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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. 1 • r3 Job Corps Civilian Kulture Conservation Centers Jervice ProgramAid of the 1514 July 1993 Forest Service AnacondaJobCorpsCivilian Conservation Center, nearAnaconda, Montana. What istheJob Corps? TheJob Corps isa primarily residen- Forest ServiceCenters provide tialtraining progrann that has served enrolleeswith additional education, America's disadvantaged youth vocational training, social skills devel- through intensive programs ofeduca- opment, and avariety ofcounseling tion, vocational training, workexperi- services required to meet oneoffour ence, residential living, and placementobjectives: counseling. Since itsfirstyearof operation in 1965, theJob Corps has Tosecureand hold meaningful enrolled morethan 2 million students, employment. representing all 50 States, the District ofColumbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. To participatesuccessfullyin Virgin Islands, Guam, American regularschoolwork. Samoa, and theTrustTerritory ofthe Pacific Islands. Toqualifyforothertraining programs. Currently, over 100 Job Corps Centers To satisfyArmed Forcesentry are in operationthroughoutthe United requirements. States. Ofthese, 18 Centers are operated bythe USDA Forest Service ForestServiceJob Corps Civilian through an interagencyagreement Conservation Centers are accom- withthe Departmentof Labor. plishing this mission. Theaverage Becauseoftheir location on national enrolleestays at aCenterabout 7 forest land and emphasison conser- months, improves reading and math- vation projects, these Centers have a ematics skills, develops improved special characterand are called Job social skills and attitudes, and Corps Civilian Conservation Centers achieves one ofthefour placement (JCCCC). objectives. TheJCCCC's purpose isto assist disadvantaged young men and women become responsible, em- ployable, and productive citzens. JCCCC enrollees arevolunteers betweentheages of 16 and 24 who areout ofschool and out of work. Education ForestServiceJob CorpsCivilian jobfinding and survival skills, health, Conservation Centers offera broad- parenting, intergroup relations, based educational programto pro- English asasecond language, and —videtrainingto enrolleesatall levels drivereducation. fromthosewhoarenonreaders tothosewhoare preparing totake Coursesarecompetency based and theGeneral Education Development open ended sothat progresscan be (GED)Test, alsocalledthe high madeata rate bestsuitedto needs school equivalencytest. ofthe particularenrollee. GED subjects include reading, math- Enrollees areencouragedtocontinue ematics, writing skills, thinking skills, theireducation, training, and personal computerliteracy. General Education growththroughouttheirlives. DevelopmentTest preparation, consumereducation, workattitude. Residential Living At Forest ServiceJob Corps Civilian Training obtained in the residential Conservation Centers, the residential living program is easily adaptedto life living program provides morethan and work situations and to working mere room and board. It emphasizes closelywith co-workers in differing asafeand orderly living environment, settings and circumstances. qualitydormitories, cooperation with peers, and development ofsocial Residential living experience helps skills. The residential living program students achievethree objectives: offersa 50-unit Social SkillsTraining curriculum that includes units on Developmentofan acceptable personal hygiene, punctuality, self-concept. responding to supervision, team work, starting a conversation, giving Respectforthe rightsand needs acompliment, and making acom- ofothers. plaint. The program also devotes muchtimeto group processes, Recognition ofresponsibilities asaJob Corpsstudentand a development ofCenter norms, and citizen. intergroup relations. Vocational Training ForestServiceJobCorpsCivilian Thesecourses provide basictraining Conservation Centersofferawide inthevariousvocations. Students rangeofvocationaltraining, with enrolled in Brick Masonry, Carpentry, each Centerdiffering inthespecific Cement Masonry, Heavy Equipment training offered. Thefollowingtrades Maintenance, Heavy Equipment aretaught at ForestServiceCenters: Operation, Painting, and Plastering participate in programssponsored AutoMechanics bytrade unions. Upon completion of BasicForestry training intheseareas, students usuallyare placed in union appren- BrickIVIasonry ticeships. HeavyEquipmentMaintenance Building&ApartmentMaintenance Coursesofstudy in each vocation HeavyEquipmentOperation are based onfeedbackfrom industry BusinessSkills and arecompetency based sothat studentsareabletodemonstrate BasicNursing masteryofskillsatalevel required Carpentry toenterajob. Plastering CementMasonry Painting ConstructionSkills UrbanForestry Cooking(foodservice) Warehousing(stockclerk) Welding Vocational Training Counseling Forest ServiceJob Corps Civilian These courses provide basic training At Forest Service Job Corps The counseling staffalso continually Conservation Centers offera wide in the various vocations. Students Conservation Centers, the counseling evaluates each student's performance range ofvocational training, with enrolled in Brick Masonry, Carpentry, staff provides both individual and and behavior at the Center. These each Center differing in the specific Cement Masonry, Heavy Equipment group counseling to aid students in: evaluations help students keep training offered. The following trades Maintenance, Heavy Equipment focused on their goals and to adapt aretaught at Forest Service Centers: Operation, Painting, and Plastering Setting realistic goals. or changethefocus ofthose goals as participate in programs sponsored circumstances change. Auto Mechanics by trade unions. Upon completion of Evaluating attitudes and training in these areas, students interests. The counseling staff also offers an Basic Forestry usually are placed in union appren- intensive drug and alcohol education Brick Masonry ticeships. Developing social skills and program. HeavyEquipment Maintenance charactertraits importantto Building&ApartmentMaintenance Courses of study in each vocation life inthe world ofwork. HeavyEquipmentOperation are based on feedback from industry Business S/c/7/s and are competency based sothat students are ableto demonstrate Basic Nursing mastery of skills at a level required Carpentry to enter ajob. Cement Masonry Painting Construction S/c/7/s Urban Forestry Cooldng (foodservice) Waretiousing (stockclerk) Welding Location of Forest Service Centers and National Forests