Employment Equity

Mississippi Employment Equity

Vocational Training for the Careers of Tomorrow

We support vocational training in new and green-sector careers, like technology, artificial intelligence (AI), the environment, advanced manufacturing and health care – high-paying industries with increasing demand for highly skilled workers. We also support career pathways that are essential to our community’s infrastructure and the health and well-being of our children and families. This includes water technicians, wastewater operators and environmental compliance specialist jobs.

Removing Barriers to Work

Lack of dependable transportation and quality child care can present barriers to employment for many working families. So our partners provide wraparound services that go beyond just creating jobs, but also build families’ financial literacy, with an eye toward wealth creation.