§ 3191. Purposes

The purposes of this part are—

• (1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States and communities, to—
  • (A) assist eligible youth to connect to the labor force by providing them with intensive social, academic, career and technical education, and service-learning opportunities, in primarily residential centers, in order for such youth to obtain secondary school diplomas or recognized postsecondary credentials leading to—
    • (i) successful careers, in in-demand industry sectors or occupations or the Armed Forces, that will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement; or
    • (ii) enrollment in postsecondary education, including an apprenticeship program; and
  • (B) support responsible citizenship;
• (2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps;
• (3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of activities described in this part; and
• (4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, and responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing development of the Job Corps.