JOB CORPS On April 12, 2023, the Earle C. Clements Job Corps campus was bustling even more than usual. The Union County High School Junior Class of 150 students toured the campus and became familiar with the eleven entry level trades and eight advanced trades that the Earle C....
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Ring that bell: Scarlett Emerson, Whitney M. Young valedictorian, begins next chapter
When Scarlett Emerson claims that she started her career at Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center as a troubled kid, it’s hard to believe. During her tenure at Whitney, recent graduate Emerson (CNA, Pharmacy Tech) managed to complete two trades, served as president of the...
Turner Job Corps visits Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Simulation and Innovation Center
Turner Job Corps Certified Nursing Assistant Trade visits Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Simulation and Innovation Center! The C.N.A. students participated in a compression sock competition. The students were able to see mockups of (with robotic patients that laugh,...
Ring that bell – KeKe Shelton was a constant positive presence at Whitney M. Young
When KeKe Shelton rang the bell to signify her graduation, she did it with such enthusiasm that it fell off its stand. After replacing it with no harm done, she shouted “I did it!” at the top of her lungs. To the people who know the CNA student, none of this is...
Scarlett Emerson named Whitney M. Young Jr. valedictorian
Job Corps was Scarlett Emerson’s last shot. “I was a problem child growing up. I made it to where I didn’t have a lot of options,” Emerson said. “If I didn’t come here, I probably wouldn’t have had a very successful life.” But that is a far cry from where Emerson...
Ring that bell: Hill nurses a powerful dream as she graduates Whitney M. Young
Charlese Hill (CNA) didn’t know much about Job Corps when she decided to give the program a shot – just that it was a free education. “I kind of just went for it,” she said. “I just took my chances.” With a start like that, though, Hill has accomplished great things...
New CNA Class Begins
The Joliet Cob Corps Center recently signed a new certified nursing assistant training contract with the Healthcare Training Institute of Joliet. The five-week session of classes began on May 16, and the CNA students are excited about the training and eager to learn....
Success Story: Dora Sircher
Former Joliet Job Corps Student Dora Sircher is taking her career to the next level. And she returned to the Joliet Job Corps Center this week to talk with students about her new life. Earlier this year, Dora finished the Center’s Pharmacy Tech and Certified Nursing...
Profile of Success: Tara Anavitate
“Now I believe in myself as much as everyone else did.”
Congresswoman DeLauro Visits New Haven Job Corps Center
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro toured the New Haven Job Corps Center recently, spending much time speaking with staff and students one- on- one. Following a trip to the dorms, and chatting with students in their GED writing class, Congresswoman DeLauro spent time in...
St. Louis Job Corps CNA Students Jump into Action to Assist Elderly Woman
While on a field trip to attend the May 2012 Senior Health Fair at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, CNA students Terriona Slayton, LaMartin Franklin, Darrow Sanders, Delora Milburn, and Jasmine Westbrook jumped into action to assist one of the elderly...
Job Corps Training Leads to Job Corps Job for FM Grad
The New Haven Job Corps trained Tyshawn Beckford so well in the Facilities Maintenance trade that two years later he landed a job on the Center maintenance team. “I love being here on campus again,” said 27-year-old Tyshawn, Class of 2009. “I wouldn’t trade this job...
Genesee County Nursing Home Hires Iroquois Job Corps Graduates
The Genesee County Nursing Home located in Batavia, NY has hired 4 Iroquois Job Corps Certified Nursing Assistant graduates in the past 3 months of 2011. A student worked based learning partnership between the Genesee County Nursing Home and the Iroquois Job Corps...
EJCA Student Leader
EJCA Student Government Association president Julie Wentzell is taking on a new challenge in her quest to become a Registered Nurse. Ms. Wentzell has been accepted into Cassasaga Job Corps Centers' prestigious LPN training program in New York. Ms. Wentzell has been a...
Student Success Story at Pittsburgh Job Corps
Adam F., 24, from Beaver County came to the Pittsburgh Job Corps on Jan. 25, 2010. His purpose was to earn his GED and do something in the nursing field. When Adam was 16 it was necessary for him to drop out of high school. His father had died and Adam was...