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Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the Office of the United States Secretary of the Department of Labor. It serves youth, ages 16 through 24, who are U.S. citizens or legal residents. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. ...


Since its inception in 1964, under the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps has provided more than 2 million 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 60,000 youths annually at 122 Job Corps centers throughout the country. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson on 20 of August 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act (hereafter EOA) was central to Johnsons Great Society campaign and its War on Poverty. ... Social skills allow a person to interact and communicate in nature with others. ...


Besides vocational training, all Job Corps centers also offer GED programs as well as high school diplomas and programs to get students into college. Job Corps provides career counseling and transition support to its students for up to 6 months after they graduate from the program. The GED, General Educational Development, or General Equivalence Degree Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...

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History

The Job Corps was initiated as the central program of the Johnson Administration's War on Poverty, part of his 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. “LBJ” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Great Society was a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the United States on the initiative of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969). ... Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. ... The Office of Economic Opportunity was the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created during United States President Lyndon B. Johnsons Administration. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... CCC workers on road construction, Camp Euclid, Ohio 1936 The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families established on March 19, 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first hundred days. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Job Corps mission statement

As a national, primarily residential, career development program, Job Corps' mission is to:

  1. Attract eligible young people.
  2. Involve them in a career development services system which begins prior to enrollment and continues through post-center services.
  3. Assist them in acquiring the skills they need to achieve their career goals and live independently.
  4. Support them in entering and remaining in meaningful jobs or further education.

Eligibility

To enroll in Job Corps, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. Be between 16 and 24
  2. Be a United States citizen or legal resident
  3. Meet enrollment requirements (income at or below the Federal poverty level, lack of educational opportunities in local area,etc.), and
  4. Be ready, willing, and able to participate fully in an educational environment

Career paths

Below are some career paths offered by Job Corps: This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Locations

Job Corps has 123 centers in the following regions:


Atlanta Region

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Boston Region

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Chicago Region

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Dallas Region

  • Albuquerque Job Corps Center
  • Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Boxelder Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Carville Job Corps Center
  • Cass Job Corps Center
  • Clearfield Job Corps Center
  • Collbran Job Corps Civilian Conservation Ceneter
  • David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center
  • Gary Job Corps Center
  • Guthrie Job Corps Center
  • Kicking Horse Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Laredo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Little Rock Job Corps Center
  • North Texas Job Corps Center
  • Ouachita Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps Center
  • Roswell Job Corps Center
  • Shreveport Job Corps Center
  • Talking Leaves Job Corps Center
  • Trapper Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Treasure Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Tulsa Job Corps Center
  • Weber Basin Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

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Philadelphia Region

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San Francisco Region

  • Alaska Job Corps Center
  • Angell Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Cascades Job Corps Center
  • Centennial Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Columbia Basin [Moses Lake] Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Curlew Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Fort Simcoe Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center
  • Hawaii Job Corps Center
  • Inland Empire Job Corps Center
  • Long Beach Job Corps Center
  • Los Angeles Job Corps Center
  • Partners in Vocational Opportunity Training (PIVOT) Job Corps Center
  • Phoenix Job Corps Center
  • Sacramento Job Corps Center
  • San Diego Job Corps Center
  • San Jose Job Corps Center
  • Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center
  • Springdale Job Corps Center
  • Timber Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • Tongue Point Job Corps Center
  • Treasure Island Job Corps Center
  • Wolf Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

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In Popular Culture

In the Can It Be All So Simple remix on the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon reminisces "I should've stayed in Job Corp, but now I'm a Outlaw" Can It Be All So Simple is the third and final single on Wu-Tang Clans critically hailed debut album Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. ... Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is an influential East Coast rap album by rapper Raekwon, released in 1995. ... Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American East Coast rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ... For other senses of this word, see outlaw (disambiguation). ...


San Francisco graffiti artists who go by the names "Cain", "Spirit" and "Muni" of the RVS crew are known to put refferences of Job Corps in there art For other uses, see Graffiti (disambiguation). ...


Job Corps has been known to convert many of its female trainees into lesbians, due to segregation of gender in its dormitories. This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ...


External links

  • Official Job Corps web site

  Results from FactBites:
 
Job Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (407 words)
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.
Job Corps helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives at no cost to the young people.
The Job Corps was initiated as central program of Johnson Administration's War on Poverty, part of domestic agenda known as the Great Society.
Job Corps Education and Job Training Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, ... (278 words)
Job Corps Education and Job Training Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont for a Diploma or GED and a Career
Job Corps will even help you find employment, housing and transportation when you graduate -- and we stick with you for up to a year to make sure you are settled in your new career.
Job Corps Region One trains and educates youth at 20 training facilities throughout the Northeast and in the Caribbean.
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