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Workforce Training & Recruitment
is one of Vicksburg’s most important strategic advantages

Given its very effective and pro-active alignment of training and recruitment resources. We are a Workforce Certified community with a high concentration of Silver and Gold NCRC test results that is couple with a highly pro-active and effective community college system

The Vicksburg-Warren ED Partnership, Hinds Community College, and the Warren County School District, all come together to secure new or expanding companies can find, train, and support employees as they become skilled and valuable members of their teams.

Hinds Community College
Vicksburg Campus

Hinds Community College is the largest community college system in the state and the third largest institution of higher learning in Mississippi.

Hinds Community College serves more than 31,000 total students with over 11,000 of them enrolled in college credit courses and the rest in Workforce Training and Adult/Continuing Education.

Hinds offers over 100 programs with 3 Primary Areas of Training:

  • Start-up training for new companies

  • Retraining for existing industry

  • Expansion training for existing industry

Additional Services Provided:

  • Training Assessments

  • Career Readiness Certificate Assessment & Remediation

  • Job Task Analysis

  • Assistance developing a training plan

  • Training Logistics

  • Monthly Project Monitoring

Hinds Community College is the most flexible and accommodating Community College in the State of Mississippi. HCC does whatever it takes to accommodate the needs of employers and students alike. Insofar as there is a need, HCC is willing and able to help.
HCC currently holds classes from midnight to dawn for students that work during the day.
HCC is equipped to provide companies with any training needed through its existing curriculum or by developing a tailored curriculum for each company as needed. Companies such as Unified Brands, Golding Barge, Continental Tire, Magnolia Marine, and Smith Towing all have utilized Hinds for assistance in the recruitment and/or training of employees.

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Warren County is one of fourteen
ACT Work Ready communities in the State of Mississippi

The ACT NCRC is a portable, evidence-based credential that certifies the essential skills for workplace success. Employers look for it from job candidates, whether they come directly from high school or through post-secondary paths because it is a valid predictor of job performance. Multiple businesses have utilized the NCRC test for recruitment purposes, and have found it to be a more viable option as a recruitment tool.

ACT WorkKey National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce Workforce Total NCRC Bronze NCRC Silver NCRC Gold NCRC Platinum NCRC NCRC Plus
Emerging High School 370 70 227 63 10 0
Emerging College 26 4 12 10 0 +
Current Private 163 25 79 54 5 11
Current Public 37 9 27 + + +
Transitioning Adult Education + + + 0 0 0
Transitioning Unemployed 176 36 87 47 6 10
Recent Veteran + + + + 0 0
Workforce Category Not Identified + + + + 0 0
Totals 779 145 436 177 21 24

The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community.
* Value less than 4