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Workforce Recruitment & Training

10/20/2009 — admin

A strong partnership between the EDD, the Mississippi Win Job Center and Holmes Community College allows us to quickly meet the workforce needs of existing and new companies in Grenada. The EDD and its partners will assist you in attracting, training, and updating the skills of your workforce as you grow and prosper in Grenada County.

What are other existing companies saying about Grenada's Workforce?
 "Productive Workforce"
 “Good work ethic”
“Adaptable, willing to change/improve skills”
“Engaged and care about the quality of their work”
“They want to make a difference, not just punch a clock”
“Strong sense of ownership for their work”
“Many employees with perfect attendance”
Source: Employer interviews, 2009.
 
Programs Available:

  • On the Job Training (OJT)
    • Provides Reimbursements for training done on the job for new hires based on a negotiated agreement between the company and the WIN Job Center.
  • Pre- Employment Training
    • During the employee hiring process, the community college may provide a period of pre-employment training consisting of mutually agreed upon related instruction and as much actual skill training as practical.
  • Customized (Company) Training
    • Customized training is designed to meet a specific business need. It includes curriculum development as well as instruction by community college trainer.
  • Customized (Industry-based) Training
    • A company may be reimbursed for up to $35 per hour for instructor’s salary for training conducted by the company when the college does not provide the training needed.
  • Train the Trainer Training
    • A company may be reimbursed for limited travel costs associated with training employees in a discipline not currently available through the local community college.
  • Recruitment & Screening of Job Applicants
  • Job Description Development

 
Holmes Community College Industrial Technology Complex

 
The Holmes Community College Industrial Technology Complex is the result of an unprecedented community effort in partnership with Holmes Community College; Open in 2000, the technology complex works closely with existing companies to develop and implement training programs that meet their needs.

  • Multi-Media equipped seminar and training room for 80 people
  • Hydraulics Lab
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Lab
  • Automation Lab
  • Mechanical Systems Lab
  • Electricity Lab
  • CNC programming Lab
  • Machine Shop
  • Welding Shop
  • AutoCAD & CATIA V5
  • MS Office and other software training needs
  • First Aid & CPR
  • Industrial Safety, Maintenance & Automation