February 4th, 2013
Twelve Clearfield Job Corps students visited the MTC Corporate Office on Friday, February 1 for a job shadow experience with corporate staff. They visited the staff member offices, learned the specifics of their positions and were provided lunch. Each student was asked to bring their resume and the corporate employees gate them pointers on what [...]
January 1st, 2013
Beginning January 1, 2013, Clearfield Job Corps will implement a campus-wide tobacco ban. Clearfield Job Corps staff members have been tobacco free since July 1, 2011. The tobacco restriction will now extend to all 1,120 students who attend the technical training center. “Given the current 60% tobacco use rate on campus, this change in policy [...]
December 13th, 2012
The Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, Utah, was selected as the “Cool School of The Week” by local television channel Fox-13. The TV station’s morning show featured the school in eight segments and highlighted the school’s cooking, welding, electrical and automotive programs. The center offers training in 17 trades for young people 16 to [...]
November 6th, 2012
The annual Laughs at Lunch at the Ogden Marriott Hotel in support of EnableUtah was held Thursday, October 25. Members of the community had an opportunity to help people with disabilities get jobs, while at the same time enjoy an entertaining lunch. The event featured lunches prepared by Ogden chefs and a comedy show by [...]
November 6th, 2012
Job Corps students that have reached the end of their training program need real-world work experience before they begin their careers. Two young mechanics are getting that opportunity at UDOT’s Central Heavy Duty Shop where they serve as interns. For those interns and the UDOT mechanics that provide supervision, the experience has been very positive. [...]
October 22nd, 2012
BY TOM BUSSELBERG Islander Editor CLEARFIELD – About one-third of Clearfield Job Corps’ students come from Utah, including representation from Davis County. In fact, more than three dozen students living within 30 miles of the center commute from South Davis each day. They join about 1,100 other students who come from most states of the [...]
October 17th, 2012
Thirty Students from Clearfield Job Corps were invited to attend a speech by Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor, Edward James Olmos sponsored by University of Utah. In Mr. Olmos’s hour and forty minute speech he welcomed “Job Corps students” to an applause by the audience. After his speech Mr. Olmos was gracious enough to [...]
September 14th, 2012
On Friday, September 14, Culinary Arts students and instructors from Clearfield Job Corps participated in the YCC’s annual “Real Men Can Cook” fundraiser. This event raises funds for programs such as rape counseling, parenting skills workshops, and home repairs for the elderly all coordinated through “Your Community Connection” Clearfield students prepared and served food at [...]
September 4th, 2012
Trenton Bevard taught himself how to repair all kinds of large and small engines, but recognized he would need certifiable skills to earn a good-paying job. A native of Eureka, he enrolled at Job Corps and entered the Motor Sports Technician program at DATC. “I thought DATC was going to be really tough, but the [...]
August 24th, 2012
Follow the link below to watch Congressman Jim Matheson speak at Clearfield Job Corps for National Commencement Day. http://youtu.be/u_t_g6yCl_Q