ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico National Guard celebrated the graduation of its second class of students from the New Mexico Job ChalleNGe Academy (NMJCA) during a ceremony at the academy’s campus on the Albuquerque Expo Center grounds today.
The graduates successfully completed the academy’s tuition-free, 20-week residential program, which provides real-world job skills, leadership development and industry-recognized certifications to graduates of the New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy.
Designed to prepare participants for life and career success, the NMJCA combines hands-on training, mentorship and a structured learning environment to help young adults transition into the workforce, higher education, apprenticeships or military service.
The academy provides participants with an opportunity to build a new path forward, demonstrating that setbacks and past mistakes do not have to determine future success.…