Brandon Fluellen-24 years old from Philadelphia, PA came to the Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) on January 26, 2015 with his High School Diploma from Abraham Lincoln High School, Philadelphia PA. He completed the Office Administration trade on July 14, 2015 under the direction of James Brown, Instructor.

All students at CJCC participate in Work Based Learning (WBL) to utilize their career technical skills through hands on training. Fluellen completed WBL at the center’s switchboard (administration building) and Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority where he was responsible for answering telephones, submitting and closing work orders, filing and organizing tenant folders.

Fluellen served as a Recreation Aide for the Social Development Department where he assisted staff with maintaining equipment and activity rooms. He believes in giving back through community service and volunteered at Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club and Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary after school enrichment program while enrolled in the program.

We are pleased to announce Brandon Fluellen has been accepted and will enroll in Glenville State College, Glenville WV on August 14, 2015. The college tour provided by CJCC was a determining factor in his pursuit of higher education. He was well-pleased with the community and college’s ability to meet the needs of diverse students. He will major in Business Administration with a minor in Social Work and looks forward to becoming one of the “Glenville Pioneers.”

His future plans are to become a CEO of a marketing firm. He wants to be the “go to guy” when companies need their products sold. His words of wisdom to current and future Job Corps students is “Stay afloat, you get what you put into it. I believe if I did it, you can do it too.” Congratulations Brandon!