Job Corps Infrastructure Academies prepares students for high-demand, quality jobs created by Biden-Harris administration’s historic investments

Training opportunities available at two campuses in Indiana WASHINGTON (March 19, 2024) – In response to emerging workforce needs in high-demand industries across the nation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps program offers free training that provides students with the skills needed to connect with the high-quality jobs being created by the Biden-Harris administration’s historic infrastructure investments. Those investments accelerated the need for highly skilled workers in the infrastructure, climate and advanced manufacturing sectors. With more than 400 pre-apprenticeship training programs across the country, the Job Corps program is a wellspring for the talent pipeline needed in communities where the administration is realizing its investments.& “As we begin to celebrate 60 years of Job Corps’ connecting workers to the employers who need them, we remain laser-focused on customizing our training to provide solutions that meet the evolving needs of the nation,” said acting National Director for Job Corps Erin McGee. “People think of infrastructure as roads and bridges or waterways and airports, but America needs workers to bring these significant projects to life. Job Corps is helping prepare students to become part of that critical workforce.” Job Corps partners with employers to equip students with relevant and current hands-on...