JOB CORPS When Daimyon Cantrell came to Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center, the Facilities Maintenance graduate already had worked in the field. But now, he’s on a whole new level. Thanks to his education at Whitney, Cantrell will return to his job at Dixie Plumbing, where he...
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Little Rock Job Corps Center – Student Spotlight, Alexander Davidson
Facilities Maintenance student Alexander Davidson graduated on February 4th, but first he made sure to leave the Center with something to remember him by. Alex likes to stay busy and made sure he did so in trade. He has built several items that are on display around...
Little Rock’s Facilities Maintenance Students Upgrade the Gazebo Area
The Facilities Maintenance students were busy last week laying the concrete around the Gazebo. Under the direction of Facilities Maintenance Instructor Chris Moreland, students learned to lay a form for an area. Once the concrete was poured, they then screeded the top...
Faces of Job Corps- Ronald
Ronald Whitley graduated from the Facilities Maintenance trade at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center in late 2012. Ronald then found employment with the Caryle Apartments in Shawnee, Kansas. Making over $13 an hour, Ronald serves as a member of the Maintenance...
HBI Retiree Back in the Classroom Making a Difference
Wanting to continue to make a difference is what drove Eddie Hakim out of retirement and back into the Job Corps classroom. After 21 years working for the Home Builders Institute at Job Corps Centers all over the region, Hakim called it a career. But after a two-year...
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...
Northlands Job Corps Students Paint Historic Library
The Bixby Library in Vergennes, Vermont is one of the most historic public buildings in the state. Its stunning architecture has captivated visitors for a century. With a central rotunda featuring a stained glass dome overhead, it's a very impressive building. That's...
C and C Seamless Siding speaks with students at Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center
On Monday, August 1st David Casteel with C and C Seamless Siding spoke with Facilities Maintenance and Carpentry students at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. Casteel spoke about his personal life as well as about his company and how seamless siding and...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Students Attend MAGIC Camp
June 15 to 17, 2011, three Facilities Maintenance students from ESJCC; Vision Dunmore, Ashley Leabo, and Lakeisha Lee, attended M.A.G.I.C. (Mentoring A Girl In Construction), a hands-on learning camp to educate young women about opportunities in the construction...
How Being Green Can Save You Green
Looking to save a bundle on rising energy costs while doing your part to conserve natural resources? Students from Northlands’ carpentry and facilities maintenance trades have some tips to help you do just that.