Skilled workers are in demand—and recently that became very apparent at MTC’s Wilmington Job Corps Center in Delaware.

Quashyne Jackson came to Job Corps with a high school diploma and a desire to gain the skills he needed to succeed in the workforce. He enrolled in the facilities maintenance program and later started a five-week internship at an apartment complex.

Just one day before completing his internship, the vice president of AJPC Management, a property management company in Newark, Delaware, contacted the center in search of a facilities maintenance technician.

Less than two hours later, Quashyne had a conditional offer on the table to work for the company. Four days later, he was hired and on his way to a solid, new career.

“I’m very excited to be working for a great company doing what I love doing. Job Corps really gave me the chance to prove myself and to show that I can be successful in my career. I’m so grateful to my instructors and to Job Corps for giving me the direction I needed in life.”