The Promise Of: Raleigh group fills need in cybersecurity by preparing digital workforce

By Connie Gentry  – Reporter, Triangle Business Journal Dec 18, 2020, 7:13am EST The following content is original to the Triangle Business Journal and can be viewed here. There are more than 20,000 cybersecurity jobs open in North Carolina according to CyberSeek, a project of the Computing Technology Industry Association, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Burning […]

Hinds CC and Continental Tire announce Production and Mechatronics Apprentice Programs

Originally posted by Hinds Community College by Danny Barrett Jr. | Oct 2, 2020  Hinds Community College and Continental Tire have signed an agreement to launch two new programs that will support the academic goals and professional development of students who are interested in manufacturing careers. From left, Brenda Myers, state director of the U.S. Department of Labor […]

Continental Tire careers: Plant, college announce paid job training programs

Originally posted by The Clarion-Ledger By Justin Vicory | Published 10:45 a.m. CT Oct. 2, 2020 Continental Tire’s flagship production plant in Clinton will offer paid job training programs for Clinton and Hinds Community College students. Quita Bride, spokeswoman for the 1,000-acre plant in Clinton, announced Thursday a partnership with the college to start up a production and […]

HALTER MARINE AND MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAUNCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Press Release from Halter Marine, Inc. Pascagoula, Miss., Oct. 5, 2020 – Halter Marine is creating jobs, and through its partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC), training the apprentices to fill them. Demonstrating their commitment to the Gulf Coast community, Halter Marine and MGCCC launched their apprenticeship program with a recent apprenticeship orientation […]

U.S. Department of Labor to Mark Sixth Annual National Apprenticeship Week, November 8-14, 2020

Originally posted by the U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week will occur from November 8 through 14, 2020. National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration that gives businesses, communities, and educators the opportunity to highlight their apprenticeship programs and apprentices, and demonstrate […]

Hyde-Smith announces $3.45 million grant to expand MS Apprenticeship Program

By YallPolitics Staff -July 10, 2020 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $3.45 million federal grant to expand the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program (MAP), an initiative that since 2016 has helped provide Mississippians with skills to find careers in today’s labor market. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) received a $3.0 million grant as one […]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDS MORE THAN $80 MILLION IN GRANTS TO EXPAND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP IN 42 STATES AND TERRITORIES

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $80,639,041 in grants intended to support activities that improve states’ ability to serve, improve, and expand the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) model by strengthening the national apprenticeship system, promoting system alignment and partnership, and improving data sharing and data integrity.

MAP partners with Empire and Stribling

There's a new pathway for Mississippians seeking a high-skill, high-wage job, thanks to the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program.

Workforce Development Training & Talent Acquisition

Workforce development is a key strategy to help create jobs and grow Mississippi’s economy.