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Job Corps is the nation's largest FREE education and job training program for young adults.
Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Detroit Job Corps Center
career vocational training
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Construction
Electrical
Average salary: $34,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Job Corps offers a basic Electrical program and an Electrical Trainee, Pre-Apprentice program through Home Builders Institute (HBI). All training programs are hands-on and are similar in curriculum and requirements.
*Electrical is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.
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Construction
Facilities Maintenance
Average salary: $35,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Facilities maintenance workers perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure building systems operate efficiently.
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Finance and Business
Office Administration
Average salary: $32,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.
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Homeland Security
Security and Protective Services
Average salary: $24,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Guard, patrol, detect, deter, observe, report, protect, and monitor premises, to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
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Information Technology
Network Cable Installation
Average salary: $52,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Cable installers work in homes and businesses to install and repair telecommunications cables for phone lines, internet access, and cable television.
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Certified Nurse Assistant
Average salary: $24,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Home health aides are non-licensed members of the home care team that assist patients who wish to receive care in the comfort of their own home with daily living.
Learn More Offered Off-CenterKeep in mind that details will vary depending on your specific background, goals, and interests.
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