For those young people in need of a job, but are in need of assistance, the Flint Hills Job Corps, located in Manhattan, provides free job training for those who qualify. The program provides training in carpentry, cement-masonry, construction craft laborer, dental assistant, facility maintenance technology, plumbing, security & protective services, CNA, Home Health aide, and recently revamped high school academics or high school equivalency for those ages 16 through 24.“The trades offered are based on the Kansas labor market,” said Christie Kelly, Outreach and Admissions counselor in Great Bend. “The current trades are focused mainly in the health and construction based fields.”“The program usually takes students between nine months to one year to complete; it depends on their training needs,” said Kelly.