JOB CORPS 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...
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Valentine’s Day Wishes to Congress
This year our center decided to send Valentine's Day Cards to more than member of Congress, we sent multiple cards to 5 different Congressmembers. Due to the size of Los Angeles County and the number of students from different areas, there are 5 Congressional...
Wind River Job Corp Students Send Personalized Valentine Card Thanks
What better day to express our thanks to our members of Congress, local elected officials, municipalities, WBL employers, community influencers and CRC council members than on Valentines Day with a personalized poster. At the regular Friday student business meeting,...
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,...
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...
RIVERTON ROTARY’S JACKETS-FOR-JOBS DRIVE HELPS WIND RIVER STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS
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...
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 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...
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...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS is “SILVER SPONSOR” at THE COLLIN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 13TH ANNUAL YEAR END CELEBRATION
The North Texas Job Corps joined many other CCBCC partners on 12/7 to celebrate the CCBCC's 13th annual gala. NTJC has partnered with CCBCC for 10 years. This partnership has garnered many Work Based Learning opportunities for students at NTJCC as well as permanent...
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...
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...
Jack Williams Tire joins Red Rock JCC work-based learning program
Representatives with Jack Williams Tire Company in Avoca, PA recently visited Red Rock to tour the center and meet our Auto Technology instructors. The company soon will be hosting students for work-based and home work-based learning opportunities which could lead to...
Foodie Fest a Great Success with Volunteer Efforts of Charleston Job Corps Student
Twelve Charleston Job Corps students accompanied by the BCL, Nancy Shepherd volunteer during the annual Foodie Fest fundraising event hosted by the YWCA of Charleston at the Beni Kedem Temple. Though, not your Mother’s Thanksgiving! Charleston’s appetite for fun,...
Charleston Job Corps visits Lincoln County High School
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...