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Muhlenberg Job Corps student improves employability skills at WBL with Chamber

Muhlenberg Job Corps student Hannah Hamilton is putting the employability skills she has learned at Job Corps to use in a work-based learning internship with the Greater Muhlenberg County Chamber of Commerce. And in a win-win situation, the chamber has gained an intern with great office and people skills and a positive, can-do attitude.

Hamilton’s supervisor at the chamber, Executive Secretary Dorothy Walker, said, “I have been using students through the Work-Based Learning program for over 10 years.  They always come with good skills. Sometimes they just need a little encouragement to use and improve their skills.  Hannah is a great worker.  She has great office skills and is a great people person.  There is no job that she won’t attempt.  I also like the fact that she interacts so well with other members of the chamber.”

  
Hamilton, who is a top student leader at the center and has completed the Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide and Medical Office Support career technical training programs at the center, has the goal of becoming a registered nurse.

She says Job Corps takes a holistic approach to preparing students for future careers. “Job Corps has not only helped me academically, it has also helped strengthen my leadership skills and life lessons.  My Work-Based Learning has helped me improve my communication skills and given me more experience in a workplace setting.  Job Corps is a great opportunity, and if anyone has the chance, they need to take it.”

Pictured at left are Chamber Executive Secretary Dorothy Walker, Hannah Hamilton and Chamber President Gary Jones.

Charleston Job Corps to hold College Day at center

The Charleston Job Corps will hold a College Day with area colleges and universities Sept. 25. The event will enable schools to share information about their degree and certification programs with Job Corps students.

Participating schools include Kanawha Valley Community & Technical College, Bridgemont Community & Technical College, the University of Charleston and West Virginia State University.

Janet Jones, Advanced Career Training/Off-Center Training coordinator, is organizing the event, which will run 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the center’s gym.

Muhlenberg Job Corps students volunteer for local charity, at high school event

Forty-five students from Muhlenberg Job Corps Center were out in the community Sept. 14, volunteering at local charity and high school events.

Thirty-eight of those students volunteered to park cars and assist at each of the 12 obstacles at the Heroes in Mud 5K Run held at the Muhlenberg County Convention Center.  The Heroes in Mud is a charity event, sponsored by Muhlenberg County 911, Central City Fitness Center, and Wendell H. Ford Training Site, to benefit a local fire fighter who was recently diagnosed with cancer.  The run included an almost four-mile mud run with 12 obstacles, and smaller obstacles for children.
  
The remainder of the students, from the center’s Student Government Association and Peer Counselors, also parked cars for the Muhlenberg County High School Cross Country Meet held at the East Campus.  The students and chaperones directed traffic for more than 800 visitors attending the meet. 

The Muhlenberg Job Corps is a free career training educational facility for low income individuals ages 17-24.  Individuals can train and earn certifications in Health Industry Careers or Heavy Equipment Operating careers.  For more information about the Job Corps program, to request our assistance to serve our community, or to request a tour of the campus, call (270) 377-3269.

News from the Cleveland Job Corps Center

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