Washington, DC., (July 21, 2020)—As the nation mourns the Friday, July 17, 2020, passing of civil rights legend Congressman John Lewis, the National Job Corps Association offers the following statement. “The National Job Corps Association pays homage to civil rights...
With the FY 2020 budget process set to begin next month, early outreach to the eight new U.S. Senators and at least 89 new U.S. Representatives is critical. The vast majority of these freshman offices will likely not be familiar to Job Corps. The first step in this...
The 2019 NJCA Policy Forum has been scheduled for March 27-28, in Washington, D.C. Similar to last year, the conference will take place at the National Museum of the American Indian conveniently located near DOL, Congress, public transportation and a host of hotels. ...
The NJCA recently developed a Job Corps alumni Facebook page for graduates of the program to connect and share their stories. We encourage all Job Corps staff, stakeholders and supporters to share the page with current students and graduates. We are asking alumni...
In June, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a final report on safety and security incidents in Job Corps. This report was requested by Chairwoman Virginia Foxx of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and its preliminary findings...
In the last month, the NJCA has held multiple meetings with leadership at the U.S. Department of Labor. These include meetings with Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella, two meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Labor for Employment and Training...