JOB CORPS Kendrick Walker is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Jarvis Christian College. Walker was an honor’s graduate of North...
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Muhlenberg Job Corps Center: First Student Passes Certified Logistics Exam
In March of 2020, amidst the pandemic, Muhlenberg Job Corps Center initiated trade training for Material Distribution Operation. While it's progress was slow going throughout virtual learning students are now able to begin certification testing as they are returning...
Muhlenberg Health Trade Students Provide Screenings
As students begin returning to Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Work Based Learning Coordinator, Wendy Coin began to get innovative with ways to utilize students on center and make sure they receive the required number of work experience hours. One area she felt health...
Charleston Job CorpsStudent Success Story
Charleston Job Corps graduate, Antonio Garner, is building the career of his dreams. Antonio Garner of Richmond, VA, enrolled at Charleston Job Corps on August 26, 2019, where he pursued the Facilities Maintenance Trade. Garner, among all other Charleston Job Corps...
Northlands Trade Spotlight:CMA
“I love being in CMA because I love to help others. In our class, we take our trade seriously, but we can also be silly and support each other as well while doing so. CMA has so far been a great class to be a part of. The students and especially the instructor fully...
Charleston Job Corps Opens COVID-19 Testing Site
Charleston Job Corps opens COVID-19 testing site to provide student testing prior to entrance on center. Charleston Job Corps uses proactive measures to avoid the possibility of future exposure to center staff and students. A Pre-Built building has been installed and...
A Virtual Graduation to Remember
BCL produced the first Virtual Graduation. BCL worked with graduation committee to distribute gift bags to students and plan the wonderful event. The theme of the event was “ From Trial to Triumph.” Several community supporters were in attendance. The graduation...
Edison Job Corps Student Success Story
Tivia Dallas a former Office Administration student who enrolled in the Edison Job Corps Academy in 2015 believes in the power of Job Corps. Life was challenging for Tivia, her mother recently had a stroke prior to enrolling in the program and she was working several...
Charleston Job Corps’ Alumni Graduate Success
Ms. Kelly Clark graduated from high school prior to enrolling into the Charleston Job Corps Career Center with plans of continuing her education in the Advanced Training collegiate program. Ms. Clark is currently the owner and operator of Hey Girl! Hair and Beauty...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ADVANCED CAREER TRAINING STUDENTS EXCEL AT COLLIN COLLEGE
Tattiana Gotlweski Jeremy Littleberry Tattiana Gotlewski and Jeremy Littleberry, two North Texas Job Corps Center students, are excelling at Collin College. Tattiana Gotlewski made the fall 2020 semester President's List in her second semester at Collin College, and...
Charleston Job Corps’ hosts Virtual Black History Celebration
Charleston Job Corps' business community liaison, Nancy Shepherd, held the center's first virtual Black History Celebration on February 26. All Students, Staff and the Administration were invited to learn the value of black history and why it is so relevant today. ...
Charleston Job Corps Congratulates Graduates
Charleston Job Corps Students have been dedicated to their educational goals throughout these challenging times. The following students completed their studies while securing employment in their training areas. The Charleston Job Corps team commends you all on a...
Kuddos to Construction Foundations Students
Construction Foundations instructor, Gary Brown is pleased to recognize his students who have most recently completed the required NCCER coursework (National Center for Construction Education and Research) as well as obtaining their HPIP (High Performance Insulation...
Charleston Job Corps Employee receives the 4E’s Award for teaching excellence
Charleston Job Corps’ Health Foundations Instructor, Joyce Brown, received the 4E’s Award from Serrato Corporation on January 22, 2021. The award is awarded to employees who are exhibiting the 4E’s. They are nominated and a winner is chosen from the nominees. The 4E’s...
Whitney M. Young Successfully Welcomes Back 1st and 2nd Cohort
The Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center Resumption of Physical Operations planned was approved to return students. On January 13,2021, the Whitney M. Young Job Corps center cohort 1, arrived 30 students and on January 19,2021 the center welcomed back 16 students safely...
Muhlenberg JCC Student Passes NHA Exam
MJCC Student Christinia Jones recently passed her National Healthcare Association exam and is the first student from MJCC to do so. She entered the Job Corps Program in 2019 and has completed CMA, Phlebotomy, and EKG throughout her training. She has only taken the...
Charleston Job Corps Reopening On-Center Operations January 26.
Charleston WV- The Charleston Job Corps Center announced that they will be reopening for on-center operations starting January 26. The staff has prepared a resumption plan to ensure staff and students will remain safe through the process. The students will re-enter in...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni Journey
Yvonne Epps-Giddings, a 1969, proud graduate of the Charleston Job Corps Center, has excelled in life after graduating with her clerical trade. Ms. Giddings is currently employed at the Northern Navajo Medical Center as the Supervisor of Clinicals, Accountability and...
Charleston Job Corps, UBC and Make A Wish serve the community.
Charleston Job Corps' Carpentry Instructor, Tommy Fitzwater, along with fellow brothers of the United Brotherhood of Carpentry, partner with the Make A Wish Foundation to install a bathtub lift chair for a paralyzed individual. Brother Paul Lampkin, Lead Instructor at...
Shutaun Williams is on Solid Footing with Concrete Strategies!
The weather is getting colder but Shutaun Williams’ career is heating up as an employee of Concrete Strategies, a subsidiary of Clayco, Incorporated, one of the top construction engineering firms in the United States; currently he is working full-time on a project in...