Job Corps
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Job Corps is a program in the United States administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and run by various agencies for disadvantaged and at-risk youth to give them a job and social skills to succeed in the workforce.
Since its inception in 1964, under the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps has provided more than 2 million disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education. Job Corps continues to help 70,000 youths annually at 119 Job Corps centers throughout the country.
Besides vocational training, many Job Corps also offers GED programs as well as high school diplomas and programs to get students into college.
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History
The Job Corps was initiated as central program of Johnson Administration's War on Poverty, part of domestic agenda known as the Great Society. Sargent Shriver, the first Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, modeled the program on the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Established in the 1930s as an emergency relief program, the CCC provided room, board, and employment to thousands of unemployed young people. Though the CCC was discontinued after World War II, Job Corps built on many of its methods and strategies.
Job Corps Mission Statement
As a national, primarily residential, career development program, Job Corps' mission is to:
- Attract eligible young adults.
- Involve them in a career development services system which begins prior to enrollment and continues through post-center services.
- Assist them in acquiring the skills they need to achieve their career goals and live independently.
- Support them in entering and remaining in meaningful jobs or further education.
Eligibility
To enroll in Job Corps, students must meet the following requirements:
- Be 16 through 24;
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident;
- Meet income requirements;
- Be ready, willing and able to participate fully in an educational environment.
Career Paths
Below are some career paths offered by Job Corps:
- Agriculture and Related Occupations
- Allied Health and Health Sciences
- Business Technologies
- Construction
- Consumer, Personal and Miscellaneous
- Education
- Engineering and Engineering Related
- Extension Programs
- Information Technology and Related Fields
- Marketing and Distribution
- Mechanics and Repairers
- Precision Production
- Protective Services
- Renewable and natural resources
- Transportation and Material Moving
- Vocational Home Economics
External link
- Official Job Corps Web Site (http://jobcorps.doleta.gov/)