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By Andrea Tangredi

Filed under: Job Corps

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I have taken a long vacation from this blog but postings will resume soon. Andrea Tangredi

Filed under: Job Corps

Teens Brutal Murder Sheds New Light on Homestead Job Corps

Four teens are now accused in the brutal murder of a Homestead teenager, and details of the case are disturbing.

They all attended Homestead Job Corps Center, where they skipped out of the dorms on June 28.

Continue Reading from 6 South Florida News August 20, 2015

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Brutal-Murder-of-Teen-Shedding-New-Light-on-Homestead-Job-Corps-322465792.html

Filed under: murder, Homestead Job Corps, Homestead Job Corps Murder, Job Corps Murder, Res Care

Interesting Comment from Reader(s) RE: FY Job Corps Congressional Budget Justification

Andrea for Job Corps Fraud Asked:  

Are your tax dollars worth this program?  

$1,715,944

“thats right” responded:

yes your tax dollars are worth this program, granted it is a social service, another welfare program, but unlike many of the other welfare programs students are kept in check while in the Job Corps program, they are drug tested, and behavior is watched to make sure they are doing what they are suppose to do, unlike many, many, many, of the other welfare programs, like government housing where rules are broken constantly and drug use is rampant, because there is no drug testing marijuana is a staple for many who draw from the welfare system, food stamp cards ??? free phones, etc…. Job Corps students cant just do what ever they want, when they want to, they are watched and forced to make there beds and clean up after there self’s, (sic) to bad we couldn’t do that with some of these welfare people living in government housing, make them clean, inspect there living quarters everyday ???? there are many other welfare programs that need to be cut before we cut Job Corps.

It doesn’t sound to me like you have had direct experience attending or working at a Job Corps Center. Again, the public is hoodwinked into believing the glossy promises of Job Corps Slick media campaigns. I’m not sure comparing welfare programs and Job Corps is a good example as, people forget that most of the people collecting food stamps are service men and their families, children and the elderly. But, I don’t want to use this forum as a debate about welfare. I appreciate your opinion. Thanks for reading the column.

“black” (this sounds like the same respondent from above)

you didn’t ask me if I had experience working at a job corps, did you ? what I said is the truth and how I feel, I haven’t been fooled by anyone, I know the government waste a lot of money but there are a lot of other areas that should be cut before a program that takes care of young people some of them are children that have no other place to live I know a lot about the job corps and its a good thing it helps people and that’s good enough for me

 

 

Filed under: Job Corps, Job Corps FY 2016 Budget, Job Corps tax dollars

Some Job Corps Centers Full of Violence, Drugs and Fraud

Suggested Video from Koadey Kambell

Filed under: Job Corps, Job Corps Drugs, Job Corps Fraud, Job Corps violence

How to Discuss Your Job Corps Center With the Press Without Fear of Reprisal

by Koadey Kambell

Many staff & students have spoken to the press or the police about incidents occurring on their specific Job Corps center despite a center’s illegal ruling to terminate a student or employee for doing so. The intimidation of losing one’s job or the risk of being terminated from a center, or having to delay one’s education, has caused many people to remain silent over the issues. Not only has the center threatened the whistle blower with termination for speaking to the police or the press, but something as frivolous as a social media post can also cost an employee their position in a Job Corps Center. 

Filed under: Job Corps

FY 2016 Job Corps Congressional Budget Justification

$1,715,944

Click to access CBJ-2016-V1-05.pdf

Are your tax dollars worth this program?

Filed under: Job Corps, Budget

Most Recent OIG Report from February 2015

Interesting Report!  This link will take you to the most recent OIG report which investigates complaints from the years 2012 – 2013.  The report was published in February 2015 and so far, I have not found any new reports from OIG.

I will keep checking!

Report to the Employment and Training Administration

JOB CORPS NEEDS TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY POLICIES TO BETTER PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF AT CENTERS

WHY OIG CONDUCTED THE AUDIT From January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2013, the OIG received numerous complaints alleging serious student misconduct (e.g., assault, illegal drugs, and fighting) at 12 centers often went uninvestigated, disciplinary actions were not taken, and some centers were unsafe. To address these general allegations, we conducted a performance audit to answer the following question:  Did Job Corps’ center management take appropriate action to address alleged serious student misconduct at its centers?

exerpt:  Our audit generally covered CYs 2012 and 2013 to include the potential serious misconduct concerns cited in the complaints. We interviewed management and staff at ETA, Job Corps, and select centers and center operators; interviewed complainants (e.g., current and former center staff) and enrolled students; reviewed applicable regulations, requirements, policies, processes, and controls; assessed the reliability of all serious student misconduct infraction data reported in Job Corps’ Center Information System (CIS) and determined the data was sufficiently reliable to accomplish our audit objective; reviewed all serious student misconduct infractions reported in CIS, security logs for 11 centers, student misconduct files, and other necessary records; and performed on-site audit work at the Northland, VT, Tulsa, OK, and Treasure Lake, OK, centers. Where appropriate, complaints were referred to the OIG’s Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations for potential criminal investigation. 

Filed under: Job Corps, Northlands Job Corps, Treasure Lake, Tulsa Job Corps

Audit Reports of Job Corps from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

The following link will take you to the Office of the Attorney General’s (OIG) website.  You will find audit reports where Job Corps Centers and Job Corps Contractors did not follow required policy procedures in the areas of awarding sub contracts to vendors. And, where numbers and statistics where overstated in order to bring the center higher in overall rankings. The very first one speaks of questionable “overstatement” of costs by MTC Corporation (Management and Training Corporation) of over one million dollars.  Take note, MTC is a name you will hear often in the audit reports for their continuing practice of “overstating” costs and erroneous records reflecting “overstated” outcomes on their reports. OIG says “this is a continuing problem.” Read the reports…

Filed under: Adams and Associates, Contractors, Department of Labor, DOL, Fraud, Improper billing, Job Corps, Job Corps Centers, Management and Training Corporation, number manipulation, OIG Reports, Performance, Shriver Job Corps Center, Audit, Job Corps, Job Corps Center, Management and Training Corporation, MTC, Office of the Inspector General, OIG, overstating, Shriver Job Corps Center