Michigan Chronicle
12-29-2003
Recruiters are looking for students to fill openings at the three Michigan
Job Corps centers during the program's recruitment drive.
Young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are seeking career
development and job training are eligible to attend the Job Corps centers
in Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint/Genesee.
'This time of year, many young people are assessing their employment
options and Job Corps can help,' said Chicago Region Division Chief Lisa
Bolden. 'At Job Corps, young people are given the chance to obtain the
skills and experience necessary to pursue the career of their choice
completely free of charge. Job Corps is the edge that young people need to
be successful in today's competitive job market.'
The Career Development Services System begins as soon as each student
enters the program. Students work with an adviser to set career goals and
devise a plan of action before instructors begin teaching students the
essentials of job hunting, interviewing and how to maintain employment.
After completing the career preparation period, students begin vocational
training from qualified instructors. During training, Job Corps provides
all residential students with room, board, medical and dental services and
some spending money. Nonresidential students can also take advantage of the
Job Corps program.
Students spend on average six months to two years completing vocational
training in one of the many fields offered and studying for a high school
diploma or GED, if needed. Successful students can also enter the Advanced
Career Training program, which builds on their specialized training. ACT
students may enroll in courses at a vocational school or community college
at no cost.
Job Corps helps graduates' transition into their careers by placing
graduates in their first jobs and providing them with support services for
a full year after placement.
Job Corps centers are working with state and local school systems to expand
existing high school diploma programs, create a national Job Corps online
high school system and develop a national credentialing program for Job
Corps instructors in conjunction with major universities.
The Detroit Job Corps Center has a 202-student capacity with 122
residential and 80 non-residential students. Vocations taught in the
Detroit center include business technologies, carpentry, computer repair,
facility maintenance, health occupations, painting and advanced career
training.
The Grand Rapids center has a capacity of 270 students. Vocations include
business technologies, carpentry, clerical, dispensing optician, facility
maintenance, food service, health occupations and painter.
The Flint/Genesee center has a capacity of 330 students. Vocations taught
in the Flint/Genesee center include accounting, bricklaying, carpentry,
clerical, computer service technician, dental assistant, dispensing
optician, health occupations, manufacturing technician, painter and welder.
The Flint/Genesee center has single parent dormitories for parents and
children. In addition, the center has a Child Development Center to
accommodate children of residential and non-residential students.
Currently, there are openings at each of the three Michigan centers.
As part of the Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration,
Job Corps trains more than 68,000 people per year and has been the
country's most successful job training program for the past 37 years. Those
who want to learn more about Job Corps and what it has to offer can call
(800) 774-5627 in Michigan or visit the Job Corps Web site at
www.jobcorps.org.
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