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Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
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career vocational training
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Renewable Resources and Energy
Petroleum Service Technician
Average salary: $57,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
The Petroleum Service Technician Program offers students core courses related to Process Operations. It is designed to develop basic knowledge regarding oil & gas operations, and prepare students to develop careers as Production Technicians in the oil & gas industry. The curriculum was developed in partnership with the oil and gas industry. In addition to developing knowledge of gas operations, the industry expects students to develop their communication and team-building skills through this program.
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Transportation
Heavy Truck Driving
Average salary: $38,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Drive trucks with a capacity of more than three tons to transport and deliver cargo. People on this career pathway have to be able to maintain truck logs according to state and federal regulations.
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Transportation
Heavy Equipment Operations
Average salary: $39,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Operate heavy equipment including graders, tractors, backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and trash trucks, under supervision, in a safe and effective manner.
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Advanced Manufacturing
Welding
Average salary: $36,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Participants will learn the most commonly utilized welding processes including welding terminology, weld design, welding safety, electrical theory, the weldability of metals, and welding quality control.
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Automotive and Machine Repair
Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic
Average salary: $40,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Work with vehicles and machines used in farming, construction and railway transport; inspect, repair and maintain them to make sure they continue to run safely at optimum efficiency.
*Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.
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Construction
Carpentry
Average salary: $35,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Job Corps offers a basic Carpentry program, a Carpentry Trainee, Apprentice program through Home Builders Institute (HBI), and a Carpentry, Pre-Apprentice program through United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA). All training programs are hands-on and are similar in curriculum and requirements.
*Carpentry is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.
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Construction
Electrical
Average salary: $34,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Job Corps offers a basic Electrical program and an Electrical Trainee, Pre-Apprentice program through Home Builders Institute (HBI). All training programs are hands-on and are similar in curriculum and requirements.
*Electrical is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.
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Finance and Business
Accounting Services
Average salary: $32,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Accounting services workers compile and analyze account information, recommend financial decisions, prepare balance sheets along with profit and loss statements, summarize current financial status, audit documents, and recommend policies and procedures.
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Finance and Business
Office Administration
Average salary: $32,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.
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Construction
Building Construction Technology
Average salary: $36,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Job Corps’ Building Construction Technology program is a Pre-Apprentice training program offered by Home Builders Institute (HBI).
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