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\"\"<\/a>The Center for Professional Development offers non-academic credit courses for professional and personal development.\u00a0 The Center sponsors workshops, seminars, institutes, and conferences.<\/p>\n

The Center awards\u00a0credit in the form of Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Certificates of Completion, and Certificates of Attendance.\u00a0 In collaboration with other units and agencies, the Center offers Social Work Units to licensed social workers, School Executive Management Institute (SEMI) credits to school administrators, and other non-academic credit units sponsored by professional associations.<\/p>\n

Renew Yourself and Your Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Center for Professional Development provides personal and professional development activities, mini-workshops, and seminars for non-academic credit. All adult can take advantage of the center including teachers, administrators, counselors, parent\/teacher organization members, childcare administrators, pre-service educators, students, local, state, and government employees, entrepreneurs, and paraprofessionals.<\/p>\n

Be a Part of an Education Revival<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Center for Professional Development is also the home of the Southwest Mississippi Education Consortium\u2019s (SMEC) Regional Education Service Center that currently helps more than 24 school districts in 18 counties meet the professional development needs of their teachers, teaching assistants and administrators. Educators are able to meet their recertification needs, solve problems, and meet program improvement needs through the center\u2019s offerings.<\/p>\n

Institute for Educational Renewal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Institute for Educational Renewal (INFER) is a continuing academic support unit designed to provide university support to public schools as they endeavor to meet the needs of all learners \u2014 prenatal through adulthood \u2014 and their families.\u00a0 For more information about professional development programs, please contact:\u00a0 Tel: 601-979-8887<\/p>\n

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