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
Mississippi AI Learning Progression Framework
Mississippi is taking a defining step in AI education. The Mississippi AI Learning Progression Framework, developed by the AI Workforce Readiness Council and hosted by the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), provides a structured, stage-by-stage map of the AI skills learners need from kindergarten through senior career leadership.
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
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
Bobby Morgan
Atmos Energy
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
Scott Waller
Mississippi Economic Council
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 PDFCombined WIOA and Perkins State Plan
This combined state plan represents Mississippi’s officially adopted strategy for aligning workforce development, career and technical education, and industry needs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). Developed in partnership with state agencies, education providers, workforce partners, and industry stakeholders, the plan establishes the shared vision, priorities, and coordinated actions that will guide implementation across the state to support economic growth and expanded opportunity for Mississippi residents.
Read the Plan