Posts Tagged ‘Long Beach Job Corps Center’

STUDENT SUCCESS STORY: MINH NGO ON THE GO Minh Ngo is on the fast track at age 23, always keeping his eye on the goal. Minh came to the United States from Viet Nam just a few years ago with his family, knowing very little English. He attended English Language Learner classes, and enrolled at Long [...]

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Long Beach Job Corps Student, Matthew Moody, recently travelled to China  with 3 other Job Corps students. Matthew was one of 4 students selected to travel to China as part of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) program. Below is the link to the article about Matthew that was in the August 7, 2012 edition of Everything [...]

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Cambrian Homecare in Long Beach, California recently hired Hazel R., a recent Long Beach Job Corps Center graduate. Hazel completed the Medical Office Support Program and utilizing her newly acquired skills, is now employed in the corporate office as an administrative assistant. Hazel recently secured an apartment with roommates  and is living in a neighborhood close to her job. [...]

The Fred Loya Insurance Company recently hired Long Beach Job Corps Graduate Bianca M.  Bianca is a Customer Service Representative Trainee with the company and  is currently training in the South Gate Corporate office. In addition, she is preparing  to take the State of California Insurance License exam. While at Job Corps, Bianca seemed to consistently have [...]

Barnabe R. just needed a little encouragement to help him thrive.  Mr. Matthew Davis, who was his Career  Counselor at the time, was just the person to give him that encouragement along the way. According to Mr. Davis,   ”Job  Corps was  stability for Barnabe when  he  needed it and he used it as a springboard into a career of service-helping other [...]

Long Beach Job Corps Center and Equity Residential, a company that manages apartment communities,  have worked together and the result is full time jobs for some Facilities Maintenance students.   A process is in place whereby the Long Beach Job Corps Facilities Maintenance Instructor and Work-Based Learning Coordinator  recommend students for an internship. A company representative interviews them [...]