Job Corps is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24. Since its inauguration in 1964 Job Corps has provided more than 2 million disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and employability skills training they need to gain independence and obtain quality, long-term jobs or further their education.

Overview

One of DEL-JEN's core competencies is Education and Training. We provide training services for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Job Corps Program, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-promise youth, ages 16 through 24. Since its inauguration in 1964, under the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps has provided more than two million young people with the integrated academic, career technical (vocational) training, and employability skills training they need to gain independence, a career or further their education.

DEL-JEN provides vocational training and job placement services to over 6,000 students annually.  We currently provide services at four Job Corps Centers.  Our responsibilities include career technical training, academic education, social development, employability skills, counseling, and work-based learning. DEL-JEN has responsibility for students 24-hours a day, seven days a week providing housing, food service, security, facility maintenance, and medical services. In addition, we have contracts for Outreach, Admissions and Career Transition Services (OA/CTS) in eleven states, where we are responsible for locating students (outreach), assisting students to enter the program (admissions), and job search, placement, and follow-up assistance (career transition services).

DEL-JEN also performs Education and Training for the Department of Defense (DoD) as part of our base support contracts.  We have full time, on-staff instructors that train and certify military and Government personnel on a wide range of technical subjects, including:

Heavy equipment operation
Commercial Driver’s licenses
Vehicle dispatch operations
Forklift certification
Emergency preparation
OSHA requirements
Facility management procedures.