Mississippi  Department of  Corrections

Christopher B. Epps	Phil Bryant
Commissioner	Governor

Training Division TRAINING – responsible for development, administration, and delivery of a training program that meets the staff development needs of agency  employees; Employee Development Director:  Clintis McCray The MDOC Employee Development Division is responsible for providing instructional guidance to all agency employees.  A  needs assessment survey is conducted annually to determine the types of training classes to offer at the various locations.  To  accomplish the training mission, staff in   this department has developed several different programs.  They include In-Service  Training, New Employee Orientation, the Cadet Training       Program, and the Field Officers Training Program.  Receiving  leadership from Central Office, the programs operate independent of each other at    each of the three (3) major prison  facilities:  the Mississippi State Penitentiary, the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility and the South   Mississippi  Correctional Institute.  Additionally, Central Office Training staff is charged with providing instructional guidance to  Community   Corrections staff members as well as employees in Central Office. Mandates require all agency employees participate in In-Service Training for 40 hours per calendar year for supervisory job  class personnel and  16 hours per calendar year for clerical and support staff.  Additionally, any staff persons coming in  contact with inmates, including professional  staff, are required to obtain 40 additional training hours per calendar year.  Courses conducted by the Training Division provide the bulk of these training hours.