JOB CORPS TESST college has agreed to provide a technical training at a reduce cost for those students completing their trade at Potomac Job Corps. Students will have an opportunity to work in a TSA program that highlights advance security and investigation skills. The...
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Going Green
Potomac Job Corps is presently working with Groundworks a neighborhood organization that work to reclaim vacant and derelict lands for conservation, recreation and economic development. The organization will train 16 Potomac Job Corps students in preparing watersheds.
Congressional Season Greetings From Potomac
There were 24 congressional visits this reporting period. Two of our most impressive security and investigation trade students had an opportunity to visit and offer holiday greetings to 24 congressional members in the House of Representatives. Students had a chance...
Congresswoman Edwards’ Community Meeting
The BCL attended two congressional meetings in the Congressional district of Congresswoman Donna Edwards. The meetings included a networking session with young leaders from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The goal of both meetings was to discuss youth...
Greater DC Cares
Greater DC Cares is joining the team of supportive Potomac Job Corps partners. Greater DC Cares on November 11th, provided 200 volunteers to work with our students in the area of soft skills training. In addition, the company wills artistically remodeling the...
Congressional Shadowing
Three Potomac Job Corps students had an opportunity to shadow four congressional offices—Congressman Steny Hoyer, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Congresswoman Donna Edwards. Students also had a chance to visit Congressman Chris...
Employability Workshops
Newest Contacts: SOME and The Village Connection are two organizations that will be participating in a series of employability workshops for students who are near completion and are completed. This new outreach opportunity will also include presentation skills and...
Employment Pathway Program
Potomac Job Corps students are registering with Pathways Programs: The Way Forward, a government program for students entering the federal government. These Pathways Programs consist of three excepted-service programs tailored to recruit, hire, develop, and retain...
Accenture Joins the Team
Accenture is joining the team of supportive Potomac Job Corps partners. Accenture is located in Washington, DC and is a private company that provides business management services.
IBEW Mock Interviews
The IBEW Local 26 performed several mock interviews with electrical students. These practices are essential for job placement.
MTC Conference
The BCL attended a conference hosted by MTC in Atlanta on Job Development. The conference attendees are members from difference centers around the country. The conference began on September 26th and ended on September 30th. The goal is to enhance job development...
Supporting Secretary Hilda Solis
Secretary Hilda Solis testified on Tuesday, July 26, on the “State of the American Worker”. Zachary Thornton, TCU student, and Frances Riggs, TCU students attended this meeting in support and by the request of Secretary Solis. Students shared their Job Corps...
Building a “Comfort” Library
At Potomac Job Corps, we strive to offer the most comprehensive menu of learning and training in everything we do. A comfort library is one example of our efforts to reach success in the most diverse manner possible. The new comfort library will incorporate all...
Working with Homeland Security
Potomac Job Corps’ staff and their partners are working diligently to secure work based learning experiences for students in the Washington, D.C. area. For instance, Grunley, Marsh & Associates are new partners and have volunteered to incorporate three Potomac...
National Night Out
Potomac Job Corps students volunteered to assisted District 7 Police Department in securing, ushering and registering citizens attending the "28th Annual National Night Out" (NNO). This annual campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups,...
Omega Leadership Conference
POTOMAC JOB CORPS MEDIA INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY, 2011 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, one of the nation’s oldest African American fraternities, celebrated its 100 anniversary in Washington, D.C. by sponsoring a leadership conference during the...
Determination Brings Many Rewards
Lamont L., a dedicated and hard-working student, has learned that persistency can pay off. After volunteering to work with more than nine security companies in the Washington, D.C. area, Lamont was offered a job at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. ...
Gardening at Potomac
The Potomac Job Corps Brick and Carpentry trades designed a community garden to encourage healthy eating habits, teach environmental education, and to help students learn more about organic gardening. Square foot gardening, container gardening, propagation techniques,...
NAACP Advocating for Potomac Job Corps
Maryland’s NAACP president, Bob Ross, an advocate for Potomac Job Corps, has agreed to sponsor job-seeking advertisements for students in the NAACP local and state databases. Students, by way of the BCL, will receive job announcements, shadowing and work based...
Potomac Job Corps Graduation
AUGUST 30, 2011 The Potomac Job Corps celebrated Graduation Day of the Class of 2011 at the ARC in Washington, D.C. The Honorable Elizabeth Schuler, Secretary- Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, was the Chief Guest for the Ceremony and assisted in awarding Graduation...