Performance Measures
Performance measures are established through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Job Corps Policy requirements handbook (PRH).
The legislation mandating Job Corps is implemented through the regulations of the Policy and Requirements Handbook. Each of the Job Corps centers in the nation follows these regulations, which lay out the framework for how Job Corps centers educate, train and otherwise prepare students for the workforce. The framework is based on the Career Development Services System (CDSS), a continuum of services from pre-enrollment to post-placement.
The framework positions Job Corps as a service provider to its students and to the business community, and as a partner in workforce development efforts in the communities served by each Job Corps Center.
Job Corps Centers are measured and rated for:
Administration of the San Jose Job Corps
Jon Hillhouse is the San Jose Center Director; Richard Martinez is the Deputy Center Director.
Career Systems Development Corporation operates the San Jose Job Corps Center, and has been the sole operator since the center opened in 1972. Contracts for Job Corps centers are awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor on a competitive basis. Usually contracts are for two-year contracts with three one-year options for renewal.
The Center Director, Jon Hillhouse is a member of the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board. The Deputy Center Director, Richard Martinez is a member of the Silicon Valley Workforce Investment Board and Youth Council. Other San Jose Job Corps staff participate in local business councils and workforce development activities.