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Career Training

In addition to academic training, Excelsior Springs Job Corps provides career technical training in the following vocational trades:

Construction Trades

  • Building and Apartment Maintenance (operated by the Home Builder's Institute)
  • Carpentry (operated by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Union)
  • Painting (operated by the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades)
  • Cement Masonry (operated by the Cement Masons and Plaster's Union)
  • Welding

Service Trades

  • Culinary Arts
  • Health Occupations (under the guidance of the Missouri Department of Aging)
  • Medical Office Support

As part of their career technical training, students are placed in work-based learning opportunities with area businesses to gain valuable on the job training.

Advanced Training Opportunities

Students may train in the TCU Advanced Transportation & Clerical Training Program which is operated by the Transportation Communications International Union (TCU). Graduates of this program are often hired by a host of employers such as Amtrak, AT&T, CSX Transportation, Canadian Pacific Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Teletech, and Union Pacific Railroad.

Our students may also transfer to other Job Corps centers for advanced training in specific trade fields.

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Page last updated: Thursday, March 26, 2009