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Mississippi Awarded Federal Grant to Address Unemployment Gaps 

Image courtesy of U.S. Department of Commerce’ Economic Development Administration JACKSON, MS — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced today that the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), in partnership with Accelerate MS, has been awarded a Strategy Development Grant (SDG) to fund local planning activities related to increasing ...

Dec 11 2023

Career Coaches Are Helping Mississippians Find Their Place in the Future

Building school-community connections is a boon for workforce development More than a year after being deployed into Mississippi high schools, AccelerateMS career coaches are proving that students make better choices about the future when they have more individualized support, control, and, more connections—all of which benefit workforce development in Mississippi. ...

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Joey Deason and Jan Collins had the privilege of joining Madison County Schools’ leadership, legislators, Holmes CC, CMPDD, Accelerate MS, and other community leaders for a tour of Baldwin Preparatory Academy in Loxley, AL.

This innovative 196,340-square-foot career technical academy sits on 58.83 acres in Baldwin County, AL. Its concept is designed to educate and prepare a pipeline of students to local businesses and industries to fill their specific workforce needs!

Click below to visit Baldwin Preparatory Academy Website:
www.bcbe.org/Page/22114

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What a Year for Workforce Innovation in Mississippi buff.ly/3ZND5Mh #workforcedevelopment #yearinreview ... See MoreSee Less

What a Year for Workforce Innovation in Mississippi https://buff.ly/3ZND5Mh #workforcedevelopment #YearInReview

Joey Deason and Jan Collins had the privilege of joining Madison County Schools’ leadership, legislators, Holmes CC, CMPDD, Accelerate MS, and other community leaders for a tour of Baldwin Preparatory Academy in Loxley, AL.

This innovative 196,340-square-foot career technical academy sits on 58.83 acres in Baldwin County, AL. Its concept is designed to educate and prepare a pipeline of students to local businesses and industries to fill their specific workforce needs!

Click below to visit Baldwin Preparatory Academy Website:
www.bcbe.org/Page/22114

#WorkforceDevelopmentt #CareerTechEducation
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