MANCHESTER, NH – New Hampshire Job Corps has launched a recruitment drive in Manchester offering openings and free career training in the nation’s leading industries for 16-through 24-year-olds coming from low-income households.
Job Corps provides hands-on career skills training, on-campus housing, meals, health care and job search assistance. New Hampshire offers skilled trades training in Advance Manufacturing, Electrical Wiring, Electronic Engineer Technician, Facilities Maintenance, Culinary Arts, Hotel and Lodging, Security-Protective Services, Medical Administration Assistant, Clinical Medical Assistant.
Applicants may qualify if they receive benefits such as SNAP, TANF or free or reduced school lunch, or if they are experiencing homelessness or are a foster youth. Job Corps offers expedited enrollment for age-eligible young adults experiencing homelessness.
For more information about Job Corps, or to begin the enrollment process, visit jobcorps.gov/ or call 800-733-JOBS (5627).
Despite an order issued in June by the Trump Administration to shut down Job Corps, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that Job Corps programs across the country stay open until a lawsuit is resolved.
The ruling keeps the 123 Job Corps Centers across the U.S. open for now. They were due to close and evict students June 30. That includes New Hampshire’s center, on Dunbarton Road.
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 more than 120 residential and nonresidential locations nationwide, training is available in the nation’s fastest-growing industries to eligible 16- through 24-year-olds. The program is free of charge for students. To learn more about Job Corps, visit jobcorps.gov.