New Training Program for Trucking Industry: Joliet Junior College responds to demand for drivers.
Despite the nation’s high unemployment rate, there is one industry with plenty of jobs to fill.

JJC Awarded National Safety Council’s Highest Honor
Joliet Junior College recently received The National Safety Council’s Star Award—the council’s highest honor—at its 45th Anniversary Defensive Driving Course Banquet in Orlando, Fla. 

Bolingbrook Distributor Receives ETIP Funding
D&H is one of the nation’s leading technology distributors with facilities located throughout the country including Bolingbrook, Illinois where Joliet Junior College delivered a half-day program in Powered Industrial Truck (forklift) Train-the-Trainer training. 

I'm Going to Disney World 
"The Disney Keys to Excellence event at Joliet Junior College was one of the most amazing experiences.  My sister and I attended the program as representatives from our family business, Flanagin’s Bulk Mail Service - Valparaiso, Indiana.  I anticipated a good program because of the Disney name, but this program at this facility really exceeded my expectations!   The Disney balloons and Mickey feet welcomed us as we were greeted with tasty foods and comfortable chairs."

Employee Receives Promotion from Training
Frontline supervision training offered through Joliet Junior College has assisted Amy Gravel is being the newest addition to the Leadership Team at Clearwater Paper (formerly Potlatch). 

Success Through Partnerships
Coal City area women met Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Coal City High School to learn a valuable lesson that could just save a life.  These women joined a specially designed hands-on self defense course aimed at teaching women techniques to defend themselves no matter what their size.

Corporate & Community Services Wins International Award
Joliet Junior College Corporate and Community Services have been honored for excellence in the Internet Home Page category by the Learning Resources Network (LERN), an international association in lifelong learning.

A Different Kind of Award
Joliet Junior College (JJC) has been honored with many awards over its more than 100 year history, but this one is different.

Sometimes Custom Training is Not the Answer
We all know that software companies like to change things – sometimes a lot. Take Microsoft Office 2007, for example. It is different enough from previous versions to confuse even the best of us.

Seating Concepts Look to Grow Their Supervisors
"The guys have learned a great deal from the frontline supervision class you (Bruce Kuzmanich) provided. Great news about their project you gave them, delegating that is, all of the foremen gave me feedback about their mission."

Illinois Office of Educational Services utilizes space at JJC's Conference Center
I want to personally thank you for the excellent service you (Kathy Dolosic) provided for us at Joliet Junior College for our Health Science Technology Symposium.

JJC Training Program Awarded $135,000 Grant
Joliet Junior College's Corporate and Community Services (CCS) recently was awarded a $135,000 workforce training grant to be used to upgrade the skills of employees in the region.

Seventeen People Complete Frontline Training at Potlatch
The Potlatch Corporation in Elwood, Illinois graduated 17 people from Joliet Junior College's Frontline training program on June 18. Six people completed all five of the Frontline modules and 11 completed four.

JJC Staff Member Wins National Design Award
Corporate & Community Services in-house capabilities brochure was selected as one of the winners in the 2008 Graphic Design USA - American In-house Design Award competition.

Northfield Block Takes Advantage of the Will County Grant
"The "hands-on" ties in the material you read and talk about. You can see it work! Jeff Bradford is a very good instructor. He makes you think. He does not just give you the answers. It makes for better learning."

Exxon Mobil Trains New Hires in Pipefitting Skills
"Finally, a teacher that understands the working man."

Edward Jones Makes Dough at Joliet Junior College
"Chef Vonhoff gave us some very good tips on expert pizza-making and got everyone involved in a team building hands-on experience," said Kurt W. Berg, financial advisor with Edward Jones.

IMTT Corporation Finds JJC through Training Update Web Site
"I'm going to walk away with almost all I need to know about electrical and pneumatic operations. Both instructors (Cheryl Upshaw and Jeff Bradford) were very good."

Andrew Corporation Expects to Save Millions
"Now we've raised the bar because this becomes our standard way of doing things. I'm impressed with this type of learning; this thinking generates the right kind of questions which helps us to understand our process better."

UNO-VEN and JJC Partner in Massive Retraining Effort
"The combined efforts of UNO-VEN and JJC in this ambitious project accomplished an unprecedented feat for worker retraining in the petroleum refining industry and again demonstrates the strategic role the community college plays in the retraining of America's workforce."

Deborah Bertoletti - Calumet Screw Machine Products Inc.
"We chose to offer three ten week onsite ESL classes for eight employees. The first session was well attended and 100% of the students have signed on for the next session."

Andreas Miloczki - Human Resource Manager, Pollmann North America, Inc.
"We are a mid sized ISO/TS certified manufacturer in the district of the Joliet Junior College and have been successfully utilizing the services of the Economic Development Department of the Joliet Junior College for almost four years."

Matt J. Mirro - Training/ISO Coordinator, Chicago Carbon Company
"The feed back received from our employees on the training they received has given JJC all high marks for content, delivery, and the instructors."

Argonne National Laboratory Retools Shop Skills with JJC-CED Training
"Whether your machine shop is small or large, the Joliet Junior College Corporate and Community Services has the essential training your company needs to get the job done, and get it done safely."

CED Trains Lockport High to Project Professional Public Image
"The speakers were excellent and very positive. They were able to handle the crowd and the various personalities that always are present when you have an audience."