Success Stories

Kayla Pifer is another #SuccessStory we are proud to share. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is now a registered nurse. She completed her degree at Southern University through our WIOA Training program at Geaux Jobs Iberville / West Baton Rouge Parishes. Kayla says the WIOA program helped her financially and provided her with encouragement.

Way to go, Kayla! You’re going to make a great nurse. We look forward to hearing about your new career when we talk next quarter.

Take a look at this lovely mother, Jasmine Johnson. Jasmine recently became a licensed medical professional through our WIOA training program at Geaux Jobs Tangipahoa / St. Helena Parishes. She chose to complete the Practical Nursing program at Compass Career College and is now a licensed practical nurse. She completed the program with flying colors, even while being a mother. She said the training and her experience was “amazing.” Isn’t that wonderful?

Well done, Jasmine! You are another #SuccessStory we are proud to tell. We look forward to hearing about more accomplishments when we talk next quarter.

Let’s finish the week off with a #SuccessStory from our Tangipahoa / St. Helena Geaux Jobs. Here is Erica, a lovely young lady who was interested in starting a new career through our WIOA training program. She completed the Medical Assistant program at Compass Career College and became qualified for various positions in the medical field. Since graduation, Erica has gained employment in her new field and is excelling at it.

Keep up the good work, Erica!

Meet Jonathan. Jonathan is a determined individual who became a professional truck driver through our WIOA training program at Geaux Jobs Tangipahoa / St. Helena Parishes. He completed the program at Coastal Truck Driving and obtained his Class A CDL license in 3.5 short weeks. Yes, 3.5 weeks in the middle of a pandemic! 🦠 We recently spoke to him and learned that he is currently loving his new profession at Capitol Truck Services. He says, “It is a great pleasure to go and come home from work happy, doing something I enjoy.” Well done, Jonathan! It was great to hear this from you.

Here's to celebrating our last set of high school senior workers at Geaux Jobs Ascension. We're so proud of Rachael, Madison, and Aquendas and can't wait to see what their bright future holds. This trio came in, eager, giggly, and ready to learn all about working in an office environment. Since then, they have become efficient and clever workers. Every school year we hire high school seniors to work in our offices and gain work experience. We not only spend time teaching them about our organization, but we also spend time exploring careers to help them prepare for their futures.

Congratulations to our work experience student, Skylar from Geaux Jobs Livingston. Skylar is so helpful around the office and we are so thankful for everything he does. We look forward to great things form him, especially as he attends Southeastern Louisiana University in the fall. Every school year we hire two high school seniors to work in our offices and gain work experience. We not only spend time teaching them about our organization, but we also spend time exploring careers to help them prepare for their futures.

These are our high school senior work experience students from Geaux Jobs Iberville / West Baton Rouge, Ly'Dyana and Brittany. They graduated in May 2020 and we could not help but to celebrate their wonderful accomplishments! Join us in congratulating these sweet ladies.

Every school year we hire two high school seniors to work in our offices and gain work experience. We not only spend time teaching them about our organization, but we also spend time exploring careers to help them prepare for their futures.

Congratulations, Ly'Dyana and Brittany!!!

Austin Daigle is the perfect example of why we enjoy the work that we do. He's taken advantage of the one-stop career center and all the resources we offer to young adults such as himself. Austin attended a WIOA Training Orientation at our Geaux Jobs of West Baton Rouge / Iberville Parish office to learn about the services we offer. He then applied for the program to receive financial assistance for school.

Austin utilized the WIOA Title 1 funds to earn the proper training at AAA Crane & Rigging in Addis, La. While attending, Austin earned certifications for: Signalperson, Crane Operating, and, Rigger Signalperson. He completed 240 hours of training to earn professional licenses. With these new certifications, Austin's income has increased and he now works 40 hours a week.

Austin says that he never would have made it this far without Geaux Jobs. He said, "The WIOA Counselors, along with the funding for the classes and the incentives were a tremendous help for me." Austin says that if he had to, he would do it all over again and would highly recommend it to anyone else looking to jumpstart their careers.

We're happy to celebrate more of our high school senior work experience students. This week we're celebrating Kayia, Christian, and Rian from Geaux Jobs Tangipahoa / St. Helena. These young ladies graciously helped us throughout the office and we've watched them grow into confident clerical workers.

Congratulations, Kayia, Christian and Rian!!!