Business/Clerical
The business/clerical
vocation includes word and data processing, secretary and
receptionist training. Students will gain an understanding of a
broad range of office and clerical skills. Specific skills will
include filing, keyboarding, accounting, recordkeeping, office
technology and business English.
Auto Mechanics
The auto mechanic
(repair) vocation offers students an opportunity to work with
computerized diagnostic equipment and do hands on inspection to
identify vehicle problems. Auto air-conditioning technicians
install and repair air conditioners and components such as
compressors, condensers and controls. Students will learn brake
repair, tune-ups, and other service technician responsibilities.
Facilities Maintenance
The facility
maintenance vocation teaches students a wide variety of skills
needed to maintain homes, apartment complexes and other
buildings. Students will be able to move through hundreds of
different types of repairs and maintenance tasks. A few of the
general concentration areas that are offered through this trade
include painting, home repair, basic electrical repair, lawn and
yard maintenance, paneling, light carpentry, and plumbing.
Carpentry
The carpentry vocation
offers students a pre-apprenticeship training opportunity with a
union approved instructor. Students will learn all of the carpentry
basics including framing, building shelves and bookcases,
constructing stairs, walls and shelters and finish work. Students
who successfully complete this trade will be eligible to apply for a
union sponsored apprenticeship program.
Certified Nursing
Students engage in learning to take vital
signs, positioning, lifting precautions and
other medical skills needed to obtain employment
in the arena of Certified Nursing Assistant.
Students participate in classroom activities as
well as clinical duties.
Culinary Arts
The culinary arts
vocation provides students with training in basic food handling and
preparation. Students learn how to prepare the most basic to more
sophisticated menus and also practice cooking and food preparation
techniques that allow them to become quick, efficient and creative
in both an institutional and restaurant setting. After completing
this program, students may make application for advanced training at
other Job Corps locations.
Hotel Clerk
The hotel clerk vocation
provides the students an opportunity to perfect customer service,
reservationists, computer and other skills necessary to work in the
hospitality industry.
Medical Office Support
Medical Office Support is a rapidly growing field that will give students the skills necessary to work in a medical records department, as a transcriptionist or as a medical receptionist. This type of work is very detailed-oriented with a strong emphasis placed on communication skills and the ability to effectively deal with people throughout medical facilities. Employment is available in hospitals, physician’s offices and various other care facilities.
Painting
The painting vocation
offers students a pre-apprenticeship training opportunity with a
union approved instructor. Students will learn all of the painting
basics including interior and exterior prep and finish work; use of
sprayers, brushes and shields; primer and color mixing as well as
papering. All students who successfully complete this trade will
be eligible for a union approved sponsored apprenticeship program.
Network Cabling
The network cabling
vocation offers students an opportunity to learn the telecommunication
duties of line installers and repairers. Line installers construct
poles, utility towers, maintenance of electrical telephone and cable
television lines, as well as underground trenches. Other duties
include setting up service for customers and installing network
equipment, driving utility trucks and working outdoors.Contact us at:
Charleston Job Corps Center
1000 Kennawa Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-925-3200
Toll-free: (888) 214-3892
Directions:
From I-77 and I-64: Take Greenbrier Street exit at State Capitol
and go to Kanawha Boulevard. Turn left on Route 60 East (Kanawha
Boulevard) and go approximately two miles to East Point Drive. Turn
left on East Point Drive and make a right on Piedmont Road. Take
a left on Kennawa Drive and follow the road to the center.
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