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Connecting on a personal level is an important part of sharing ideas. On this page we'll present some details about our organization
and the people behind it.
Mission Statement
As a national, primarily residential training program, Job Corps' mission is to attract eligible young adults, teach
them the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education
Funding
Job Corps is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Job Corps is administered by
the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps, under the leadership of the National
Director, supported by a National Office staff and a field network of Regional Offices of Job Corps.
Education, training and support services are provided to students at Job Corps center campuses located throughout
the United States and Puerto Rico. Job Corps centers are operated for the Department of Labor by private companies through
competitive contracting processes, and by other Federal Agencies through interagency agreements.
Applicants are identified and screened for eligibility by organizations contracted by the Department of Labor.
Following enrollment, job or further academic placement, follow-up and transitional career development support
services are provided for eligible students through organizations contracted by the Department of Labor.
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Esther R. Johnson
Administrator,
Office of Job Corps
Esther R. Johnson is currently the National Director of the Office of Job Corps for the Office of the Secretary (OSEC).
As Administrator, she has responsibility for leading the program and its 122 Job Corps centers throughout the country. The
Job Corps program serves approximately 62,000 disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24, each year. The largely residential program
offers participants opportunities to secure academic and vocational credentials and assists them with securing placement in
education, employment, or the military upon graduation from the program.
Previously, Ms. Johnson served as administrator for the Office of Performance and Technology in the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) at the Department of Labor (DOL). Ms. Johnson began her career at DOL in 1990 in the Office of Workforce
Security in the Division of Unemployment Insurance. Since then, she has risen rapidly through several leadership assignments
with increasing responsibility, including comptroller and associate administrator of the Office of Policy Research. Prior
to her service at DOL, Ms. Johnson was an educator for 15 years.
Ms. Johnson holds a Doctorate in Educational Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and
both a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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