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Suzy Bowman to Represent Mississippi in Intensive Regional LeadershipDevelopment Program

JACKSON, Miss. — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) named Suzy Bowman, Ecosystem 2 Workforce Coordinator, to participate in the 2023-2024 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a free leadership and economic development training opportunity for individuals currently living and/or working in one of ARC’s 13 Appalachian states. The 2023-2024 class ...

Leggett Gives Back to Her Hometown as a High School Career Coach

JACKSON, MS - Mississippi won’t be held back by a workforce gap in trade skills if Collyn Leggett has anything to do with it. As an AccelerateMS career coach for Northeast Jones and West Jones high schools, she’s building connections between students and community employers while promoting pathways to in-demand ...

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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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23 hours ago

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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