Horizons Youth Services

Muhlenberg launches new Career PROS Team program

The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center has launched a new mentoring program designed to give each student the personal attention and guidance her or she needs to succeed in his or her academic and career training at the center, and ultimately, succeed in advanced training programs, college and/or careers. The Career PROS Team (CPT) Program uses a team approach to providing training and servicing student needs. The CPT team is involved in students’ progress throughout the program in all major educational and social development areas. 

Students are assigned teams, according to the career technical training program in which they are enrolled. These teams remain consistent throughout the student’s enrollment, and include the manager, counselor, academic instructor, CTT instructor, administrative support, security staff, residential advisors and/or recreation staff.

Through the CPT program, students learn and enhance social and employability skills through classes facilitated by staff and students on the team. The team keeps its staff and students informed of all center activities and student opportunities at bi-weekly meetings. These meetings also act as a forum in which teams can recognize and encourage student achievement, and students can present needs or concerns that develop throughout the month.

In addition, the CPT program serves the following functions:

• Assists students in identifying and removing obstacles to achievement of set goals;
• Assists students in adapting to center life throughout the CDSS process;
• Assist students in enhancing social and employability skills that will lead to success in the workplace and throughout their personal lives;
• Monitor and address student attendance and accountability issues;
•  Monitor student progress in education and training throughout the career development period;
• Assist in the development and implementation of applied academic curricula and instructional; techniques adapted to the individual learning styles of the students;
• Recognize student progress and achievement through positive reinforcement and incentives, and;
• Prepare and project students for the final phase of the program and the world of work.