Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S.
Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their
lives.
At Job Corps, students enroll to learn a trade, earn a high school diploma
or GED and get help finding a good job. When you join the program, you will be paid a monthly allowance; the longer you stay
with the program, the more your allowance will be. Job Corps provides career counseling and transition support to its students
for up to 12 months after they graduate from the program.
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; and,
Be ready, willing, and able to participate fully in an educational environment.
Funded by the United States Congress, Job Corps has been training young adults for meaningful
careers since 1964. Job Corps is committed to offering all students a safe, drug-free environment where they can take advantage
of the resources provided.
Apply to Job Corps
If you're interested in joining the Job Corps program or finding out more about it, call (800) 733-JOBS
or (800) 733-5627. An operator will provide you with general information about the program, refer you to
the admissions counselor closest to where you live and mail you an information packet.
Life at a Job Corps center can be an exciting and educational experience. A Job Corps center
is a great place to complete an education, learn a marketable trade, make lifetime friends and graduate with a good job in
hand. Each Job Corps center is unique. They all, however, feature campus-like settings with dormitories where students live.
Student Life Cycle
Job Corps provides its students
the guidance and support they need to lead them to long-term employment and success. The student life cycle includes four
phases:
Outreach and Admissions (OA)
Career Preparation Period (CPP)
Career Development Period
(CDP)
Career Transition Period (CTP)
Outreach and Admissions (OA)
Prospective student understands:
What Job Corps is about;
How Job
Corps can help him/her start a career;
What learning and working
on a Job Corps center will be like;
What his/her responsibilities
will be as a student; and,
What vocational offerings will be available
at his/her chosen center.
Career Preparation Period (CPP):
In the first 60 days with Job Corps:
Student
learns, demonstrates, and practices personal responsibility skills required at the workplace.
Student learns, demonstrates, and practices job search skills including computer fluency.
Student and staff create a personal career development plan (PCDP).
Student and staff commit to the PCDP.
Student
visits and learns about One Stop centers.
Career Development Period
(CDP)
With the help of center staff and employers, the student learns, demonstrates
and practices industry-related:
Technical and academic skills
Interpersonal communication and problem solving skills; and,
Social and personal management skills.
The student then:
Begins the job search process; and,
Prepares
for independent living.
Career Transition Period (CTP)
The former student, now a Job Corps graduate:
Successfully gets his/her first job;
(With the support
of the center and other Job Corps service providers) is able to find living accommodations, transportation and family support
resources needed to continue working;
Continues to contact Job Corps
service providers to seek their support, if needed; and,
Responds
to 13-week, 6- and 12-month survey requests.
