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Accountability program tracking workforce training effectiveness.

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One of the most critical factors in the state economy is the skill level of the state's workforce. And a major change has recently been instituted to increase the effectiveness of the training program by enhancing accountability.

"All of that is in the process of dramatic change right now," said Jason Pugh, associate executive director for workforce, career and technical education, State Board for Community and Junior College. "For the past fiscal year, and fiscal years prior to that, we have always reported to the legislature with what we refer to as the Legislative accountability report. What we reported out were things like the number of trainees, the number of businesses served and information from a small business survey at the end of the training that asks them how the training assisted them."

Now the State Workforce Investment Board has instituted the Mississippi Integrated Performance System. That collects workforce training data in all the...

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