JOB CORPS The Annual IUOE (International Union of Operating Engineers) Health and Safety Conference was held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Skip Cashdollar, operating engineer and instructor at PJCC, accepted the Department of Labor "Silver" award on Joe Dixon's behalf for 2 years in...
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Pittsburgh: GED and High School Diplomas Received
For the week ending August 13, 2010, the Pittsburgh Job Corps congratulated 6 students who completed their GED and 5 who completed their high school diploma. Success is in their own hands!
Faces of Job Corps: Carolton A.
Carlton A. was a graduate of the Netsy/Cisco shop. When he was assigned to Nicole Wehler, Career Advisor, he was working as a PC Technician at Staples in Waterworks for less than $8.00 an hour. She tried to impress upon him how bright, ambitious, and professional he...
Pittsburgh to Host Academic Olympics 2010
Students from the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center will compete for the Philadelphia District Championship at the East Coast Academic and Career Olympics Competition, Thursday, August 26, 2010. This year the competition is hosted by PJCC and will be held at noon at the...
Pittsburgh Job Corps Recognizes Students’ Achievements
Pittsburgh Job Corps Center is partnered with the Community College of Allegheny County for off-center training of over 500 students. It is quite an accomplishment for students to reach the Dean's List. For the spring term in 2010, 19 Pittsburgh Job Corps students...
Pittsburgh Culinary Arts Excels
The Pittsburgh Iron Chef team recently took second place overall in the Iron Chef, "Eat Right, Cook Light" competition. 15 teams from Philadelphia Region II were in Atlantic City, NJ judged by the Skinny Chef, Robert Irvine, and working chefs from the Philadelphia...