Workforce Development
The Workforce Development Division oversees the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs, AccelerateMS Career Coach Program, & Career STEP Program. We serve as fiscal and administrative agent for the Mississippi Partnership Workforce Development Area, which covers 27-counties in the north/northeast part of the state, as well as for the Career STEP and High School Career Coach programs. We strive for our workforce area’s Workforce Services to be able to help an individual no matter where they fall on the spectrum of the workforce – whether they are a student in high school developing a career path, entering the workforce for the first time, re-entering the workforce, someone in the workforce who needs to be trained in order to advance in their career, someone interested in a career change, or someone who has been laid off who needs assistance securing new employment.
The goal of all our Workforce Services is to provide the citizens in our area the support and opportunity to gain skills necessary to obtain employment that leads to self- sufficiency while developing a qualified pipeline of potential employees to sustain and expand their business’s economic viability.
MISSISSIPPI PARTNERSHIP LOCAL PLAN PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
Pursuant to Section 108(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), The Mississippi Partnership Workforce Development Area announces the release of its revised 4-year WIOA Local Plan. The Mississippi Partnership is providing a thirty (30) day public review and comment period beginning October 21,2024, and ending November 19, 2024, to gather input from interested individuals. The Mississippi Partnership includes the following counties: Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Desoto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha.
The WIOA Plan modification may be viewed electronically by clicking here during the thirty (30) day public review and comment period. Anyone wishing to comment on the local plan must submit written comments by no later than 4:00 p.m. CST on November 19, 2024, to crackley@trpdd.com.
WIN Job Centers
We have 11 WIN Job Centers strategically located throughout our 27-county service area. These WIN Job Centers offer valuable one-stop services to both job seekers and employers in our region. These Centers combine federal, state, and community college programs to ensure the highest quality of employment and training services. Job search assistance and career counseling as well as Individual Training Accounts (ITAs), On-the-Job Training (OJT), Apprenticeships, and Internships are offered through the WIN Job Centers. For more information regarding our WIN Job Centers, you may contact Rebecca Brantley at rbrantley@trpdd.com.
Gateway Youth Programs
Our Gateway Youth Programs are designed to assist young adults, ages 16-24 by providing services that helps them obtain an education, receive training, and offers a paid internship component. These programs offer comprehensive services that help youth gain essential job skills and training that lead youth to careers. For more information regarding our Gateway Youth Programs you may contact Courtney Rackley at crackley@trpdd.com.
Career STEP Program
Three Rivers, in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) and TANF, implements the Career Skills Training Employment Pathways (STEP) Program. The Career STEP Program serves 16–59-year-old parents of dependent children who are unemployed or underemployed. We provide a mix of services from career coaching, resume preparation, job search assistance, supportive services, and assistance with training costs to help these individuals secure employment and place them on a path to self-sufficiency. For more information about our Career STEP Program, you may contact Gary Golden at ggolden@trpdd.com.
Career Coach Program
In partnership with AccelerateMS, we have 78 Career Coaches in 72 high schools within 40 different school districts throughout our region. Career Coaches in the schools allow students to be exposed, prepared, and connected to career avenues within and beyond the classroom setting. These Coaches work with students to develop a career pathway, develop job shadowing and internship opportunities, and help the student transition from high school to either post-secondary education, the military, or the workforce. You can follow the Three Rivers Career Coaches page on Facebook to see all of the exciting things the Career Coaches are doing.
For more information about our Career Coach Program, please contact Larry Boggs lboggs@trpdd.com or Dave Kitchens dkitchens@trpdd.com.
Mississippi Partnership Local Area WIOA Plan
Please click here to download the Mississippi Partnership Local Area WIOA Plan.
PY 2024 Youth Services and Programs Documentation
Please click here to download the PY 2024 Gateway Youth Operations Manual as a zip file.
PY 2024 Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Documentation
Please click here to download the PY 2024 Adult and Dislocated Worker documentation as a zip file.
The Mississippi Partnership is an equal opportunity employer/program; auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Partners / Service Providers
- East MS Community College – https://www.eastms.edu
- Itawamba Community College – https://www.iccms.edu
- Northeast MS Community College – https://www.nemcc.edu
- Northwest MS Community College – https://www.northwestms.edu
- Golden Triangle Planning & Development District – https://www.gtpdd.com
- MS Department of Employment Security – https://mdes.ms.gov
- MS Department of Human Services – https://www.mdhs.ms.gov
- AccelerateMS – https://acceleratems.org