January 6th, 2012
Dec. 6, 2011 – 102 students participated at the recent blood drive and many more were willing to save lives. Do to the outstanding recruitment process conducted by healthcare students and human compassion of our students body, an additional drive will take place on Jan 11, 2012. Thanks to our students, Red Cross was [...]
January 6th, 2012
On Saturday, December 17th Edison Job Corps hosted a special Holiday Health Basketball Benefit featuring, “The Three Doctors”. This was the second year in a row that Edison Job Corps has opened its doors to nationally known role models and best selling authors, Drs. Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins. The doctors are best [...]
January 6th, 2012
The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF) Quality Program approval committee had the pleasure of reviewing the Job Corps application for program accreditation. It is with great pleasure that Edison Job Corps’ Culinary Arts program earned the ACFEF Quality Program recognition for excellence in the delivery of culinary education. The Center has been ap-proved for [...]
January 6th, 2012
Edison Job Corps Academy celebrated “Make a Difference Day” by volunteering at two different organizations for the second year in the row to support the needs of their local community. On Friday, October 21, 2011 students helped packing hygiene products at the “Feed the Children”, an international, nonprofit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, [...]
January 6th, 2012
On September 28, 2011 carpentry students led by their instructors supported construction efforts of the 34th home that is being built by the Greater Plainfield Habitat of Humanity. Two days later, painting students and their instructor started a painting job of the habitat’s administration office (photo below) Edison Job Corps Carpentry students continue to enhance [...]
January 3rd, 2012
To enhance center culture and student transitional success, Edison Job Corps hosted an Outreach & Admission (OA) Day in October, which included thirteen OA staff members from CHP as well as center’s Volunteer Recruiter, Counselors, Management Staff and Center Director. To review applicants’ qualifications, academy’s offerings and center standards, individual presentations were conducted by our [...]
January 3rd, 2012
In October students and staff from Ramey, Oneonta, Glenmont, Northlands and Loring centers attended our Advanced Automotive Open House at Edison Job Corps. The program agenda included remarks from Center Director, Jibu Kuruvilla as well as our Deputy Director, Windy White; CTT Manager Randy Crane and an Advanced Automotive Student Representative. Additional remarks were provided [...]
December 30th, 2011
Delectable Food Prepared by the Culinary Arts Students for the Multi Chamber Business Mixer Culinary Arts students played a major role in ensuring a success of the Multi – Chamber Business Mixer which Edison Job Corps Academy hosted on October 4th in our gymnasium. Businesses from Edison, Plainfield, Pert Amboy, Woodbridge and other [...]
December 30th, 2011
Information about Edison Job Corps Academy center hosted events and activities can be access via below links: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Presentation Explaining Criminal Justice System presented by Assistant Prosecutor Cindy Glaser and Metuchen-Edison NAACP president Reginald Johnson at the Edison Job Corps Academy: http://newbrunswick.patch.com/articles/middlesex-county-prosecutor-s-office-to-give-community-presentation-tonight-explaining-criminal-justice-system Multi Chamber Business Mixer hosted at our academy http://www.icepn.com/home/local/local-events-forecast/2011/09/29/edison-chamber-of-commerce-multi-chamber-luncheon-mixer-oct-4.html
December 29th, 2011
Edison Job Corps students know that approximaletly 70% of trainig is hands- on and they appreciate that. And altought they will complete the program when times come and continue their path to success, the project they worked on will remain on campus for others to enjoy. One os such projects is center gazebos construction which [...]