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Job
Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential,
education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16
through 24. Since its inauguration 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.
Today,
Job Corps continues to serve nearly 70,000 students a year at 118
Job Corps centers throughout the country. Operating within the
Career Development Services System (CDSS), Job Corps training is
composed of five stages: Outreach and Admissions (OA), Career
Preparation Period (CPP), Career Development Period (CDP), Career
Transition Period (CTP), and Career. The fundamental goal of the
process is to help students achieve their career objective. Job
Corps is a public-private partnership, administered by the U. S.
Department of Labor (DOL), Employment & Training
Administration's (ETA), Office of Youth Services (OYS). If you’re
looking for an opportunity, Job Corps is looking for you!.
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As
a national, primarily residential, career development program, Job
Corps' mission is to:
1.
Attract eligible young adults;
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; and
4.
Support them in entering and remaining in meaningful jobs or
further education.
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Job
Corps is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998. Job Corps is administered by the Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps, under
the leadership of the National Director, supported by a National
Office staff and a field network of Regional Offices of Youth
Services and Job Corps.
Education,
training and support services are provided to students at Job
Corps center campuses located throughout the United States and
Puerto Rico. Job Corps centers are operated for the Department of
Labor by private companies through competitive contracting
processes, and by other Federal Agencies through interagency
agreements.
Applicants
are identified and screened for eligibility by organizations
contracted by the Department of Labor.
Following
enrollment, job or further academic placement, follow-up and
transitional career development support services are provided for
eligible students through organizations contracted by the
Department of Labor.
To
learn more about Job Corps, visit the
National Job Corps Web Site.
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