JOB CORPS You know how important it is to make a good first impression, especially when looking for a job. Yet in our ever-more casual culture, many job seekers struggle to project the kind of professional image you would expect in a new employee. At Wind River Job Corps in...
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FROM SHY TO SHINING: WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT STEPS OUT
Cassidy Suedekum, recent Wind River Job Corps graduate, has a favorite quote from A. A. Milne, “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” This is a very appropriate quote for the young woman from Firestone, Colorado, who left...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS OFFERS GRADUATE AN ESCAPE TO A BETTER LIFE
Some lives head down a hard road. A young woman without a job, in an abusive relationship and exposed to drugs doesn’t have a lot to look forward to. Luckily for Keana Silletto, she was thrown a lifeline by her best friend who had already been attending Job Corps. On...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT ON ROAD TO WELL PAYING CAREER
The first thing Abel DeLuna did when he arrived at Wind River Job Corps was get his high school diploma. That was just the start of his successful journey. After working as a laborer at a paving company in Commerce City, CO with his dad, he had decided to look for a...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT BREAKING BARRIERS
Michaelia Moses didn’t come to Wind River Jobs Corps because she wanted to break barriers. Even so, that’s what she’ll be doing when she takes her first job in the petroleum industry, where only 15% of the highly skilled employees are women. Michaelia came to WRJC and...
Wind River Wyoming Graduates Move Into Careers, Continuing Education
Wyoming’s WIND RIVER JOB CORPS, in Riverton celebrated the graduation of 54 students with 25 in attendance, in a ceremony on campus Friday, December 13. Students successfully completed various programs including Building Construction Technologies and Carpentry,...
Charleston Job Corps Student Success!
Charleston Job Corps graduate John Fleming is being featured as the Alumni/Graduate of the Quarter for the month of December, 2019. John Fleming graduated from the Charleston Job Corps Center, operating under Horizons Youth Services, in August, 2015. Fleming completed...
Winter Fun & Holiday Cheer at MTC L.A Job Corps
This year we had fun coordinating multiple activities to provide our students with opportunities to have fun, receive treats, and have a chance at winning prizes. Every department on center was tasked with working in teams to plan a festivity that gifted our students...
LeadersUp & MTC L.A Job Corps Help Prepare Youth for Job Search
No stranger to Job Corps in Los Angeles, LeadersUp made sure to invite MTC L.A Job Corps students to participate in their annual job fair expo. One of the great outcomes of this partnership is increasing the access of resources for students to be better prepared for...
Women in Tech Convention & Workbase Learning
At MTC L.A Job Corps, we try to connect students to opportunities that can help them broaden their perspectives on future career paths. So the Business & Community Liaison and Workbase Learning Specialist decided to take a few students to the Wonder Women Tech...
MTC L.A Job Corps Winter Community Relations Council Meeting
MTC Los Angeles Job hosted it's second Community Relations Council meeting on December 4, 2019. Despite the heavy rains, community members came out and enjoyed good food in good company for all the right reasons. This center's Business & Community Liaison also...
MTC L.A Job Corps Workforce Council Launch
In November of 2019, MTC Los Angeles Job Corps hosted their first Industry Council meeting, now known as the Workforce Council meeting, where community partners were invited on center as part of the new operator's efforts for the center. The successful launch meeting...
MTC L.A Job Corps’ Congressional Internship
MTC Los Angeles Job Corps's new Business & Community Liaison Ms. Pearson has been swiftly developing new relationships in the community and aims to have prestigious internships for students. One of the two Congressional Internships she has established within her...
Charleston Job Corps students on assignment for Work Based Learning
Charleston Job Corps students on assignment for Work Based Learning as a part of the career and technical training provided through the Job Corps program. Students are able to gain on the job training and experience through working with community organizations through...
Charleston Job Corps students work internships to gain experience
Aisha McGill, pictured working at her work-based site of Southmoor Hills Apartment Complex, began her internship on November 18, 2019 and works three days a week in the main office. Under the guidance of the site supervisor, Aisha is being trained to assist...
Charleston Job Corps provides on the job training through partnerships
Artia Pittman pictured with the nurse practitioner in Dr. Kahwash’s office also of Kanawha Endocrinology through Thomas Memorial Hospital has been assigned to the work-based site since October 28, 2019. Artia checks in, organizes, and documents the medications on site...
Red Rock students hone skills completing training day projects
Students in all trades have been working hard around Center on a number of projects to hone the skills they're learning. A big thanks to them and their instructors for all they do. From left, Carpentry students, with instructor UBC instructor, Mike Smith, begin...
Road Radio program highlights Red Ribbon Week and Red Rock JCC
On Thursday, October 24, local substance abuse program, Road Radio USA was presented during an assembly by alcohol-related crash survivor, Jim Mothersbaugh and his crew. Jim was in a horrific car crash as a teen-ager and still suffers from the consequences. He’s been...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Celebrates 29 Graduates in November Commencement
Muhlenberg Job Corps celebrated the accomplishments of 29 graduates on November 6th with ceremonies at the center. Graduates shared their big moment with family members, students, and staff that attended the ceremony. Graduate speaker, Katherine Gardiner, completed...
North Texas Job Corps Participates in National Voter Registration Day
Student Joseph Smith, new voter pride! L-r: David Evans, educational director, Collin County NAACP; Laura Bruton, business community liaison and member of Chi Zeta Omega/Connection and June Jenkins, president, Collin County NAACP and member of Delta Sigma Theta. 45...