While
Mid-South Community College doesn’t generally function as an employment agency,
we are working diligently with area business and industry to develop relevant,
focused training designed to put people to work. Thanks to our cooperative
partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College and the creation of the
Greater Memphis Workforce Development Institute, we have an enhanced level of
resources to meet the needs of our region.
On
April 17, we hosted an Employer’s Forum to solicit feedback from area
businesses and industries about services they would like to see us provide. We
were encouraged by the number of companies that participated, as well as the
insights they offered, and we are excited about the opportunities in front of
us. Most of what the Forum participants described to us is what we hear from
employers every day – they can’t find the kinds of employees they need to
sustain or grow their business. With this new partnership, we want employers to
look to us to fill those workforce voids.
