BCL, Jobina Brown reached out to Imani Booker, Independent Living Coordinator for Charles County Department of Social Services to participate in "Back to School Jam Night" for the youth in Charles County, Maryland. During this event, Ms. Brown was able to pass out all...
Woodland’s Workforce Wednesday
For "Workforce Wednesday" Woodland Job Corps welcomed Aneta Lefterov, Business Services Consultant for the Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning at the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation. Ms. Lefterov was here to supply the...
Woodland Job Corps meets with Millionaire Manners Academy
Center Director, Veronica Johnson and Social Development Director, Robert Washington met with the Founder of Millionaire Manners, Sadiq Ali and Director of Operations, Warees Majeed to discuss incorporating a full-service etiquette-based training and educational...
Woodland & MD Outreach & Admissions Event
MD OA BCL, Jobina Brown of Woodland Job Corps and BCL, Rashein Gibbs of Woodstock Job Corps teamed up again to partner with Maryland Outreach & Admissions for a recruitment event at the One Stop Center in Laurel, MD to talk about recruiting the best and brightest...
Woodland Job Corps meets with Councilmember Valerie Nicholas
Councilwoman Valerie Nicholas of Laurel MD meets with Maryland's BCLs BCL's Jobina Brown, of Woodland Job Corps and Rashein Gibbs, of Woodstock Job Corps met with Councilwoman Valerie Nicholas to discuss how they can continue to move their centers forward by...
Woodland Job Corps & PNC Bank
BCL, Jobina Brown was able to stop talking long enough to take a quick picture with PNC Reps, Jessica Brothers and Christopher Benjamin to thank them for their continued partnership with Woodland’s “Workforce Wednesday”. During the quick exchange the representatives...
GPGBR Meeting
The Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable Meeting pictured M.H. Jim Estepp President & CEO, GPGBR “One thing I have learned about seizing an opportunity with major players of Prince George’s County is if you have them all in one room the time to hit them is...
Tri county WIB Meeting
Tri County Workforce Investment Board pictured is Norma Dorsett BCL , Jobina Brown traveled all the way to Hughesville, MD where she was able to do a 15 min presentation on enhancing recruitment for Woodland Job Corps. The leads that she made at the meeting were...
CPP & BCL Departments Outreach & Admissions Event
2nd Annual Community Resource Fair pictured is Ms. Crawford and Ms. Brown and Sadiq Ali, MBA, Founder Millionaire Manners Academy The CPP and BCL Departments teamed up to recruit for students at the Department of Juvenile Services (Metro Region) 2nd Annual Community...
Woodland Job Corps teams up with Maryland Outreach & Admissions
Woodland teamed up with various departments of Social Services throughout the State of Maryland for a major recruitment push this week! Guests were able to hear from the SGA of Woodland, tour the center, as well as hear a presentation from Veronica Johnson, Center...
Woodland attend Governor Hogan’s Workforce Investment Board Meeting
BCL, Jobina Brown attended Governor Hogan's quarterly Workforce Investment Board where she was able to make connections with some of Maryland's Top CEO's and employers to talk about work base learning opportunities as well as full time placements for Woodland...
Woodland Job Corps & AmeriCorps Partnership
For Workforce Wednesday, Woodland had their employer partner AmeriCorps on center recruiting students who are near completion to sign up for their program. Woodland looks forward to continuing to work AmeriCorps in the future.
Woodland Job Corps particpates in Congressman Hoyer’s Roundtable Discussion on “Second Chances”
BCL, Jobina Brown, the White House Business Council, and John Hopkins Hospital & Health Systems were invited by Congressman Steny Hoyer to participate in a roundtable discussion with chamber leaders on giving youth a "second chance." The main focus of the...
DC’s Board of Elections at Woodland Job Corps
For Woodland’s “Workforce Wednesday” BCL Jobina Brown invited the team from DC’s Board of Election on center to register all of the center’s DC residents to vote. Students were able to get a better of understanding of absentee ballots, where their local polling places...
Tri County Workforce Investment Board Meeting
BCL and Board Member to the Tri County WIB, Jobina Brown did a round table presentation to the other fellow board members on Woodland’s latest outreach efforts on recruiting the best and the brightest young people from their counties. The Tri County WIB is comprised...
Woodland, Woodstock, and MD Outreach & Admissions Team Up!
BCL, Jobina Brown teamed up with Woodstock Job Corps Center and Maryland Outreach & Admissions for a recruitment event in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County to talk about the "perks" of potential students applying to either center. Both centers were...
Wired Fusion and Woodland Job Corps WBL Opportunity for their Electrical Students
New Electrical WBL Opportunity Secured for Woodland Students BCL, Jobina C. Brown met with owners, Ian Marriott and Michael Palmer of Wired Fusion in reference to full time placements and work base learning opportunities for Woodland's electrical students. Ms. Brown...
Woodland Students Are Voting Students!
For Woodland’s “Workforce Wednesday” in the cafeteria they had the Prince George’s County Board of Elections this week registering their students to vote as well as giving them a demonstration of the latest voting equipment. Students were able to use the machines and...
Woodland’s BCL attends the quarterly Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
BCL, Jobina C. Brown attended the quarterly Governor’s Workforce Investment Board meeting in their new location at the Department of Transportation where the Board members discussed ways in which they can continue to promote industries throughout the State of Maryland...
Employer Event with MD CTS, CTR, and BCL Departments
This week the Departments of CTS, CTR, and BCL teamed up to support the Woodland students at an employer event where they had a representative from The Arc talk to the students about employability skills, interviewing techniques, and the latest job vacancies...