A Proclamation on National Apprenticeship Week, 2021

For decades, Registered Apprenticeships have been a reliable pathway to the middle class.  Apprenticeships train workers for good jobs and allow them to earn while they learn.

Continental Tire

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods.

Healthy Grant Boosts PRCC’s Apprenticeship Efforts

Pearl River Community College has received a $200,000 grant to provide training to South Mississippi workers.

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WILL HIGHLIGHT ‘LEARN-AS-YOU-EARN’ MODEL DURING NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK, NOV. 15-21

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the 2021 National Apprenticeship Week will be celebrated Nov. 15-21.

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES $3.5M FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE MORE WOMEN IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS, NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity of $3.5 million for up to 10 grants to increase and retain the number of women in quality Registered Apprenticeship Programs and nontraditional occupations such as those in the manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity and healthcare industries.

Monroe County Chamber of Commerce hosted job fair for local employers

When the governors of Mississippi and Alabama announced an end to a federal subsidy to unemployment they sighted many employers are in need of workers. The Monroe county chamber of commerce hosted a job fair today in Amory in hopes of putting people in open positions with several companies.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Extends 29 Full-Time Job Offers to High School Seniors

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has extended full-time job offers to 29 high school seniors across coastal Mississippi and Alabama who have successfully completed Ingalls Shipbuilder Academy.

M2M holds economic empowerment workshop

The Minority Male Leadership Initiative (M2M) at Hinds Community College organized an economic empowerment workshop April 1 to assist students with their employment efforts.

Apprentices eager to work thanks to partnership between Hinds CC, Empire

The partnership between the Hinds Diesel Equipment Technology program and Empire Truck Sales has turned into potential high-earning careers for 11 newly-registered Diesel Mechanic Apprentices at the company’s Richland location.