Aguadilla, PR – Ramey Job Corps Center celebrated the National Commencement Day on August 14th with the 2015 Graduation Ceremony held on the Center’s Amphitheater of which 269 students officially graduated from this Campus.
The mayor of Aguadilla City, Hon. Carlos Mendez was the main speaker for this event. Also, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, the United States Congressional Representative for Puerto Rico, sent a recorded video greeting the students on the Job Corps Commencement Day and reinforced his support to the Program.
This year Ramey Job Corps Center included the Excellence Award, which is a special recognition that was given during the Graduation. This acknowledgment has a unique meaning. It is based on the purpose of the Job Corps Program which encourages youth to empower themselves through academic and vocational education. In the Program students are also acquiring a series of employability skills that will give them a better opportunity to be part of the labor force.
This award was given to a student that exceeded all goals and had an excellent overall performance in the Program. The Center’s Counseling Supervisor, Gabriel Soto, had the idea of creating this award and lead the special committee that evaluated the nominees for this prize and with the Center Director Osvaldo Ubiñas approval, the winner was selected.
Soto, explained, “This award is not limited to the academic and vocational merits, but our winner is an example of perseverance, encouragement and overall excellence”. All nominees were carefully evaluated through the Job Corps CIS Report System, which measured the student’s conduct, evaluation panel, action without leaves (absenteeism) and the student’s personal career plan. The Excellence Award 2015 was given to Jessica Gonzalez. She is a single mother that surpassed all expectation and demonstrated an outstanding performance in the Program, by effectively completing all the Career Success Standards and the Center’s Minimum Standards. These are fundamental, in the development of each student’s employability skills. Gonzalez is an example of this process. She completed the Medical Office Assistant Vocational Trade and then during her WBL (supervised practice) phase got the opportunity to work with the HR Team at Lufthansa Technik – Puerto Rico, the worldwide leading provider of services for the aviation industry that established in Ramey’s Community. After completing the supervised practice and obtaining excellent reviews she was able to apply for a full time job with this company. Gonzalez went through all of the hiring process and achieved the job position. This is a great accomplishment and a big step up the career ladder. Ramey Job Corps Center is very proud of Jessica Gonzalez success.