JOB CORPS Monica Gunterman, Health Cluster Manager, along with her staff held their 1st annual “Dress for Success” on Wednesday, July 24th. Monica and staff felt the health cluster department would benefit from the students going through the interview process while still on...
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Muhlenberg Job Corps Keynote Speaker Danielle Marshall
Danielle Marshall, who is currently a resident in Lexington, KY, is native of Lake City, FL, where she was raised by her mother, in a single parent household. Danielle also resided in Cedar Park for a portion of her life, a neighborhood in Lake City that was not...
Muhlenberg Job Corps has its June Graduation
Muhlenberg had its Summer Graduation on June 27th. This graduation class showcased 25 students with several being awarded for their work effort while on campus. Tracy Marks and Michael Voss were mentioned as the two who have been accepted to advance training with...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENTS MEET CONGRESSMAN COLIN ALLRED
L-r: Bobby Myers, Javon Dalmast, Christine Sanders, Congressman Colin Allred, Kenneth Stewart, Anthony Smith, and Corey Odum The North Texas Job Corps Student Government Association Outreach Committee members participated in the Hamilton Park 34th annual Juneteenth...
Heavy Equipment Operation trade not just for the boys
Muhlenberg Job Corps facility has noticed a rise in females taking Heavy Equipment Operation trade over the past couple of years. There tends to be a stigma concerning male and female in the Heavy Equipment industry. John Austin, HEO instructor, stated females...
Springdale Job Corps Center Graduate Success- Dominique Moore
Finals were over and all that was left for Dominique Moore to do was walk across the stage at Mt. Hood Community College and accept her Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. She hadn’t thought about graduation day and on the spot she tried to gather her...
Springdale Job Corps Center Graduate Success- Anya Goss
When Anya Goss arrived at Springdale Job Corps Center she knew she had no time to waste. The Pharmacy Technician graduate (July 2018) spoke about how Springdale Job Corps Center helped her. What led you to Job Corps? During high school, I had an idea of what I wanted...
Nicholas Mangione focus on a nursing career after Muhlenberg Job Corps
Nicholas Mangione started Muhlenberg Job Corps in March of 2017. Nicholas attained his Certified Nurse Assistant certificate while on campus and then shifted his focus to a college career in nursing. Nicholas began Madisonville Community College in the beginning of...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Director Speaks at the WKWB meeting
Peter LaFleur, Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Director, spoke to the West Kentucky Workforce Board (WKWB) about Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. The WKWB has a monthly meeting and lunching. These meetings are to discuss past and future business, as well growth and...
Students from Charleston Job Corps career training programs do remodeling work
The Recreation leadership teams, Student Government Association, Youth-2-Youth Ambassadors and Leisure Time Learning Coordinator Joni Radcliff- Pena recently joined together to host a Grand Re-Opening Celebration of the Game Hall in the recreation building at...
Modern Men volunteer at Urban Agriculture Conference, Expo
Students learn about urban gardening Members of Charleston Job Corps' student group "Modern Man" volunteered at the West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference and Community Expo May 3-4, held on the campus of West Virginia State University. Ten club members served as...
Charleston Mayor tours center, discusses partnership options
Charleston Job Corps, City consider work-based learning opportunities Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin visited Charleston Job Corps May 9 to discuss the economic impact of the center on the city and a potential work-based learning partnership with the city to provide...
Muhlenberg Job Corps doing a little dirt work for the Muhlenberg Baseball Team
Instructors Chuck Chaney and John Austin jumped at the chance to help Jerry Hancock, Muhlenberg High School Athletic Director, on a project for the baseball team. The high school team and the Muhlenberg Stallions were looking to improve the dirt areas of the infield....
North Texas Job Corps Graduate Heads to Cement Masonry Advanced Training Program at the Gary Job Corps
North Texas Job Corps graduate Sabrina Carpenter joins the ranks of women pursuing careers in the construction industry. Carpenter was accepted into the cement masonry advanced training program at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, TX. Carpenter, from Desoto,...
Former Muhlenberg Job Corps Graduates visit the Muhlenberg campus
2017 graduate, Isaiah McCall, stopped by Muhlenberg Job Corps to thank his former instructors. Isaiah completed the Heavy Equipment Operation trade and then completed his CDL in just thirteen months. Isaiah said that when he arrived at the Muhlenberg Job Corps he was...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Hard Trades Display Their Skills and Ability
The Department of Labor funds special projects for Job Corps every year. These projects fall under the Career Technical Student Training (CTST) heading. This year’s CTST task was not just your run of the mill endeavor, as this project would showcase the amazing skills...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Perkins Grad Supports WBL Opportunities at Gadsden JCC
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps alum Dwayne Clarke, 27, from Covington, GA, now works as the food and beverage supervisor for the Westin Birmingham Resort in Birmingham, AL. He remembers how important the work-based learning experience was for him when he was a student at...
STUDENTS PUTTING ON THE RITZ FROM TOP SHELF STYLISTS
Advanced Training student Barbara Hooper wanted a new hair style to prepare for her transfer to TCU training in Kentucky. Social Development teamed up with D’image Beauty College who set up stations in the gymnasium and assisted with 100 haircuts and 100 make-up...
Phoenix Job Corps Welcomes Partnership with Grads of Life and the Arizona Multi-housing Association (AMA)
Phoenix Job Corps Students lead the Arizona Mult-ihousing Association (AMA) employers on a tour of the Center and the Construction / Building Program training areas. Phoenix Job Corps Center and the Grads of Life organization have signed an agreement and partnership...
DARIONDRICK “WES” MOORE, NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE, TAKES THE STAGE AS A COLLIN COLLEGE GRADUATE
An article was written about Wes in the January 2019 of the North Texas Job Corps newsletter when he had completed his first year at Collin College. He stood on May 17, 2019 in the Collin College graduate's line, adorned in the graduate's blue cap and gown with a...