Centers continue to operate at less than full occupancy to ensure coronavirus protections are in place, such as social distancing. Its students are low-income youth with barriers to employment.
While most students choose to enroll and then begin academic and skills training in person at a Job Corps center, the online enrollment and Career Preparation Period provides new students the opportunity for a virtual orientation during the pandemic to Job Corps and its educational offerings, career planning and student assessments. After participating online for 60 days, their chosen Job Corps center will fully integrate them into a residential setting to begin academic classes and job skills instruction.
It is a mostly residential program, located in both urban and rural areas, with dormitories and a campus environment similar to small colleges. The program helps eligible young people from ages 16 through 24 to complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers and assists them with obtaining employment. Please take a moment to tell us about your experience. Federal government websites always use a. Toggle navigation. Browse by Agency. Browse by Category. Other Resources.
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What is Job Corps? Who is eligible for Job Corps? A person is eligible for Job Corps if he or she meets the following criteria: Is a legal U. At least 16 and not more than 24 years of age.
Meets low-income criteria. Meets specific barriers to education and employment. Complies with the requirements of the Military Selective Service Act.
Educational and training needs are best met by the Job Corps program. There were no significant statistical differences found between the treatment and control groups for illegal drug use as well.
Job Corps participation had no impact on the use of marijuana, hashish, or hard drugs at the , and month surveys. Employment The employment rate of the control group was significantly higher than that of the treatment group during the period when many treatment group members were enrolled in Job Corps. These differences narrowed over time, as Job Corps members left the program and started to gain employment.
Impacts of the Job Corps program become positive 2 years after random assignment. This effect grew stronger between the second- and third-year follow-up periods and remained fairly constant by the fourth-year follow-up. In year 4, the average quarterly impact on the employment rate was about 3 percentage points 69 percent for the treatment and 66 percent for the control.
Treatment group members spent more time in education and training programs, and their employment rate did not surpass the control group until the second-year follow-up. A similar result was found for time employed, which was measured by weeks employed and number of hours worked per week. Again, the control group members worked more weeks and more hours during the week during the time when treatment group members were enrolled in Job Corps.
As treatment group members left Job Corps and started working, this difference narrowed. The positive impacts of the Job Corps program were evidenced in quarters 8 and 12 the second- and third-year follow-up periods. Earnings Job Corps members had better earnings, especially in years 3 and 4 of the study.
Similar to the employment findings, control group members initially earned more than treatment group members, as they were enrolled in Job Corps and not yet earning wages. Average weekly earnings were significantly higher for control group members than for treatment group members during the first 5 quarters after random assignment. However, starting in quarter 7 and growing throughout quarters 8 and 12 or the third year of the study , treatment group members started earning more than control group members.
By year 4 of the study, Job Corps members demonstrated a statistically significant positive impact on their earnings.
Job Corps participants were estimated to be earning an average of 12 percent more than if they had not enrolled in the program.
Breadcrumb Job Corps. Job Corps. Intervention ID. Factors - Protective. Student bonding attachment to teachers, belief, commitment.
Presence and involvement of caring, supportive adults.
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