Job Corps

Job Corps assists disadvantaged teens and young adults, ages 16 through 24, with completing high school, skills training and securing employment.

Job Corps officials did not always reject covid-19-related plans that did not meet checklist standards.

The report recommends universal vaccination of all Job Corps personnel.

Not only was Job Corps not prepared for the virus, but “gaps in Job Corps oversight of covid-19 safety precautions at its centers increased risks,” the inspector general determined.

James obtained his GED through Job Corps, a department of labor job training program that provides free technical and vocational training for young adults with a demonstrated need.