Horizons Youth Services: December 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Student Government Leaders get leadership training!

SGA delegations from Job Corps centers across the country came to Camp Horizons this fall for four days of intensive leadership training. Students leaders from Charleston, Cleveland, Muhlenberg, Carl D. Perkins and Sacramento Job Corps participated in challenge courses that promote critical thinking, problem solving, team development and more, high ropes courses that challenged students to step out of their comfort zones and classroom sessions that focused on leadership, communication, group dynamics, conflict resolution and more. Check it out at www.horizonsleadership.com.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Perkins Job Corps is stepping stone to higher education

Carl D. Perkins Job Corps is a stepping stone to higher education for nearly one-third of the students enrolled there. Currently 64 of Perkins' 221 students attend community college. There, they are getting advanced training in their chosen career fields, pursuing associates degrees with the goals of entering the workforce or transferring elsewhere to complete bachelor degrees, and experiencing first-hand the value of making learning a life-long pursuit.

Let Job Corps be your stepping stone to higher education, a promising new career and a bright future.

Muhlenberg Job Corps student wins community college math honor

Muhlenberg Job Corps student Dylan Kalivas recently won the Madisonville Community College Math Emporium Hall of Fame Award. Twelve recipients including Kalivas were chosen for the honor out of 250 math students who attend Madisonville Community College.

This is just the latest in a series of accomplishments that distinguishes Kalivas as an outstanding example of how Job Corps can change lives by providing students with the training, experience and guidance they need to succeed in today's competitive marketplace. Kalivas successfully completed the Pharmacy Technology career technical training program at Muhlenberg Job Corps, completed a work-based learning internship at Walgreen's Pharmacy, and was recently hired to work in the administration office at the Madisonville Community College, Central City campus.

For Dylan Kalivas, and countless other young people, Job Corps works!

Charleston Job Corps welcomes two new work-based learning partners

The Charleston Job Corps is pleased to welcome two new work-based learning partners -- First Baptist Church/Business Annex and Oak Ridge Center. First Baptist will provide hands-on training and job experience for students in the painting, carpentry and facilities maintenance career technical training programs. Oak Ridge, an assisted living and nursing care facility, provides work-based learning internships to Charleston's Certified Nursing Assistant students. Additionally, Oak Ridge has hired Charleston graduates for full-time employment at the center.

Work-based learning is an important component of the career training students receive at Job Corps. These WBL internships provide students with on-the-job training and real world work experience. Employers, through these WBL internships, provide-on-the-job training to potential employees prior to hiring them, ensuring that these potential employees match the needs of the organization and are fully trained before being hired. Together, WBL partners and Job Corps provide students with the skills, training and experience they need to succeed in today's competitive job market.