Mission & Philosophy
OIC/DC mission is to provide quality job skills training programs and related services for adults and youth. We educate, train, motivate and support youth and adults to take control
of their lives and build educational skills and work-related competencies in order to enter
the mainstream workforce on the road to self-sufficiency. OIC/DC places students into full time, good paying jobs.
Underlying this mission is the OIC's philosophy that growth and development will be enhanced through everyday practice of essential beliefs and purposes:
•Every person has dignity and worth which should not be violated;
•OIC screens people in, not out;
•Classes are open entry / open exit;
•Instruction is trainee-centered and individualized;
•Training goals are career-oriented
•Employers are involved in the development of program content and outcome standards.
