Office Administration completer and current Advanced College Training student Hassan McClain is the most recent student to land a new career with Speedway! After serving 6 weeks of un-paid Work Based Learning, Hassan was officially offered a job with the company and...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduate Working for American Electric Power River Operations!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center graduate William Duggar recently returned to the Center to speak to students about how Job Corps resulted in him landing a new career with American Electric Power River Operations, earning $184 a day and working as a Deck Hand on the...
Woodstock: Former Student Daniel Oakes Is Just Warming Up
Daniel Oakes, a former Woodstock Security student, is now traveling all over fighting fires. Daniel first came to Woodstock from Virginia on December 1, 2009. He completed his Security trade and in October 2011 transferred to the Schenck Job Corps Civilian...
Job Corps students volunteer with Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at Congressional Black Caucus “For the People” Jobs Initiative held in Miami
Over fifty Job Corps students from Homestead and Miami Job Corps Centers volunteered at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) “For the People” Jobs Initiative hosted by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson on August 23, 2011 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL. The...
Alaska Native Dancers Welcome Many Visitors at Job Corps Open House
Alaska Job Corps students and staff showed off their center on Friday. Students explained their skills and pointed out important training elements in their respective career areas. Culinary Arts students fed many guests, applicants and potential students. In the...
Loring Job Corp Center students volunteer at “Caribou Care About Kids” Fun Day.
August 8, 2011 article from Aroostook Republican titled "Featured participation connects students with community" by Natalie Bazinet. Stated Loring Job Corps students were extremely eager to volunteer for Caribou Care's About Kids extravaganza. The Caribou Chamber...
Pittsburgh is Leveling the Playing Field Through WBL/Pittsburgh Enjoys Working Partnership
Work Based Learning is preparing Pittsburgh Job Corps youth for the real world of work. Recent projects coordinated by Karen Bobick and Kenneth Vaughan focus on green initiatives. Under the instruction of Cliff Nabuda, Electrician Helper students at the Pittsburgh...
GERALD R. FORD JOB CORPS CENTER CARPENTRY TRAINING RESULTS IN PAID WBL FOR STUDENTS
4 Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Carpentry students are resting a little easier – and richer – after working on a short-term Work Based Learning site that paid roughly $18.00/hour. The students were employed through Nevilles Electric Service to help demo and rebuild the...
Loring Job Corps Center student passes State of Maine’s Electrical exam & enrolled at University of Maine for Electrical Engineering
Casimiro Fernandes from Rhode Island and student at the Loring Job Corps Center has had multitude of success from his hard work and dedication towards his career path. Casimiro completed his Home Builders Institute(HBI) Electrical vocation in August of 2009 an then...
Curlew Job Corps CCC Partners on Green Project
The Curlew Job Corps recently completed a first phase Xerioscaping at the Tonasket Ranger District off, in Tonasket, Washington. The Curlew Job Corps Facilities Maintenance crew, instructed by James Moore, put finishing touches on the new Tonasket Ranger Station sign...
HJCC, Community service groups meet with area businesses
By Gary Alan Ruse The July 14, 2011 monthly meeting of the Cutler Bay Business Association (CBBA) was a departure from the usual presentation by business advisers, government leaders, utilities planners or political candidates. The meeting topic was community services...
Job Corps Supporter Honored at Clearfield Job Corps
By Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner Mon, 07/04/2011 - 11:25am SOUTH OGDEN -- Sherri Freston has a strong belief in Job Corps and its education and job training programs. "I have an honest interest in the promotion of youth, specifically the teenage and young adult age...
Owner of Mike Garcia Merchant Security, Inc. Inspires First CPO Class and U.S. Security Associates, Inc. Hires 7 Carrasco Job Corps Students
The first David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center class of Certified Protection Officers graduated on June 2, 2011. The graduation ceremony was held at the El Paso Community College. Barry Bogle, Director of the Law Enforcement Training Academy stated that these 14...
Loring Job Corps Honor Guard Students Meet Senator Susan Collins at Van Buren Land Port of Entry Ground Breaking
Loring Job Corps Center students from the Honor Guard attended along with staff members Pamela D. Buck, BCL & Rick Groom, RA the ground breaking ceremonies of the Van Buren Land Port of Entry. Appearing at the ceremony was the Honorable Susan M. Collins, United...
Woodstock Job Corps: Woodstock Graduate Lands Job at BG&E
On Friday, June 20, 2011 Garret Gross, a former Woodstock graduate and Electrical student, came back to Woodstock to lend a helping hand. Gross is the first of Woodstock’s graduates to be accepted into the BG&E training program and graciously spent his personal...
Woodstock: Landscape Students Assist Local YMCA With Garden
In recognition of Global Youth Service Day, Woodstock’s Landscape students took part in a project at the Dancel Family Center Y in Ellicott City. The project, coordinated by Mrs. Bush, BCL, began on Friday, April 15, 2011 and continued throughout the week of April 18....
The Honorable Senator Olympia Snowe & Congressman Michael Michaud state offices mentor Loring Job Corps students
In Presque Isle - On June 9, the Loring Job Corps Center had two students mentor congressional offices of Maine, one to the Honorable Senator Olympia J. Snowe state office being Angela Bellamy and Kenyattah Ford to Congressman Michael H. Michaud office for a one-day...
Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center–Wildland Fire Suppression and Support Crews 2011 Season Readiness
Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) staff and students shift gears from aiding county officials during flood conditions to assisting federal and state agencies in wildland firefighting efforts. The Anaconda JCCCC is associated with the...
Celebrating Excellence at Clearfield Job Corps
Every year MTC celebrates excellence by asking each Job Corps Center to make nominations in specific categories. The community supporter of the year for Clearfield Job Corps is Sherri Freston. She was also selected as MTC’s top community supporter of the year for all...
Loring Job Corps (CIC) Center Industry Council had Walking Meeting Tour & Luncheon served by Culinary Arts Students
On Wednesday May 4, 2011 a successful Center Industry Council Meeting & Guidance Counselor tour was held on center with a walking tour of classrooms including Certified Nurses Assistant (C.N.A.), Hard trades (Painting, Electrical & Carpentry) and Plasters...