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UpSkill Workforce Readiness Program Enrollment Deadline Extended

  • News
  • September 30, 2024
  • by John McCommon, Director of Workforce Solutions
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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Community College (ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï) Workforce Solutions has extended the deadline to enroll for its second cohort of the UpSkill Workforce Readiness Program to Friday, November 1. This program is made possible through a partnership with UpSkill Mid-South, covering all tuition and material costs, allowing students to earn free industry credentials to help them enter the workforce or make career changes. 

The 14-week, 225-hour program will begin Monday, November 4, meeting in the evening from 5-9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, allowing participants to work around their daily work schedules. The program will provide participants with essential workforce skills including: 

  • Work Ethic certification 
  • Digital skills (file management, software applications, communication, internet navigation/safety, data analytics, generative AI, cybersecurity) 
  • OSHA 30 safety training for general industry 
  • Tool Identification 
  • Mechatronics 
  • Robotics  

As part of the training, students will be eligible to roll training hours into 15 hours of college course credit towards ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï’s Engineering Systems Technology degree.  

Eligibility

To qualify for enrollment in the program, individuals must meet the following criteria: 

  • Be 18 years of age or older. 
  • Be unemployed or underemployed (classified as earning less than $15 per hour or working 30 hours or less per week). 
  • Must reside in West Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, or Northwestern Arkansas regions.   

To learn more, complete the short survey at For questions about the UpSkill Readiness Program, call 731-425-8825 or email workforce@jscc.edu. 

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