§3198 Program Activities

Summary

Job Corps centers must give students a full, supervised program of education and training. That includes English classes, career and technical training, work experience and work-based learning, recreation, physical development, driver’s education, and counseling (which can include money-management help). Centers must also give students the career services listed in section 3174(c)(2)(A). The goal is to help students get and keep real jobs, finish high school or go on to college, training, or apprenticeships, or meet Armed Forces requirements. Training should match in-demand jobs in the state or local area where the center is and, when possible, where the student wants to work. The Secretary may arrange training through local schools or approved providers if they match the quality and cost. Selected students may get up to 1 extra year of advanced career training through providers in section 3152. While in that extra year, students get full Job Corps benefits or a monthly stipend equal to the average value of residential support, food, allowances, and other benefits for residential students. An operator must show good completion and job-placement rates and that for the last 2 program years it met or exceeded expected performance under section 3209(c)(1) for the main youth indicators in section 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii). The Secretary must provide job-placement and support services for up to 12 months after graduation, and, when possible, offer child care at or near centers for students who need it.