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Workforce
Development
Employers: Are you taking advantage of
the various free services provided by the Mississippi Workforce
Investment Network, which includes the Mississippi Department of
Employment Security and your local community college?
WIN Job Centers
The WIN (Workforce Investment Network)
Job Centers in Mississippi, partner with the Mississippi
Department Employment Security and other public and private
agencies, to provide a variety of services to employers,
such as:
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job posting listings for employers and potential employees
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screening of job applicants
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meeting facilities for company meeting and training sessions
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on site GED and computer training
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custom training
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Advising employers of all funding, training programs, and
tax credits available to them for workforce training and
development.
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providing temporary office space for interviewing and other
needs
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making referrals to appropriate WIN partners.
Contact your local WIN Center for
assistance with the above matters. WIN Centers in the Jackson
Metro Area are located in Jackson, Canton, and Pearl. Contact
information is as follows.
Jackson
5959 I-55 North (West side Frontage Road) (601) 321-7931
Canton
152 Waterford Parkway Drive, (601)859-7609
Pearl
212 St. Paul Street, (601) 939-0786
Community colleges:
The community colleges
have long been the primary providers of workforce development
training services in Mississippi. Community colleges provide:
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Funding for various training programs
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Pre-employment training
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Post employment training, retraining and upgrade training
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Media support for training modules
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Information on skill Training Income Tax Credits
Community colleges serving the Jackson
Metro Area are Hinds Community College and Holmes Community
Colleges. Workforce Development contacts are:
Hinds:
Terry Baum (601) 857-3718
Ridgeland Branch of Holmes:
Mike Blankenship (601) 605-3315)
Related Sites:
Mississippi Department
of Employment Security
Mississippi Workforce Investment Network
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