JOB CORPS In an emergency car crash scenario, initial key players are police officers and first responders, including firefighters and paramedics. These individuals have just minutes to respond when someone's life hangs in the balance. But key responders following those crucial...
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Wind River Women (in History and at Job Corps) Program Picked up by Media
Wind River Job Corps continues to add to the Women in History effort (see previous post). The project started with posters that tell the story of 2 women - one from history or national acclaim, and one from the student body of Wyoming's Job Corp. Two local media...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ACT PROGRAM MAKES THE DREAM OF COLLEGE A REALITY
Some of Collin College's newest students are from North Texas Job Corps are, first row, Mariah Washington, Desire Juarez, Cornelius Johnson, Tittiana Gotlewski, and Jamie Lyons; standing, Jose Garcia, Ephrata Mengistu, and Sheldon Hartfield Thirteen students at North...
Red Rock commemorates Women in Construction Week
Red Rock recognized its female students in the Carpentry, Electrical and Plumbing career technical training vocations during Women in Construction Week. Seven females are learning these vocations, at Red Rock, and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Home Builders...
Red Rock student job shadows US Congressman Fred Keller staff
Red Rock Job Corps Center Office Administration graduate and Human Service Worker advanced training student, Nancy Apenouvon worked with staff at the district office of US Congressman Fred Keller on Wednesday, February 12. She shadowed District Director Ann Kaufman,...
Red Rock students attend Job Shadow event at county courthouse
Red Rock Human Service Worker (HSW) advanced training and Office Administration(OA) students job shadowed a number of county offices, and sat in on court proceedings at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Lopez, PA, last month for Ground Hog Job Shadow Day. Students...
Red Rock students celebrate Black History Month
Human Service Worker advanced training students conducted a Black History Month program on Thursday, February 20. Each student presented a speech during an assembly featuring an African-American whom they felt was important in American history and to the civil rights...
Congratulations to Red Rock students enrolled in advanced training
A number of Red Rock students have been enrolled and transferred to a number of advanced training programs. They include: United Auto Worker Toyota 10 advanced auto technology program at Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, UT: Auto Technology and Auto Collision...
Red Rock reads! Commemorates Read Across America
Red Rock Human Service Worker advanced training and Office Administration students traveled to nearby Wee Care Foundations pre-school on Thursday, March 5 to read and play games with the young students. The event is part of Read Across America Week, which commemorates...
Wind River Job Corps Kicks off Women’s History Celebration
Wind River Job Corps will be celebrating Women's History throughout the month of March. The efforts kicked off today with the first 3 of 15 posters appearing all over campus - in trades, the dorms, rec center, wellness, cafeteria and more. Students nominated the women...
Wind River Job Corps Students Contribute Video Expertise
Students coming to Job Corps bring their own baggage, as well as their unique talents and skill sets acquired over the years. This was very fortunate for the team at Wind River Job Corps in Riverton, Wyoming as we struggled to produce a video profile worthy of the...
Wind River Job Corps Launches New Communications Tool
Students and staff can now feel they know more about what's going on around the Wind River Job Corps since we launched a new digital and hard copy newsletter, WRTalkAbout. While a limited number of hard copies are available on campus, students and staff received the...
Wind River Job Corps Students Speak with Wyoming’s Senator John Barrasso
Wind River Job Corps students in Riverton had the opportunity to show their appreciation to Senator John Barrasso today (Tuesday) at the President’s week meeting of the local Rotary Club. Nationally recognized birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln were...
Wind River Job Corps Student Shares: Day of Love is a Day of Gratitude
On a day of love, where so many students find reasons to laugh and celebrate, others may feel more isolated. Carpentry student, Phillip Johnson received a standing ovation when he spoke on this topic at today's Valentines Day student body rally. Phillip talked of...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Upgrades Equipment for HEO Program
By: Jacob Groves New equipment enhances Heavy Equipment Operations training The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center received $500,000 from the Department of Labor to bring its Heavy Equipment Operations career technical training program into the 21st century. Muhlenberg Job...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS HIRES ONE OF ITS OWN
North Texas Job Corps practices hiring Job Corps graduates. Case in point is Kase Hoggatt who is a graduate of the North Texas Job Corps and is now working with the center's facilities maintenance dept. Hoggatt who currently works as a facilities grounds custodian...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT HELPS PEOPLE SMILE
Few things are as important as a smile for I’Javya Hogue, new graduate of the dental assistant program at Wind River Job Corps. From the Riverton, Wyoming campus, she will head to a position at the Smile Direct Club in Denver. The “hard” skills she learned in the...
Wind River Job Corps Communicates Depth of Hospitality Trade to Industry
RIVERTON, WYOMING - Snuggled against the Wind River Mountains, en route to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Wind River Job Corps sits in a tourism corridor complete with hotels, restaurants and diverse visitor venues (from fly fishing to rock climbing,...
OUTSTANDING Posters Inspire Wind River Job Corps Peers
RIVERTON, WYOMING - The Wind River Job Corps unveiled a new, student-focused "OUTSTANDING" campaign this past week with a series of 5 posters. Each poster tells the story of a recent graduate - where they came from, where they are going, the obstacles they overcame...
Commercial Truck Driving Meets Virtual Reality at Wind River Job Corps
RIVERTON, WYOMING – Local commercial truck driving instructors, students and employers were introduced to virtual reality this past week (Jan 27) at Wind River Job Corps. According to training software designer Talon Innovative Solutions of Lander, WY, about 60% of...