JOB CORPS Students are sending the staff at Wind River Job Corps BIG notes of thanks, after nearly every current (off-campus and on-campus) attendee received their lovingly assembled Care Package. It's really the thought that counts! And WRJC sent LOTS of well wishes. Each...
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Wind River Job Corps Students Learn Language of Respect
RIVERTON, WY - Instead of telling someone what they "should" have done when they feel down, let them know how much you admire their ability to push forward. Encourage others to envision and pursue goals. Instead of commiserating about a crummy day, help friends...
Wind River Reaches out to Wyoming Mining Industries for Jobs
If you've used anything glass today, you likely came in contact with Trona. If you took an antacid you ingested it. If you passed a water treatment plant, you saw a common place for its use. Trona is the mineral that results in soda ash, which has many everyday uses...
Wind River Student e-News Addresses Racism
For many Wind River Job Corps students, who are currently distance learning from home, the demonstrations around the nation are creating an emotional response. But the range of responses are broad - from enthusiastic energy hope for change, to fear and hurt watching...
Staff Jump in for Campus Beautification at Wind River
Wyoming, where Wind River Job Corps is located, is know for Wind, Wide-open spaces, Wilderness and Weeds, from which the campus is not spared. So one sunny day last week, the office staff were invited to support the work of our maintenance and grounds-keeping team. by...
Wind River Develops Data-based Strategy for Placement Partnerships
INTO THE WEEDS: The Wind River Job Corps, in an effort to effectively guide job placement partnership initiatives, dug deep into data provided by Wyoming and Colorado economic and workforce development agencies. The data analysis represents a first step in the plan...
Wind River Job Corps Offers Video Trade Tours
With students off-campus for distance learning, our career prep coaches were concerned about providing new students a tour of our trades. Maybe photos in a powerpoint would do the trick, but how do you provide the flavor and personality of each trade, how do you make...
Wind River Job Corps Launches Creative Community Outreach
"How many Zooms did You do this week?" has become a common question amid CV-19 concerns, and the go-to channel for community meetings. Early on in the pandemic, digital meetings were welcomed. Three months, and multiple layers of community involvement later, local...
Placement Partnership Presentation offered to Wyoming
“Every out-of-state job corps graduate, every Wyoming student, offers the State of Wyoming an opportunity to broaden and deepen its talent pool. And in so doing, bolster economic development efforts.” This was the message Cathleen Cline, Business & Community...
Wind River Job Corps ranks in U.S. Top 3 for Outreach
The National Job Corps Association grades centers for their community and legislative outreach efforts on a quarterly basis based on points compiled for work completed. Each center must reach a minimum number of points to meet “gold” status. MTC (WRJC's management...
Wind River Students Receive Regular Retention Reads
Since CV Spring Break broke out, Wind River Job Corps students have been receiving daily e-news to help them keep up with WRJC status, cope with the big changes, and find a little humor. With new retention resources available from USJC, students now find those new...
Partnership Targets Receive Wind River 2020 Reference Guide
RIVERTON - In mid-2018 600 human resource leaders were asked about the state of their hiring process and about difficulties identifying qualified candidates. The survey found that half (52%) of employers feel there is a skills gap. Pre-Covoid 19, U.S. job openings...
Wind River Job Corps provide student success tips for distance learning
RIVERTON - Distance learning kicked off this week at Wind River Job Corps in Wyoming. Some students are trepidatious about the process as they are either inexperienced with online teaching and learning techniques, or have struggled with it in the past. To help ease...
Wind River Provides Students Mental Health Awareness
Especially as students are dealing with some of the stresses of home, which can include homelessness, conflict or just boredom, raising awareness of mental health is especially timely. Wind River Job Corps wellness counselor Jeff Stone helped us procure content...
Wind River Job Corps Celebrates Year of the Nurse 2020
Wind River Job Corps medical trade students will find our upcoming series celebrating the Year of the Nurse particularly rewarding. As Florence Nightengale celebrates another birthday (her 200th) the world's nursing and healthcare organizations celebrate these...
Wind River Job Corps students explore free entertainment options
Spring Break is ending and distance learning begins soon. And while starting classes again is exciting, remaining sheltered-in-place is not some much for many of our students. So to combat complacency, and maybe even boredom, our WRJC TalkAbout e-newsletter provided a...
Monday is Wind River JC’s TalkAbout Coping Day
Our monthly TalkAbout e-newsletter turned daily in an effort to maintain the student connection while on Spring Break (see previous blogs). With a content plan in place now, we've designated Monday as TalkAbout Coping Day. Each Monday students will receive messaging...
Digital News Keeps Wind River Job Corps Students Connected
RIVERTON, WY - As students settle in back home for a few unplanned Spring Break weeks, it might be easy getting comfy on the couch and lose sight of goals. The staff at Wind River Job Corps want to help students defend themselves from that lethargy with daily messages...
Wind River Job Corps Students head out for Spring Break
The WRJC saw a mass exodus today as students headed home for Spring Break, as a CV-19 precaution. The event was orderly and fast-activated with just a few hours prior notice (about 12 hours from the mass departures). Every body on campus chipped in to help with...
Senator Enzi offers business attire, and inspiration to Wind River Job Corps Students
As a donor to Wind River Job Corps Jackets for Jobs business attire drive, Senator Enzi's representative Jennifer Fernadez dropped by the center today. The Senator donated a jacket as well as a full suit. Tucked in the inside pocket of each is a personal letter from...