The Jobs, Education and Training (J.E.T.) Program of Development Centers, Inc., a Michigan Works! Affiliate, is a federally based Welfare Reform Program designed to assist Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (T.A.N.F.) recipients referred by the Michigan Department of Human Services in securing and retaining employment. To date, D.C.I. has been an Employment Services Contractor with the City of Detroit for more than eleven (11) years having served more than 4,500 recipients.

D.C.I. has developed a comprehensive job search and job readiness skills curriculum that will be used to enhance participants job seeking skills and job retention. Innovative instructional methods and other experiential learning techniques will be utilized to provide JET participants with the most up-to-date and effective instructional approaches in the job skills training field. Participants will spend four weeks participating in activities related to job readiness, job club and job search. On-site classroom hours per day range from 3.5 hours to 7.0 hours per day. Job Search and Job Readiness curriculum covers areas such as: client expectations, values assessment, external barriers to success, setting goals, social skills, decision making skills, employability skills, resume development, appropriate attire, interviewing techniques, effective communication, job survival and success assessment and setting JET Training / career goals. Participants are assigned a case manager who provides employment supported case management services until case closure.

Training opportunities throughout the City of Detroit are also made available to J.E.T. participants in an effort to promote self-sufficiency.