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The Mississippi Partnership
Three Rivers Planning & Development District, Inc. serves as the fiscal/administrative agent for The Mississippi Partnership, one of four workforce investment areas in the state of Mississippi designated to carry out the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).
Our workforce area is the largest geographical area in the state, covering 27 counties in north and northeast Mississippi, from DeSoto county in the northwest corner, over to Tishomingo county, down to Noxubee county, and back over to Attala county in the southwest corner. These counties include: Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Webster, Winston, Union, and Yalobusha.
Currently, the Mississippi Partnership has a consortium of four one-stop operators: Itawamba Community College, Northeast Mississippi Community College, Northwest Mississippi Community College, and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. These entities oversee the day-to-day operations at four comprehensive, full-service locations. Additionally, a system of 22 full-time and part-time affiliate sites plus two access points serve the 27 county area, with each county having at least one one-stop center.
BUSINESS SERVICES OFFERED TO EMPLOYERS
Training
- Reimburse a company for a portion of the cost of training eligible workers. On-the-Job Training (OJT) is designed to help businesses find workers by reimbursing a portion of expenses incurred during the initial training process. The WIN Job Center reimburses a company up to 50% the cost of training eligible workers through OJT. Businesses may be reimbursed for up to six months. The length of training usually ranges from 160 hours to 1,040 hours per employee.
- Refer businesses and job seekers to training programs that support the human resource needs of businesses.
- Provide information on other types of training services such as pre-employment, incumbent worker and customized training which assist the company with the cost of skills upgrading.
Recruitment and Screening
- Recruit, screen and refer a variety of job seekers, ranging from entry level workers to skilled professionals
- Recruit full-time, part-time and seasonal workers
- Post job openings
- Host job fairs
- Screen applicants to ensure that the right workers with the right skills are interviewed
Other Business Services
- Provide business with access to the labor pool
- Provide information about wages and employment trends
- Keep companies informed about state demographic and economic information
- Provide office space for interviewing and on-site screening
- Inform businesses on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) which offers employers a federal tax saving of up to $2,400 per person for hiring an individual who qualifies under a specific target group
- Assist companies with Rapid Response and services to help manage a layoff.