Training a ready workforce for
today and tomorrow!
The Southwest Workforce Solutions Center is The Workforce Solutions Center of the Mid-South for quality training, assessments and academics in Career & Technologies programs, healthcare and more.
REIMAGINING YOUR FUTURE:
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE
SWSC will provide students seamless career pathways between non-credit and credit courses through responsive, in-demand career-tech education;
Embed certificates within coursework to provide students with immediate entry into the workforce or toward a degree and transfer to a 4-year college;
Focus on aligning career and technical education programs with workforce development and academic programs; and
Remove barriers for students and support them where they are in life leading to promising careers and greater economic and social mobility.
TYPES OF PROGRAMS OFFERED
- Automotive
- Business
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Robotics
- Healthcare and more!
PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITIES
SWSC extends the workforce development work of the college to align programs with the marketplace needs of businesses and organizations across Memphis, the Mid-South and Tennessee;
Partners with industry and organizations to level up the skills needed for today’s jobs and those of the future;
Addresses unique industry needs through customized training and essential (soft) skills training;
Assists in upskilling workers and reducing state and local workforce shortages; and
Moves communities forward. More than more 94% of Southwest graduates remain in the area after graduation. With more than 110 areas of study and 150 credentials to choose from, the Center will be a premiere workforce engine for Memphis and beyond.
Contact Us
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Terika M. Hughes, Director, Career Training
Workforce and Career & Technical Education - 5983 Macon Cove
- 901-333-4511
- thughes11@southwest.tn.edu
UPSKILLING THE WORKFORCE ACROSS THE REGION
SWSC workforce programs and community connections span the entire Memphis area and Shelby and Fayette counties. Below is a list of the key programs in each of our seven locations.
Accounting, Administrative Professional Technology, Architectural Design Technology, Automotive Service Technology, Business, Criminal Justice, Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Information Technology, Early Childhood Education, Electrical Engineering Technology, EMT-Basic, Fine Arts (Theatre), Graphic Arts, Hospitality Management, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Technology, Paralegal Studies, Substance Abuse
Accounting, Aviation Operations Technology, Business, Communication, Computer Information Technology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, General Studies, History, Information Systems, Logistics/ Transportation Management, Mid-Management, Paramedic, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Tax Preparer
Business, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, EMS – Basic/Advanced/ Paramedic, Fine Arts (Theater), Medical Lab Technician, Nursing, Pharmacy Tech, Phlebotomy, Physical Therapy Assistant, Radiology Technology, Substance Abuse
Funeral Services Education, General Studies
Business, Criminal Justice, General Studies
General Studies
General Studies
KEY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
SWSC will focus on high-demand careers and target opportunity youth, the unemployed and underemployed, and those in underserved areas, while adhering to its access, completion, and equity mission. Southwest is committed to helping to achieve Tennessee’s statewide educational attainment goal to achieve 55 percent of adult Tennesseans with a postsecondary credential by 2025. To meet this goal, Southwest has established three key strategies that align with the mission of the Center:
- Increase Student Progression, Career Readiness, Graduate Placement, and Transfer Rates
- Enhance Targeted Supports to Special Populations
- Promote Student Advocacy and Self-Sufficiency
- Provide Faculty with Tools to offer a Rigorous, Culturally-Relevant Academic Experience
- Enhance Academic Program Quality and Outcomes
- Blur the Lines Between Business, Industry, and the College
- Strengthen K-12 Partnerships
- Tell the Story, Build its Brand
- Become a Best Place to Work Organization
- Strengthen Finance and Administrative Services
- Maintain Institutional Compliance
