Mississippi
Workforce Success Stories
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORIES
WORKFORCE EXPERTS
Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board
Les Range, Executive Director - Mississippi
Department of Employment Security
1235 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213
KEY WORKFORCE PRIORITIES
1.
Align and fully utilize the K-12, Community College, Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) and private sector workforce training systems to drive economic development.
2.
Promote Regional Sector Strategies to engage businesses in defining training needs.
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The Mississippi legislature will be considering legislation this year to establish the State Longitudinal Data System that will provide stakeholders and policymakers access to data on state residents from birth to the workforce to drive accountability and investment decisions.
FAST FACTS
- Invests more "On-the-Job Training" money than most other states and annually performs in the top five of all states in providing federal "On-the-Job Training" dollars to train and employ workers.
- Annually serves hundreds of thousands of businesses and workers.
- Provides services in person, by telephone and online.
- Accepted more than 28,000 applications for Toyota jobs online by January 2011.
- Had an unemployment insurance trust fund balance of $352 million as of November 2010.
- Used federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Family funds to establish Subsidized Transitional Employment Program and Services project, commonly called STEPS.
- Used STEPS program to help 1,304 employers put 3,236 Mississippians to work. At the end of STEPS, 1,641 retained their jobs.
- Has transferred $127 million to the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges to provide workforce training since the establishment of the Workforce Enhancement Training Fund, commonly called the WET Fund.
LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS
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INNOVATION STORIES
WORKFORCE TESTIMONIALS
"We have had 41 employees placed on the OJT program since we began using it and have kept all but just a few employed to this day. Our current employees that have successfully completed the program have done exceptionally well with the jobs they were trained for and they serve as a tremendous asset to the John-Richard family. We have great hopes that we can continue to use this most valuable resource provided by the Mississippi WIN Job Center."
Danny Weeks, Assistant HR Manager
"I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your help and encouragement. Your office and the Ripley, MS office have been a tremendous help to me. The TAA [Trade Adjustment Act] program afforded me the opportunity to further my education and strengthen my skills, which enabled me to re-enter the workforce. There is no doubt that the computer skills I acquired while at Northeast Community College enhanced my value as an employee."
"I am now employed with Navistar International Corporation in Corinth, MS, in Accounting Support. This job was obtained through Skillstorm Employment Company, which saw my resume online and contacted me about the job opportunity. Again, thank you and the TAA program for all the help."
"I am now employed with Navistar International Corporation in Corinth, MS, in Accounting Support. This job was obtained through Skillstorm Employment Company, which saw my resume online and contacted me about the job opportunity. Again, thank you and the TAA program for all the help."
Millie Smith
"Please allow us to express our appreciation for the OJT [On the Job Training] program which has been very beneficial to PMQ during the last few years. In a down economy, it was essential in helping PMQ fill vacant positions, allowing the company to stay afloat while at the same time giving back to the community and increasing its skilled workforce. We have trained people in many aspects of the publishing business and feel this has been a win-win for all concerned."
