Event Title:

Organization:

  Career/Job-Related

  Virginia

Start Date:

  10/22/2008

End Date:

  10/22/2008

Start Time:

  1:45 PM

End Time:

Event Info: 

  Job Corps Orientation (Every Wednesday)

Please come to our orientation. Targeting persons ages 16 to 24.


What is Job Corps?

Job Corps is the nation`s largest and most effective residential and career training program for eligible youth ages 16 through 24. Each year approximately 62,000 students take advantage of the Job Corps program. Last year, 90 percent of Job Corps graduates started new careers, enrolled in higher education programs or enlisted in the military.

How does it work?

Job Corps provides education, job training, assistance with job placement and follow-up support - all at no cost to eligible students. Students who enroll in Job Corps can earn a high school diploma or GED, train for a new career, prepare for higher education and gain the practical skills they need to succeed in the workplace.

What kind of training is available through Job Corps?

Job Corps offers career training in more than 100 occupational areas, including business technology, health occupations, hospitality, culinary arts, construction, and auto mechanics. Students also receive academic training, including basic reading and math, GED attainment, college preparatory courses and Limited English Proficiency courses. Courses in independent living, employability skills, and social skills are offered in order to help students transition into the workplace.

Click on the following link to http://jcstudent.jobcorps.gov to explore careers.


What else does Job Corps have to offer?

Job Corps offers career planning, on-the-job training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver`s education, health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance and clothing allowance. Some centers offer childcare programs for single parents as well.

Who is eligible for Job Corps?

To be eligible for the program, an individual must:

- Be at least 16 and not yet 25 years of age at the time of enrollment.

- Be a United States citizen, a United States national, a lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, refugee, asylee or parolee, or other alien who is authorized by the attorney general to work in the United States.

- Be an individual who has limited financial resources.

- Be in need of further training, education, or support service in order to participate successfully in today`s workplace.

- Have signed consent from a parent or guardian, if the applicant is a minor.

- Be free of behavior problems that would prohibit self or others from benefiting from the program be free of face-to-face court or institutional supervision or court-imposed fines while in Job Corps.

- Not use drugs illegally.

- Have a child-care plan if the applicant has a dependent child.

- Show commitment and capability to participate successfully in Job Corps and gain the benefits of the program.

Location:

  Job Corps

Room:

  Suite 214

Address:

  4900 Leesburg Pike

Phone:

  703-671-5300

City:

  Alexandria

State/Province:

  VA