San Jose Job Corps Center

On June 26th, 2012 Congressman Michael Honda joined the Friends of Job Corps Caucus. Representative Michael Honda has been a long time supporter of The San Jose Job Corps Center and just recently showed his support by allowing a San Jose Job Corps student to intern at his office for two weeks. We are grateful [...]

On June 13th, 2012 Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren joined the Friends of Job Corps Caucus. Representative Lofgren has been a long time supporter of the San Jose Job Corps Center and made it official June 13th. Although she is a member of many Committees she confirmed her dedication to this center by joining yet another Caucus that [...]

The San Jose Job Corps has built a strong relationship with the City of San Jose’s Family Camp and each year they call us to employ several students over the summer to gain work experience and experience the beautiful Yosemite National Park. San José Family Camp is located in the heart of the Sierras near [...]

The San Jose Giants, a Class A Advanced California League team hired five San Jose Job Corps students for their summer 2012 season. The students were hired for the night time clean up crew and concession sales. The students are very excited about the opportunity and look forward to creating a long lasting impression on [...]

In February a Career Technical Skills Training (CTST) Community Service Project was created for the San Jose Job Corps students. Saint John’s Episcopal Church located in Lodi California was the beneficiaries of this CTST/Community Service. The Facilities Maintenance Trade at the San Jose Job Corps Center, along with the Center Director agreed to building/creating three [...]

The San Jose Job Corps Centers Basketball Team, the Spartans have participated with the City of San Jose’s Adult Basketball League and tournaments for five seasons and 2011 marks the first season our team qualified to play in the Championship Game.  According to Kurian, Recreation Supervisor, this is a great improvement for our team!” Coach [...]

On December 9, 2011 community members and employers from San Jose and Fresno CA attended the San Jose Job Corps Centers annual “Service to Youth Awards” Luncheon at the Bella Mia Restaurant in downtown San Jose. The San Jose Job Corps Community Advisory Board / Industry Council hosts the “Service to Youth Awards” luncheon as [...]

On December 9, 2011 the San Jose Job Corps Center hosted it’s annual “Service To Youth Awards” luncheon featuring U-Haul of Fresno as our Employer Partner of the Year.  U-Haul has been working with Job Corps for several years. They hire our students and groom them for great careers within the company. This is what [...]

During the months of November and December, the San Jose Job Corps Center’s Culinary Arts Class received Tamales from all over the United States and then prepared the them for staff who were  preliminary judges to help select the Tamales that would move forward to the finals.  The final contest was held at San Pedro [...]

On August 30, 2011, approximately 120 graduates celebrated their accomplishments in the San Jose Job Corps Center’s Quad area during the first Annual National Job Corps Association’s Commencement Day.  This was a nationwide event where 124 Job Corps Centers throughout the country participated by hosting a similar graduation celebration at their centers. Our first National Job [...]