JOB CORPS GAF Roofing aligned with our location to complete a "Hands On" tutorial of roofing with not just our Trainees, but for our neighboring Job Corps locations bringing an additional ten students to gain knowledge and training. What an incredibly rewarding experience for...
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Pittsburgh Job Corps Observed National Disability Awareness Month
October has many things to recognize, and National disability awareness was definitely on our list. What better way to do this by participating in a "Buddy Walk for Disabilities" showing support through community service and enjoying ourselves in the process. National...
Pittsburgh Job Corps CPP Graduation Ceremony
Pittsburgh Job celebrates all CPP students graduating from their department to Career Transition Readiness! This is the first of many that will be recognized and highlighted for this wonderful achievement. Welcome our extremely driven group of talented individuals!...
Pittsburgh Job Corps October Alumni Edition
This triumph interview was heartwarming and inspiring. Prior to starting Pittsburgh Job Corps Center’s college program, Madysen was diagnosed with learning disabilities, and suffered from severe trauma her junior year. She found that it was very hard to complete...
Pittsburgh Job Corps Celebrating Hispanic Month
We are celebrating Hispanic Month by making their favorite meal today. The request was granted for lunch, and all were delighted to attend the festivities.
Pittsburgh Job Corps Penn Dot & AAA Seminar
What a great experience for Penn Dot and AAA to come to our site and teach a great seminar. Students and Staff were well informed.
Pittsburgh Job Corps Student Testimonial of Training and Employment Success
By Daniel Grubbs (former PJCC student) When I got into to job corps it was different for me. I came in at age 25. I saw job corps as an opportunity to go to college and find out what my true strengths were. My first semester at CCAC north was awesome. My counselor was...
Student Success begins at the Pittsburgh Job Crops Center
Name: Thomas O. Age: 19 Hometown: born in Santa Clara, Cuba; was living in Cambridge Spring near Erie, PA when he heard about the Pittsburgh Job Corps Education: dropped out of 11th. Grade; completed his GED at Job Corps Center: Pittsburgh Job Corps Center...
Pittsburgh Job Corps Student Success
Name: Magann G Age: 22 Hometown: Richmond, VA Education: completed high school in Richmond, VA and entered into the off center training program (college program). College concentration: Graphic design with a 3.2 GPA and will complete the Associates Degree in...
Pittsburgh Completers Find Career Path Success
Here are success stories from seven completers at the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center: Kuljit K. completed the off center training program in Phlebotomy and was accepted into the college nursing program at the Community College of Allegheny County. London W. completed her...
Pittsburgh Grad at Work
Fernando Q. is a graduate from the OCT program(off center training program at the community college). While here, he was studying Criminal Justice. Now Fernando is working at Gateway Rehab in Braddock where he works in corrections as a Staff Monitor for Inmate...
Pittsburgh Completer Finds Work at UPMC
Talika J. completed the NAHHA (Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide) program May 2011. She then went on to pass her state certification test to become a C.N.A. within the next 30 days. She returned to Maryland after her separation and showed her commitment to using her...
Pittsburgh Student Success Story
I felt this success story was appropriate because it demonstrates the need to remain in contact with your CTS Career Advisor. Student Benyamin J. is a Facilities Maintenance completer that lost contact with me and would not respond to my calls nor mail. One day out...
(Pittsburgh) Job Corps is the answer to disconnected youth (letter to editor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper)
Drew Singer’s article “Solutions for ‘disconnected youth’” (Nov. 13) reported that agencies say that older teens with no jobs or studies are headed to poverty. Although it is clear that the mayor is encouraging mentoring as a means to solve the problem, mentoring in...
Urban Media Today ran story on Pittsburgh Job Corps
The online article is titled "Pittsburgh Job Corps Offers 'Career Training That Works". It tells how young adults without a high school diploma or job skills can find self-sufficiency in today's scarce job market without spending large amounts of limited time and...
Pittsburgh Job Corps Supports Cancer Awareness
Beads and ribbons and wire make beautiful bracelets, especially when they signify the Colors of Hope for cancer. Students on the advisory board of the Women’s Program at the Pittsburgh Job Corps spent several nights making bracelets and talking about cancer victims...
Nine Student Success Stories at the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center
Stephen R. completed the Nursing Home Health Aide program in Nov. 2010. He has taken his first CNA job and is further motivated to pursue additional education at Penn State Erie during the spring 2012 semester. Brittany K. is a completer in the Culinary Arts...
Pittsburgh Job Corps is Making a Difference in Children’s Lives
You can never start too young preparing for a career. With that in mind, PJCC Drug/alchol counselor, Denise Thompson who is also a parent of a second grader, made arrangements to visit the school that her son attends. The Imagine Penn Hills charter school for K-2nd ...
CARE Ownership Partners With The Dow Chemical Company And Pittsburgh Job Corps To Restore Blighted Properties
In today’s economy, it is remarkable what organizations can do when they work together. Through the combined generosity of CARE Ownership, The Dow Chemical Company, InsulRight, and the labor of students learning the construction trade at the Pittsburgh Job Corps...
Pittsburgh Recognized for Mentoring Program
The Pittsburgh Job Corps mentoring program has been chosen as an Excellence in Mentoring Honoree. Recognition will be given at the 2011 Magic of Mentoring Recognition Event on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Colleen Fedor, Executive Director of the Mentoring...