TEN31-10a3-VetsBrochure.pdf

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These career areas offer training in the latest green technology and industry- based practices to prepare graduates for careers in the green economy. 800 733-JOBS 5627 www.recruiting.jobcorps.gov Why Job Corps Because Success Lasts A Lifetime To enroll in the VETS Job Corps demonstration project call the Job Corps toll-free admissions line 24 hours a day 7 days a week at 800 733-JOBS 5627 www.recruiting.jobcorps.gov http mifuturo.jobcorps.gov espa ol REV 1-10 AdvAnced MAnufActuring Welding AutoMotive And MAchine repAir Automobile Technician Collision Repair and Refinish construction Bricklaying Carpentry Cement Masonry Electrical Facilities Maintenance Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Painting Plumbing finAnce And Business Accounting Services Office Administration heALth cAre Clinical Medical Assistant Licensed Practical Vocational Nurse Medical Office Support Nurse Assistant Home Health Aide Pharmacy Technician hoMeLAnd security Security and Protective Services hospitALity Culinary Arts Hotel and Lodging inforMAtion technoLogy Computer Technician Network Cable Installation renewABLe resources Landscaping Urban Forestry retAiL sALes And services Retail Sales trAnsportAtion Heavy Equipment Operations Material and Distribution Operations And MAny More Not every center offers each of these career technical training areas. Please check with your admissions counselor to see which training programs are offered at the different Job Corps centers. Career Technical Training Areas HELPING VETERANS START A NEW CAREER JOB CORPS Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps is the nation s largest career technical training and education program for students ages 16 through 24. Job Corps is a U.S. Department of Labor Equal Opportunity Employer Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. TDD TTY telephone number is 877 889-5627. V E TS V E TS While most of your time on center will be devoted to career training you may spend some time taking academic classes. When you arrive you will be required to take a test to assess your academic skill level. Although you already have your high school diploma or GED you may need to take additional classes in subjects such as math and English to prepare you for your career area. You will have the chance to train with Job Corps employer partners on actual work sites. Job Corps has partners in every corner of the country who are looking for qualified people to train and hire. Once the training day is over you may need to study or have chores to complete. In addition there s time to relax and enjoy recreational activities. You re also eligible for weekend passes to go home and visit family and friends or family can visit you at the center. Veterans receive priority enrollment at all Job Corps centers. While you may attend any Job Corps center in the nation there are three centers that offer dorm areas exclusively for Veterans. You will be living among other Veterans who are also transitioning from the military to civilian life. Those centers are Atterbury Job Corps Center in Edinburgh Indiana Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield Kentucky Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center in Excelsior Springs Missouri For a map of all centers visit www.recruiting.jobcorps.gov. 800 733-JOBS 5627 www.recruiting.jobcorps.gov What is Job Corps What happens at Job Corps What does Job Corps offer to Veterans One of the program s biggest benefits is its post-graduate support. When you are ready to start looking for a job staff will work with you to find job openings and submit resumes. Job Corps will help you for up to 21 months after you graduate to connect with housing transportation and day care resources. Starting a new career Transitioning from the military and starting a new career can be challenging. Let Job Corps help. At Job Corps you can train for a new and rewarding career alongside other Veterans. After training our staff will work with you to find a job for up to 21 months. Job Corps offers hands-on training to eligible 16- through 24-year-olds in America s fastest-growing careers. Each year Job Corps provides training and support services to more than 100 000 young people in more than 100 career areas at 123 centers across the nation. No matter where you are coming from or where you want to go there is a Job Corps center near you. And the best part It s FREE.