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.

East Mississippi Community College Stands Ready to Help Workers Brush Up on Skills

East Mississippi Community College Stands Ready to Help Workers Brush Up on Skills

A $200,000 grant at East Mississippi Community College is expected to benefit local industries. The school will use the money for training to improve the skills of workers already employed at manufacturing companies.

Welcome to the Team: LaShonda

Welcome to the Team: LaShonda

LaShonda Barnes joined the MAP team on November 16, 2021 as an Apprenticeship Expansion Specialist. Her target area for apprenticeship expansion will be the Mississippi Delta region. This area’s key industries consist of agriculture and manufacturing.

Robin Stewart speaks on National Apprenticeship Week, 2021

Robin Stewart speaks on National Apprenticeship Week, 2021

Interim Executive Director for the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) speaks on National Apprenticeship Week.

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