SWIB
State Workforce Investment Board
Mississippi elected officials took a bold step towards organizing Mississippi’s workforce development efforts more strategically and efficiently in 2020 by passing a law creating the Office of Workforce Development.
Mississippi’s State Workforce Investment Board is created according to MS Code Section 37-153-7 and the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to serve as an advisory board to the Office of Workforce Development (i.e. AccelerateMS), to monitor publicly-funded workforce development programs, and to recommend strategies and policies that enhance coordination among programs and activities towards continuous improvement of Mississippi’s complex workforce development system.
SWIB Approved Credential List – 2025-2026
Reports
Educational Attainment of Public High School Graduates – 2025
Index of Work Outcomes from MS Postsecondary Institution Graduates – 2025
Governor Tate Reeves
Sen. Daniel Sparks
Economic and Workforce Development Committee - Chair
Delbert Hosemann
Lieutenant Governor
Jason White
Speaker of the House
Rep. Donnie Bell
Workforce Development Committee - Chair
Patrick Sullivan (Chair)
Mississippi Energy Institute
Bob Anderson
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Dr. William J. Ashley
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Trey Baxter
Madison County Board of Supervisors
Jacqueline Beasley
MINACT, Inc.
Donnie Bell
Mississippi House of Representatives
Brad Bounds
Working Solutions, LLC
Jan Collins
Madison County Business League & Foundation
Bill Cork
Mississippi Development Authority
Pablo Diaz
Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership
Dr. Lance Evans
State Superintendent
Jim Flanagan
DeSoto County Economic Development Council
Dr. Jim Haffey
Holmes Community College
Monica Harrigill
The Sunray Companies
Frank Howell
Delta Council
Darius Johnson
International Longshoremen’s Association
J.R. Jones
Sanjo Security
Hunter Lipscomb
AnderCorp
Kristy R Luse
CREATE Foundation
Carolyn McAdams
Mayor of Greenwood
John McKay
Mississippi Manufacturers Association
Fontaine McNair
Priority One Bank
Nic Parish
Burns Dirt Construction
Al Rankins
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Kell Smith
Mississippi Community College Board
Daniel Sparks
Mississippi State Senate
John Brent Swanson
Empire Trucking
Billy Taylor
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
Stephanie Utesch
Singing River Health Systems
Kristen Powe Windham
Office of the Governor
The State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) is advancing strategies to strengthen Mississippi’s workforce by expanding access to short-term training, partnering with business and education leaders to close skill gaps, creating a State Office of Apprenticeship, and directing resources to high-demand programs that drive economic growth.
Download PDFThe State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) recommends expanding high-demand training, strengthening education-employer partnerships, improving data use, and directing resources toward programs that prepare Mississippians for high-wage, high-demand careers.
Download PDFThe State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) recommends strengthening Mississippi’s workforce by reducing system costs, improving credential attainment and retention, expanding high-demand training programs, increasing access to internships and career coaching, and aligning education and industry efforts to prepare more Mississippians for quality jobs.
Download PDFWIOA Plan
The four-year State Plan represents an agreement among the core partners identified in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and serves as the framework for the development of public policy, fiscal investment, and operation of all state labor exchange, workforce education, and training programs.
Mississippi’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Combined Plan (State Plan) for Program Years (PY) 2024-27 is available now.
Mississippi WIOA Proposed Waivers
AccelerateMS is accepting public comments on proposed Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) waiver requests that will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. These waivers are intended to provide additional flexibility for Mississippi’s workforce development system to better respond to employer needs and support job seekers across the state.
Stakeholders and members of the public are invited to review the proposed waivers and submit comments for consideration. Written comments must be received no later than April 4, 2026. Comments should be submitted by email to Jeremiah Willis at jwillis@acceleratems.org. All comments received during the public comment period will be reviewed and incorporated as appropriate prior to submission of the waiver requests.
Mississippi WIOA Proposed Waivers