterans Day celebration was hosted by Pinellas County Job Corps Center to recognize veteran Job Corps staff and staff working with the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP).  Each attending member was awarded a certificate of appreciation as well as treated to...

Pinellas County Job Corps took part in a special Legislative Preview hosted by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. This preview featured a panel discussion with several state representatives including Senator Darryl Rouson, Representative Kim Berfield,...

It was a spooky Halloween at Pinellas County Job Corps as students and staff dressed in costumes ranging from rappers to zombies, vampires,  scarecrows and more. Together, they transformed one of the buildings into a frightening haunted house that everyone on campus...

Pinellas County Job Corps declared fun day on campus today. Students had an amazing time carving and painting pumpkins, getting temporary spooky tattoos and playing a wide variety of games from Jenga and Connect Four to outside bowling, ring toss and enjoying a water...

It was a time for celebrating diversity and empowerment with a key partner for Pinellas County Job Corps—the Pinellas County Urban League. Staff members took part in the 46th Annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala. The theme was honoring the past, treasuring the present...

Youth are fired up at Pinellas County Job Corps as they take part in a new coed flag football team. Our campus is home to a lot of talented athletes who are excited to be participating in the sport. They are in two games so far and just getting started. The league is...

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Twenty-five students and several staff members from Pinellas County Job Corps joined hundreds of others for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer—a walk to raise funds to end the deadly disease...

One of our key partners--Building Talent Foundation (BTF) took time to visit our hard trades on the Pinellas County Job Corps Campus today. Engagement Manager Rachel Nelson visited classrooms and encouraged students in carpentry, facilities maintenance, plumbing and...

Today we celebrate the “Above and Beyond” award that goes to 19-year-old Jalo Cortes. The health care student was the first to volunteer to become an ambassador for the Youth2Youth initiative at Pinellas County Job Corps. She is shown here with Center Director Lana...

Pinellas County Job Corps students got a chance to experience history in the making as part of a community service project on Saturday. A dozen students volunteered to park cars for a very special military event—the commissioning of a new naval ship. The U.S.S. Jack...

In addition to learning important trades, did you know that Pinellas Count Job Corps is also home to aspiring artists? Thanks to art teacher Debbie Garrett, this group enjoyed an opportunity to make tie dye t-shirts to let their creative sides emerge. The students...

We are so proud of our recent graduate and U.S. Marine Desire Fairweather, shown on the far left in this photo posing with her Drill Sergeant. Private Fairweather completed basic training in late August and is currently in Combat Training at Camp Lejeune, North...

It was a big day on the Pinellas County Job Corps campus as a special signing day celebration was held to welcome all 27 students who began in the month of September. As part of the ceremony, each student signed a new commitment document and also a paper where they...

Pinellas County Job Corps gave recognition to its important 1-Stop Partner, CareerSource Pinellas in recognition of Workforce Development Month. Staff hand delivered cupcakes and sent certificates and letters of appreciation as a gesture of thanks for just how...

It was a day for welcoming VIPs at the Pinellas County Job Corps campus—they were here to take part in the third quarterly meeting of our Community Relations Council. Senator Marco Rubio’s Outreach Assistant Savannah Sipsy, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris...

A spirited group of students kicked off the national Y2Y campaign at Pinellas County Job Corps today. This Youth2Youth initiative seeks to talk about violence, drug use and mental health in our community and to empower each other to make healthy choices. The Y2Y...

It was an exciting afternoon on the Pinellas County Job Corps campus as many students received recognitions for being outstanding in their trades. Most Outstanding awards went to Anthony Hawkins in Carpentry, Joseph Bennett in Plumbing, Karelyn Malave in Facilities...

Did you know that one in three of us will need a blood transfusion in our lifetimes? Just one whole blood donation can save three lives. Today, dozens of our Pinellas County Job Corps students stepped up to donate blood to the OneBlood organization, many of them...