Outreach & Admissions
Take
advantage of the Talking Leaves Job Corps Scholarship!
Talking Leaves Job Corps Center is a
partnership dedicated to creating tomorrow's leader from today's youth by
encouraging, employability through growth, respect, excellence, accountability,
and teamwork. We are committed to empowering our student employees and staff to
create a safe and healthy community that promotes positive growth and
development in academics, vocation, and life skills.
Talking Leaves Job Corps is an excellent
educational and vocational training program for young adults between the ages of
16 and 24. Talking Leaves Job Corps Center is one of two Indian emphasis
centers. It is managed by the Cherokee Nation for the Department of Labor.
Talking Leaves Job Corps has classrooms,
dormitories, cafeteria, recreational facilities and offices. A resident of
Tahlequah may choose to live off center and still qualify for Job Corps
scholarship.
If you are a residential student, you
will live in a dormitory setting with up to three other young people per room.
We also have an Incentive program where you can qualify for the Honor Dorm. The
Honor Dorm residents are mature enough to live in an unsupervised setting, where
they have more privileges and fewer roommates. While at the center you will be
provided with medical and dental care should you requires these services. You
will be given clothing allowances and taken shopping to purchase clothing or
personal items.
Upon completing the Job Corps program,
and becoming a graduate, you will be prepared to meet your next challenges! We
will help you with that effort by awarding you with transitional services and
allowances. The set amount will be determined by your accomplishments while on
Center. The Transitional Allowance includes:
GED-----------------------------------------------------
$250.00
Completion
of a Vocational Trade------------------ $750.00
HS Diploma/GED
and Vocational Completer----$1200.00
Eligibility Requirements for Admission:
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Must be
between the ages of 16 and 24.
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Must be
from a home that is considered low income.
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Must be
unemployed or in need of an education or vocational training.
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Must be
without a history of behavior or medical problems that represent a hazard to
others.
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Must be
able to benefit from and complete the training at Job Corps.
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Be drug
and alcohol free upon arrival at a Job Corps Center, and remain drug and
alcohol free while enrolled in Job Corps.
Talking Leaves Job Corps Trainees will be
paid every two weeks according to the number of days enrolled:
1 to 56
days----------$25.00
57 to 112
days -------$30.00
113 to
182 days-------$40.00
183+
days--------------$50.00
Center
Tours are conducted each Thursday at 10:00am. Admissions Counselors are available on center
to take applications.
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