WIN Job Center
Northwest Mississippi Community College operates four full-time WIN Job Centers in DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall and Tate counties..gif)
Services to Individuals
Services to Businesses:
On-The-Job Training (OJT)
OJT partners employers and job seekers in providing training for eligible companies and individuals. Companies of all sizes can benefit from this training. OJT reimburses the employer for up to 50% of the wage rate of the new employee to cover the extraordinary costs of providing training and supervision. The maximum time that an employer can be reimbursed for a new OJT employee is based on the skill level of the job and the content of the training. All employers qualify who:
To participate employers must provide:
OJT Contacts
Paul Williams, DeSoto County WIN Job Center, 7320 Highway 51 North, Southaven, MS 38671
Phone: 662-342-4002 Fax: 662-342-4773 E-mail: pwilliams@mesc.state.ms.us Serving: Benton, DeSoto, Marshall and Tate counties.
Chris Maples, Oxford WIN Job Center, 204-1 Colonnade Cove, Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-234-3231 Fax: 662-513-0835 E-mail: jmaples@mdes.ms.gov Serving: Calhoun, Lafayette and Yalobusha counties.
Individual Training Accounts (ITAs)
ITAs provide qualified individuals with funds to pay for tuition, books and other associated costs to attend approved training courses that will assist them in finding employment or enable them to upgrade current employment. For additional information on this service contact:
Serving DeSoto and Tate counties:
Cathy Moore, Counselor, WIA, Senatobia WIN Job Center, 4975 Hwy. 51 North, P.O. Box 7045, Senatobia, MS 38668
Phone: 662-562-3356 Fax: 662-562-3353 E-mail: cmoore@northwestms.edu
Serving Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall and Yalobusha counties:
Leigh Nelson, ITA/Intensive Services Specialist, WIA, Oxford WIN Job Center (Monday, Thursday, and Friday), 204-1 Colonnade Cove, Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662-234-3231Fax: 662-513-0835; Holly Springs Regional Technology Center (Tuesday and Wednesday), 1180 Hwy 311, Holly Springs, MS 38635 E-mail: lnelson@northwestms.edu
**NEW** Counseling to Careers (C2C) Out-of-School Youth Program
Counseling 2 Career (C2C) is designed to develop strong work ethics needed for today’s youth to be successful in the job market.
To be eligible for the program, participants must be 21 years of age or under, out-of-school, meet Federal income guidelines and reside in Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette or Tate counties. Certified Smart Work Ethic trainers will provide a total of 21 hours of essential soft skills training. Topics will include having a positive attitude toward work, creating a professional image and developing interpersonal communication, cognitive and organizational skills. Participants will be given personalized attention in career counseling, educational achievement services, and assistance with post-secondary education, employment, work experience and follow-up services.
Students who successfully complete the training may qualify for up to 160 hours of paid work experience with a local business. Internships will potentially lead to permanent full- or part-time employment.
For more information please contact:
Juliana Lamar, C2C Program Coordinator, WIN Job Center, 4975 Highway 51 North, Senatobia, MS 38668, Phone: 662-560-5336
Directory/Quick Reference of WIA Staff: (All area codes are 662)
WIA
The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) gives state and local officials new authority and flexibility for utilizing federal job training funds to set up market driven workforce investment systems. This initiative brings public systems providing services such as job search assistance, employment, postsecondary technical training, job training and retraining and other labor market aids together with closer links to the realities of changing job markets. Through WIA, adults and dislocated workers age 18 and over receive increasing levels of service via WIN Job Centers. WIA established these centers as a "one stop" delivery system that provides core (basic) and intensive employment services as well as access to other employment and training services.
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