JOB CORPS Charleston's BCL, Nancy Shepherd, presented to parents and students during an evening training session at Lincoln County High School on October 1, 2019. Charleston Job Corps partnered with the Workforce Investment Board of Region 2, in an endeavor to enlighten...
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North Texas Job Corps Students Head to Advanced Training Programs
Two North Texas Job Corps graduates are taking the next step to ensure successful futures by enrolling in advanced training programs offered by Job Corps. Wesley Hausey completed the electrical trade and was accepted into the Smart Grid advanced training program at...
MJCC Students Construct, Install Playground Equipment
Hard trades programs spearhead project for Rochester Park Students in the hard trades at Muhlenberg Job Corps recently got plenty hands-on experience when they manufactured, delivered and installed playground equipment at the Rochester Park in Butler County. Students...
Insights Outreach and Admissions hosts’ Block Party style Career Fair
Insights Outreach and Admission in collaboration with Charleston Job Corps Center held a block party/career fair on the west side of Charleston on September 20. The block party included food, drinks, games, music provided by Say Uncle Entertainment, and vendors. ...
Carpentry Trade student’s from Charleston Job Corps collaborate with KML Carpenters Local 439 and Make A Wish Foundation on a project for a local child.
Nine carpentry trainees from Charleston Job Corps, along with their instructor, Tommy Fitzwater, were asked by the Carpenters Local Union 439 to help with a project the Make A Wish Foundation had planned for a disabled child in Procious, WV. The child was born with...
Volunteer WV speaks of the AmeriCorps Program to Charleston Job Corps Career Transition Readiness Students.
Dana Bryant of Volunteer WV, was a guest speaker at the Charleston Job Corps Center on September 18, to bring awareness of the opportunity afforded by AmeriCorps. Dana a former AmeriCorps Vista participant, shared her stories and gave examples of aid and assistance...
Region 2 Workforce WIB Tours Charleston Job Corps Center
Charleston Job Corps held a meeting and tour on September 16, with the West Virginia Region 2 Workforce director and all caseworkers in the region. The reason for this meeting was to allow the caseworkers to view our facilities. Shepherd, the center’s BCL, thought...
From Office Administration to Navy Jet Launching
F-35 flying above Navy submarine Aliah enrolled at Los Angeles Job Corps in 2017 as a minor and is originally from West Palm Beach, Florida. After moving to California to be with family, her along with her family, decided that going into Job Corps was a good idea....
No Distance Far Enough to Chase Your Dreams. University bound.
Kyla is no stranger to hard work and understands self-discipline. She initially traveled 77 miles by bus to L.A Job Corps with her parents to enroll in the program. She heard about Job Corps from your mother, an alumni of Job Corps whom completed Culinary in San...
Turning Dreams into Goals
Yunior entered L.A Job Corps in October of 2018 as a minor and need to take Math & Reading classes. Since his enrollment, he has made a 2.4 gain in literacy and 4.7 gain in numeracy. He has also received 2 certifications in Automotive at Maxine Waters Employment...
Auto Student On the Road to Success
Rogelio Meza was born in California but spent much of his younger life living in Mexico. Having lived in Guanajuato, Mexico and completing High School there, Rogelio could not get admitted college in the U.S due to schooling being outside of the U.S. Looking for...
Charleston Job Corps student joins the Union
Da'shawn Sykes, a current student in Charleston Job Corps' painting program operated by the Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), recently completed several painting assignments in the community as a part of his work-based learning. His work ethic and skills,...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS CELEBRATES 72 NEW GRADUATES
The August 16th graduation ceremony held on the campus of the North Texas Job Corps was a part of National Job Corps Commencement Day. North Texas Job Corps joined 123 Job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the 9th Annual "National Job Corps Commencement...
Charleston Job Corps student goes from WBL to part-time Employee
As of August 20, 2019, Tori Goodman has a lot to smile about. Tori came to the Charleston Job Corps Center looking for a new path and direction. She completed both the Office Administration, Network Cabling Installation and is currently enrolled at Bridge Valley...
Student Heads to the Army
Thomas Williams, age 21, came to Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center on March 10th, 2018 from Tampa, Florida. While at WMYJCC, Thomas obtained his HSD, driver's license and certifications in carpentry and cement masonry. He did a stint of work based learning at Rock...
WV Telcom seeking employees at Charleston Job Corps Center
WV Telcom visited the Charleston Job Corps Center on Aug 27, to speak with students who are near completing the Network Cabling trade. The representatives spoke with students about employability, necessary entrance skills and also expressed the availability of full...
Charleston students relay the message that “Job Corps Works”
CJCC Y2Y ambassadors attend city teen town hall meeting designed to get youth input on ways to improve Charleston. Charleston Mayor, Amy Shuler Goodwin along with state delegates, magistrates, other influential business owners and community members listened July 14...
Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center National Commencement Day
On Friday, August 16th, Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center participated in the 9th Annual National Job Corps Commencement Day. Approximately 50 students returned to the Center to celebrate in their success of completing and graduation from the Whitney M. Young Jr....
JOB CORPS ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTRACT NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENTS
North Texas Job Corps graduate Jonathan Boldes completed his Cement Masonry training and then enrolled in the advanced cement masonry program at the Gary Job Corps located in San Marcos, TX. Jonathan was very excited about following in the footsteps of other North...
Charleston Job Corps Center has a new Center Director
Alex Compton, whose career with Job Corps spans 15 years, is the new center director at Charleston Job Corps. Compton, who previously served as the career development director at Fred G. Acosta Job Corps in Tucson, AZ, started at CJCC on June 10. Compton said that...