Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the the United States Department of Labor. It serves youth, ages 16 through 24. Job Corps offers career planning, on-the-job training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver's education, health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance and clothing allowance. Some centers offer childcare programs for single parents as well. Esther R.

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  • Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the the United States Department of Labor. It serves youth, ages 16 through 24. Job Corps offers career planning, on-the-job training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver's education, health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance and clothing allowance. Some centers offer childcare programs for single parents as well. Esther R. Johnson was appointed national director of the Office of Job Corps on March 24, 2006. Since its inception in 1964, under the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps has provided more than two 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 123 Job Corps and Civilian Conservation Centers throughout the country. Besides vocational training, all Job Corps centers also offer GED programs as well as high school diplomas and programs to get students into college, with some centers having programs that allow students to remain in residence at their center while attending college. Job Corps provides career counseling and transition support to its students for up to one year after they graduate from the program.
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  • Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the the United States Department of Labor. It serves youth, ages 16 through 24. Job Corps offers career planning, on-the-job training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver's education, health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance and clothing allowance. Some centers offer childcare programs for single parents as well. Esther R.
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  • Job Corps
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