Job Corps

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Image:Jclogo2.jpeg 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 deprived, at-risk youth, and young adults 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 122 Job Corps centers throughout the country.

Job Corps helps young adults ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives at no cost to the young people. Besides vocational training, all Job Corps also offers 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 12 months after they graduate from the program. Currently the number one center for a safe environment is Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps of North Dakota. This center also provides a single parent dormitory for single female parents.

1 History
2 Job Corps Mission Statement
3 Eligibility
4 Career Paths
5 External link

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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.

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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.

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