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At Job Corps, we help you prepare for your career with
Basic education and knowledge that goes beyond the classroom and your training area
Job Corps is designed to help you learn what life is like outside the program.
It is a very structured environment that will prepare you for the workplace.
Career Success Standards
The way we prepare you for the workforce has changed during Job Corps' 50 years. The growth of new technology, its impact on your education and the workplace, and the surge in various high-growth industries continuously creates new opportunities to learn and grow. Job Corps is responding to this opportunity with the Career Success Standards, a set of ten behavioral expectations in the areas of employability, social development, and independent living skills.
Workplace Relationships and Ethics
Productively interact with co-workers and deal with problems and situations with honesty, integrity and responsibility.
Communications
Listen actively, follow directions and communicate with others to solve problems and accomplish tasks.
Personal Growth and Development
Personal skills, attributes and behaviors that foster confidence and drive for life-long growth.
Interpersonal Skills
Get along with others and adjust to a variety of social and professional situations.
Information Management
Interpret and evaluate data, organize and maintain information, and use technology to perform work.
Multicultural Awareness
Value diversity, while practicing cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work with people of different backgrounds and cultures.
Career and Personal Planning
A personal plan that outlines a step-by-step process for entering and advancing in a fulfilling career.
Independent Living
Find, manage and use resources to maintain employment, satisfy physical and emotional needs, and lead a productive and independent life.
Continuous Learning
Continually grow and assess personal strengths and areas for development, set learning goals, and identify and access learning opportunities.
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Solve problems by seeking and evaluating different points of view and utilizing different resources to reach decisions.
Focus on the outcome of what your hard work will produce instead of the temporary obstacles you may face on the road to success.
Focus on the outcome of what your hard work will produce instead of the temporary obstacles you may face on the road to success.
Explore the Job Corps program
Learn more about our program by diving into the pillars of success.
Explore life at the center and learn how you can further your education and build a strong foundation with hands-on training. See how our program continues to assist you after graduation by giving you the tools to succeed and grow your career.