Disabled firefighter finds new truck driving career

Disabled firefighter finds new truck driving career

Before Mark White became a certified and licensed truck driver for KLLM Transport Services in Richland, he was a firefighter in Vidalia, La.

Continental Tire, Hinds fuel a young man’s dream of becoming an engineer

Continental Tire, Hinds fuel a young man’s dream of becoming an engineer

Few students leave high school with not only full funding for a two-year college degree but also with a guaranteed job waiting for them afterward.

Diesel Technology Academy student finds early success

Diesel Technology Academy student finds early success

Keith Steen counts himself a lucky man. With an associate degree from Hinds and career and technical certificates from the Diesel Technology Academy, the 23-year-old Steen is on the road to early success in his new career as a diesel mechanic with Empire Truck Sales.

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: Westlake

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: Westlake

Apprenticeship program success stories help us promote the tremendous value that these programs bring to employers, employees, and job seekers. Keep reading for the answers from a recent success story: a Senior Training Specialist at Westlake.

Doing What it Takes

Doing What it Takes

William Watson had not needed to use Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) employment services for a while.  

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: School of Champions Development & Learning Academy

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: School of Champions Development & Learning Academy

Apprenticeship program success stories help us promote the tremendous value that these programs bring to employers, employees, and job seekers. Keep reading for the answers from a recent success story: a Teach Assistant Apprentice from our RA Partner School of Champion.

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: AA Calibration

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: AA Calibration

Apprenticeship program success stories help us promote the tremendous value that these programs bring to employers, employees, and job seekers. Keep reading for the answers from a recent success story from the owner of AA Calibration, Mr. White.

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: Singing River

Registered Apprenticeship Success Story: Singing River

Apprenticeship program success stories help us promote the tremendous value that these programs bring to employers, employees, and job seekers. Keep reading for the answers from a recent success story: a new LPN apprentice from the new RA program at Singing River.

How Registered Apprenticeship Led Me From Black History to Black Opportunity

How Registered Apprenticeship Led Me From Black History to Black Opportunity

In 2006, as an apprentice construction craft laborer in Milwaukee, I helped build one of the I-43 underpasses on Fond Du Lac Avenue. The bridge is well known throughout Wisconsin for the murals that adorn it, including one that tells the story of a man named Joshua Glover.

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