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Edward Hargrove Tapped to Lead Federal Projects  

JACKSON, Miss. — Accelerate Mississippi, the lead office for workforce development strategy and coordination, is pleased to announce that Edward Hargrove will take the lead on federal projects, effective January 1, 2024.  In his new role, Hargrove will be responsible for federal grant initiatives and working alongside state partners to ...

Mississippi Awarded Federal Grant to Address Unemployment Gaps 

Image courtesy of U.S. Department of Commerce’ Economic Development Administration JACKSON, Miss. — 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 ...

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Kudos to Juan Garcia, Mekhi Young, and Elijah Fletcher for hitting a major milestone! Through the Mississippi Reconnect program, in partnership with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District and Build Mississippi. These three completed several key certifications to jumpstart their careers.

Launched by #AccelerateMS, the Reconnect Program is designed to support unemployed and underemployed Mississippians by offering access to short-term training (up to eight weeks) for in-demand jobs across industries like construction, healthcare, IT, forestry, and more.

Each of them earned the following certifications:
✅ NCCER Core
✅ Construction Safety
✅ OSHA 10 (Construction)
✅ CPR, First Aid, and AED

BuildMS also equipped them with brand-new steel-toe boots as they gear up for the next step, starting the Basic Electrical class on May 5th.
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Kudos to Juan Garcia, Mekhi Young, and Elijah Fletcher for hitting a major milestone! Through the Mississippi Reconnect program, in partnership with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District and Build Mississippi. These three completed several key certifications to jumpstart their careers.

Launched by #AccelerateMS, the Reconnect Program is designed to support unemployed and underemployed Mississippians by offering access to short-term training (up to eight weeks) for in-demand jobs across industries like construction, healthcare, IT, forestry, and more.

Each of them earned the following certifications: 
✅  NCCER Core
✅  Construction Safety
✅  OSHA 10 (Construction)
✅  CPR, First Aid, and AED

BuildMS also equipped them with brand-new steel-toe boots as they gear up for the next step, starting the Basic Electrical class on May 5th.Image attachmentImage attachment

👏 Congratulations!Bollinger Shipyards gives a big congratulations to our latest round of bootcamp graduates!

Learn More ➡ bit.ly/4cHxDAG

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Accelerate MS Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Navy

#BuildtheBest #MaritimeIndustrialBase #AmericanManufacturing #MadeInAmerica #MaritimeInnovation #DefenseINnovation #MaritimeCareers
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Kudos to Juan Garcia, Mekhi Young, and Elijah Fletcher for hitting a major milestone! Through the Mississippi Reconnect program, in partnership with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District and Build Mississippi. These three completed several key certifications to jumpstart their careers.

Launched by #AccelerateMS, the Reconnect Program is designed to support unemployed and underemployed Mississippians by offering access to short-term training (up to eight weeks) for in-demand jobs across industries like construction, healthcare, IT, forestry, and more.

Each of them earned the following certifications:
✅ NCCER Core
✅ Construction Safety
✅ OSHA 10 (Construction)
✅ CPR, First Aid, and AED

BuildMS also equipped them with brand-new steel-toe boots as they gear up for the next step, starting the Basic Electrical class on May 5th.
... See MoreSee Less

Kudos to Juan Garcia, Mekhi Young, and Elijah Fletcher for hitting a major milestone! Through the Mississippi Reconnect program, in partnership with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District and Build Mississippi. These three completed several key certifications to jumpstart their careers.

Launched by #AccelerateMS, the Reconnect Program is designed to support unemployed and underemployed Mississippians by offering access to short-term training (up to eight weeks) for in-demand jobs across industries like construction, healthcare, IT, forestry, and more.

Each of them earned the following certifications: 
✅  NCCER Core
✅  Construction Safety
✅  OSHA 10 (Construction)
✅  CPR, First Aid, and AED

BuildMS also equipped them with brand-new steel-toe boots as they gear up for the next step, starting the Basic Electrical class on May 5th.Image attachmentImage attachment

👏 Congratulations!Bollinger Shipyards gives a big congratulations to our latest round of bootcamp graduates!

Learn More ➡ bit.ly/4cHxDAG

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Accelerate MS Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Navy

#BuildtheBest #MaritimeIndustrialBase #AmericanManufacturing #MadeInAmerica #MaritimeInnovation #DefenseINnovation #MaritimeCareers
... See MoreSee Less

👏 Congratulations!
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