How Job Corps Works

Job Corps is a great place for young people to complete an education, learn a marketable trade, make lifetime friends, and graduate with a good job in hand. Each Job Corps center is unique. Most centers feature campus-like settings with dormitories where students live.

Job Corps provides its students with the guidance and support they need to lead them to long-term employment and success through our Career Development Services System (CDSS).

This system includes four phases:

• Outreach and Admissions (OA) 
• Career Preparation Period (CPP) 
• Career Development Period (CDP)
• Career Transition Period (CTP)