Employers gathered at the Alaska Job Corps Center on Thursday, Oct. 26, for the semi-annual Workforce Summit Council luncheon. Several dozen partners attended the meeting, where they provided input and feedback on how Alaska Job Corps can offer the best possible...
Alaska Job Corps spearheads apprenticeships program with employers
In a concerted effort to increase the number of highly skilled and qualified employees moving into Alaska’s workforce, the Alaska Job Corps Center is working with its many employer partners to lead the way in enhancing apprenticeship opportunities for its graduates....
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Apprenticeship Round Table
Congresswoman Robin Kelly realizes that when many people search for work in Northern Illinois, they look toward Chicago. But the South Side and South Suburbs have plenty to offer too, she said. Just before Thanksgiving, Kelly held a business round table meeting at the...
Flint Genesee Job Corps Masonory Student Selected for 2015 Region Challenge
Gregory McQueen Jr. will be representing the Flint Genesee Job Corps Center and the State of Michigan in the 2015 Region Masonry Skills Challenge as a first year apprentice. Only the best are asked to participate in this contest. The winner goes on to Las Vegas to...
Local Astorian and Tongue Point Graduate is honored with award
Blanca Diaz Medina arrived at Tongue Point Job Corps Center in September of 2014 to be an electrician trainee and has been a leader from the moment she started.