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The SIATech and Job Corps Partnership

The SIATech and Job Corps Partnership. The School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech) offers the high school diploma program on several Job Corps sites. Job Corps offers vocational and social skills training, career counseling, and transition support at no cost to students.

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The SIATech and Job Corps Partnership

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  1. The SIATech and Job Corps Partnership The School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech) offers the high school diploma program on several Job Corps sites. Job Corps offers vocational and social skills training, career counseling, and transition support at no cost to students. Each program is specifically designed fordisadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16 – 24

  2. What is Job Corps? Administered by the Department of Labor Educational (high school diploma and/or GED), vocational, and social skills training at no cost to students Career counseling and transition support up to 12 months after graduation Designed fordisadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16 – 24

  3. Mission StatementTraining Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s Jobs • As a national, primarily residential training program, Job Corps' mission is to attract eligible young adults, teach them the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education.

  4. The Wellness Philosophy evolved from a “sick care model” to a “wellness model” • All areas of Wellness needs for the trainees are provided at no cost.

  5. Wellness Philosophy Fundamental Elements Physical Wellness Social Wellness Spiritual Wellness Emotional Wellness Intellectual Wellness Vocational Wellness Global Wellness

  6. Global Wellness • Includes the connection between personal wellness and the broader world in which we live.  It addresses intercultural awareness, environmental issues, diversity, and global unity

  7. 16 – 24 years of age • Applicants and/or applicant's family must meet low income requirements And at least one of the following: • High school drop out • In need of additional education, vocational training, or intensive career counseling to secure and hold employment • Basic skills deficient • Homeless, a runaway, or foster child, or • Is a parent Eligibility

  8. Benefits to Students • Allowance paid to trainees while enrolled • Periodic reviews for pay raises • Housing • Child Care Centers (some sites only) • Uniform/Dress code • No cost medical, dental, & vision

  9. What Happens in Job Corps? The Student Life Cycle

  10. Career Development Service System

  11. Four Phases of Guidance & Support Career Preparation Period (CPP) Career Transition Period (CTP) Outreach and Admissions (OA) Career Development Period (CDP)

  12. Outreach and Admissions (OA) Career Preparation Period (CPP) Career Transition Period (CTP) Career Development Period (CDP) The student understands: • What JC is about • How JC can help him/her start a career • What learning and working on a JC center will be like • What his/her responsibilities are as a student, and • What vocational offerings are available on center

  13. Outreach and Admissions (OA) Career Preparation Period (CPP) Career Transition Period (CTP) Career Development Period (CDP) In the 1st 60 days with JC, students: • Learn, demonstrate, and practice personal responsibility skills required in the workplace • Learn, demonstrate, and practice job search skills, including computer fluency • And staff create a personal career development plan (PCDP) • And staff commit to the PCDP • Visits and learns about One Stop centers

  14. Outreach and Admissions (OA) Career Preparation Period (CPP) Career Development Period (CDP) Career Transition Period (CTP) With the help of center staff, students learn, demonstrate, and practice industry-related: • Technical and academic skills • High school • Interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills, and • Social and personal management skills The student then: • Begins the job search process, and • Prepares for independent living

  15. Career Preparation Period (CPP) Career Transition Period (CTP) Outreach and Admissions (OA) Career Development Period (CDP) The former student, now a JC graduate: • Successfully gets his/her first job • Finds living accommodations, transportation, and family support resources as needed to continue working (with center service provider support as needed) • Continues to contact JC service providers to seek support as needed, and • Responds to 13-week, 6- & 12-month survey requests

  16. More information • http://jccdrc.jobcorps.gov/ • http://jchealth.jobcorps.gov/ • http://www.siatech.org

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