October 21, 2026
91福利鈥檚 Workforce Education program has established a new initiative for those people looking to pursue a way to improve their quality of life.
The new program is called Compass Career Pathways.
鈥淲e want to connect Adult Education learners or any learners with short-term skills training, to help them decide what pathway they want to go,鈥� said Jennifer Culpepper, PRCC鈥檚 Compass Pathways Navigator.
鈥淲e aim to help people鈥檚 understanding of specific occupational rolls and training options along the clustered career pathways. There are seven different pathways that we are going to offer.鈥�
The seven Compass Pathways career options offered are healthcare, business and technology, advanced manufacturing, heavy equipment and transportation, utilities and broadband, construction, and welding and shipbuilding.
Compass Pathways is a 12-hour course, offered at the Lowery Woodall Advanced Technology facility in Hattiesburg, the Poplarville PRCC campus, the Hancock County PRCC campus and the Picayune WIN Job Center.
Each class is divided into six hours of career exploration and six hours of workplace hands-on activities, with some fields featuring activities like taking blood pressure or using a thermometer.
The cost is $15 per class and that covers all supplies. There is no age requirement.
鈥淲hen learners complete the course or courses they earn a certificate showing they have had some hands-on experience and showing they have had 12-hour of direct instruction in one of these pathways,鈥� said Culpepper.
Job shadowing opportunities are available as well as internships
Said Culpepper, who has background in counseling and workforce development: 鈥淚 love working one on one with students to help them make their next step, to help them reach where they want to be one day.鈥�
Contact information: Jennifer Culpepper 601-554-4694 at the Woodall Center or mail:聽jculpepper@prcc.edu听听
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Article by Chuck Abadie.
