New Haven Job Corps Center Career Fair & Open House

OPEN HOUSE and CAREER FAIR at the NEW HAVEN JOB CORPS CENTER

Free career training and education for individuals 16-24 years old

NEW HAVEN, CT. (July 2022) — The New Haven Job Corps Center has announced an Open House and Career Fair for Friday, August 12 from 10am to 2 pm. Career training will be highlighted which will highlight career training in the nation’s leading industries, and has immediate openings in the following training areas: Building Construction Technology, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Plumbing, Certified Nursing Assistant, Dental Assistant, EKG, Patient Care Technician, Phlebotomist, Billing & Coding, Insurance and Banking, Manufacturing. Employers such as Amazon, Yale, New Haven Works, Adecco, Sodexo, Benchmark Senior Living of Hamden, The Community Action Agency of New Haven, Care Inc. and many other services.

Job Corps is the nation’s largest career training and education program for young people ages 16 through 24 from low-income households. The program provides hands-on training, on-campus housing, meals, health care and job search assistance at no cost to those who qualify.

To maintain safety protocols related to COVID-19, many Job Corps centers have operated under restricted enrollment due to the residential aspect of the program. The decision to reopen New Haven Job Corps center to new students lifts the remaining restrictions on enrollment and restores the center to pre-pandemic admission standards.

“Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve faced and overcome extraordinary challenges to enable Job Corps’ students to pursue their career training,” said National Director of Job Corps Rachel Torres. “The goal has always been to return to full, in-person center operations as quickly and safely as possible. Our students need Job Corps, and the workforce needs our students.”

Job Corps is free for students who meet the eligibility requirements, and students can apply and enroll at any time. New Haven Job Corps Center trains students in Construction, Health Care, Hospitality, and Manufacturing. For more information about New Haven Job Corps Center, or to begin the enrollment process, visit https://newhaven.jobcorps.gov/ or call (203) 397-3775) to RSVP for the Open House.

Administered by the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and established in 1964, Job Corps has 121 centers located in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. There are two centers in Connecticut including the Hartford Job Corps Center in Hartford, CT

Learn more about Job Corps.

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About Job Corps

Job Corps is a federal career technical training and education program for young people who aspire to higher-paying careers and higher education. With 121 residential and nonresidential locations nationwide, training is available in the nation’s fastest-growing industries to eligible 16- through 24-year-olds.

For More Information: Renee Venturino, Admissions Manager, (203) 907-4355

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