JOB CORPS For the first time in its history, PIVOT Job Corps Center in northwest Portland, Oregon, has opened its doors to male applicants. Traditionally PIVOT has been an all-female center, focusing on providing training to young women in the Portland metro area. Site Director...
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Etowah County Commissioner Support Y2Y Peace March
9.6.16 The Gadsden Job Corps Center would like to thank Ms. Carolyn Parker for the support and encouragement she is to the students and staff of Gadsden Job Corps. Ms. Parker is the Etowah County Commissioner, District 5 Representative for Gadsden Job Corps and she...
Charleston Job Corps Center Sept. Employee of the Month-Theodore Dues
September Employee of the Month “Theodore Dues” Congratulations to Theodore Dues, Charleston Job Corps September’s Employee of the Month. Mr. Dues has worked for the Charleston Job Corps since June 2013. A typical work day begins at 7:30 a.m. checking test results...
Job Corps Students learn Coping Skills at College Event
Suicide is a critical issue in Alaska. On September 7, during Suicide Awareness Week, Alaska Job Corps students attended a powerful forum—the Journey— “Don’t Go It Alone”at the Mat Su College branch of the University of Alaska. The main speaker was the Executive...
KY Job Corps Consortium attends Congressional Forum
The business community liaisons from Muhlenberg and Carl D. Perkins Job Corps were among those representing Kentucky Job Corps Centers at the Kentucky Chamber Congressional Forum August 29. The forum provided an opportunity for Job Corps representatives to discuss...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Cross Fit Program
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Director Eric Jones has taken healthy eating and active lifestyles to a whole new level for those students who wish to obtain ultimate fitness and health. Cross fit at MJCC is a new six-week exercise and training program that includes...
Muhlenberg Job Corps celebrates Graduates
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center joined 126 Job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the 6th Annual "National Job Corps Commencement Day" ceremony on August 25, 2016 to congratulate the Job Corps students who showed Job Corps Works! by completing the program this...
Kittrell Job Corps Center Welcomes New Students To The Program on August 16, 2016
Kittrell rolls out the red carpet to welcome new enrollees to the program on August 16, 2016.
Kittrell Job Corps Center Hosts Moccasin Day for Students
As part of the IGR Leadership Month, Kittrell Job Corps Center hosted a Moccasin “Walk A Mile In My Shoes” Day Activity. Students that wanted to participate in this fun unique activity had to submit an application to shadow a selected staff member of their choice into...
Careers and Mountains are Lifetime Climbs.
The Alaska Job Corps program is more than a daily eight hour training program, five days a week. Both after class and on weekends, students continue to participate in leisure time activities with a purpose. Last weekend several students joined AKJCC Career Prep...
Gadsden HSW-AT Student Interning at Atterbury Job Corps
8.19.16 Criston Mauricio is a former Human Service Worker (HSW) student who applied to the program from Atterbury Job Corps. During her time in HSW Ms. Mauricio demonstrated great leadership skills and shared an empathic nature with all of the staff and students that...
Students and Staff Participate in H.O.P.E. Celebration
Recently, more than 400 Etowah County residents assembled on the grounds of Etowah County Courthouse to celebrate life, laugh, dance and play with new and old friends and learn more about the academic, faith-based, health care and support services available in Etowah...
Lights, Camera, Action!
Mayor Steve Gentling and Channel 20 came on center to interview Center Director Priscilla Mayberry on August 4, 2016. The interview will air in September 2016 to help Guthrie Job Corps gear up for our 50th Anniversary Celebration in October.
Kittrell JCC New Students- August 9, 2016
Kittrell rolls out the red carpet to welcome new enrollees to the program on August 9, 2016.
Welcome to the Kittrell Job Corps Center Team!
Lamont Williams, Property Clerk, joined Kittrell Job Corps Center on August 8, 2016. Mr. Williams is a Vance County native. He bring over 15 years of experience in Customer Services and Inventory Control. He served four years in the US Navy. Mr. Williams looks...
Welcome to the Kittrell Job Corps Center Team!
On August 8, 2016 Bryan Speight joined Kittrell Job Corps Center as a Career Counselor. Mr. Speight is a 2009 Kittrell Job Corps Center graduate. While enrolled Mr. Speight completed Business Technology Trade, High School Diploma, drivers license as well as Nation...
Kittrell Center Staff & Student Donate Blood
On August 10, 2016 Kittrell Job Corps Center partner with the American Red Cross to host a campus blood drive . It was held in the Center gymnasium. Students and staff donated, helping the American Red Cross chapter replenish the low inventory level. A total of 103...
Clearfield students volunteer & run in homeless shelter 5k
Saturday 8/13/16 RA Kareece Thompson took students Johnnie Vining, Justin Cornelius, Roberto Yong, and Evan Nabors all helped volunteer to oversee a 5k marathon to support the Young Futures Homeless Shelter in Ogden. The duties that they engaged in were keeping...
Gadsden Student and Staff Take to the Air Waves About Recruitment
7.22.16 Gadsden Job Corps Center CTS/Grad 90 Instructor, Ms. Ceandra James, student Lance Eason, C.N.A student, and BCL manager, Harold Carpenter were guests on the noon talk show of Mr. Frederick Zackery on local radio station WMGJ this week to discuss the Gadsden...
Kickers T-Shirt Contest: Let’s Quit Smoking
During the first two weeks of July, students were invited to create drawings that would become a new logo for the Kickers, a group of 11 students who work with TEAP Specialist Patricia Alberty as they try to quit smoking cigarettes. The drawings were displayed in Ms....