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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Workforce Development, Training & Placement Program (WDTP). 2009 Year End Report. Workforce Development Training & Placement Program. WDTP Strategies. Integration:
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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District • Workforce Development, Training & • Placement Program (WDTP) 2009 Year End Report
WDTPStrategies Integration: Fully align all workforce and business training programs with District’s capital programs Collaboration: Collaboratewith other organizations to eliminate duplication of services and maximize opportunities to leverage District resources Evaluation: Measure performance by evaluating WDTP’s core goals • Continually evaluate annual and long-term outcomes
Apprenticeship Implemented by: • Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) / • Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program Objectives: • Contribute to the development of a skilled construction workforce • Build careers for people of color and women in the construction industry
Apprentices per Company 2009Participating Companies
Apprentice Utilization 2009 Total Apprenticeship Hours: 6204 Participating Firm Reimbursement: $28,662.50 *Reimbursement capped at 500 hours ($2500.00) for each apprentice per capital project
2009 Participant Statistics Gender Comparison: 95% Male (18/19) 5% Female (1/19)
2009 Graduation Ceremony Wallace White Commission Vice Chair & Featured Speaker Lee Goodman Steamfitter Apprentice
2010 Developments • Retention • Collaboration with Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance • Resident Inspector Trainee Program
Engineering & Construction Management Implemented by: • Chamness Group Objectives: • Train women and people of color to assume management positions in the construction and engineering industry • Provide participants with on-the-job & external training
2009 Firms & Placements Dakota Intertek Corporation Chi Zhang Edwards Engineering Isaiah Merriweather Michels Tunneling Willie Anderson The Penebaker Enterprises Brian Campbell Janice Albano Pieper Electric, Inc. Beth Ginnow-Mandl Pyramid Electric Co. Mark Hawkins RuekertMielke Violet Razo Kamron Nielson Sanchez Painting Valentin Herrera Rick Sanchez
2009 Participant Statistics Gender Comparison: 55% Male (6/11) 45% Female (5/11)
Participants “The most valuable part of the training for me was the Project Management Training at MATC. The five week course helped me get organized in my approach to managing a project. I now know how to properly start, track, report, and finish projects on time and within budget.” “I feel like the Project Management course sharpened my skills and gave me a new set of methodologies to use when running aproject from start to finish.” Andre Avant Pyramid Electric Company, LLC Adina DeJesus Rodriguez Landscaping, Co.
2010 Initiatives External Training UWM Project Management course Weekly Group Seminars and Meetings Seminar Series Session 1: Introduction to MMSD & Workforce Development Program Session 2: DISC Personality Assessment Training Session 3: Sustainability and Jones Island Site Visit Session 4: Communication Skills Training Session 5: MMSD Projects – Construction Mgt Processes and Procedures Session 6: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Training
Business Development Implemented by: • PRISM Technical Management & Marketing Services • Objective: • Increase the capacity of Small/Women/Minority Business Enterprises • Component 1 • Component 2 • Component 3 30 Business Seminars • Case Studies • Financial Ratio Analysis Mentor-Protégé Relationships
2010 Business Developments • Collaboration! • Work to connect businesses with procurement opportunities
Regional Internship in Science & Engineering Implemented by: • PRISM Technical Management & Marketing Services • Objective: • Partner students engaged in scientific, engineering, or construction management coursework, with consultants and contractors located within the Milwaukee and District Area
RISE 2009 Participants Eleven intern candidates were selected, and five of these were placed with RISE employers. All five completed the first year of the training curriculum. Gender Comparison: 80% Male (4/5) 20% Female (1/5)
2009 Participating Firms & Interns AECOM John Christiansen, Jr. Marquette University DONOHUE & ASSOCIATES Kelvin Pettis UW – Platteville MECHANICAL INC. Zeke Tessmer MSOE PIEPER ELECTRIC Christopher Johnson UW – Milwaukee SHORT ELLIOT HENDRICKSON INC. Jade Woodruff UW – Milwaukee
Unique Opportunities Ward Komorowski, PE (back to camera) Director of Facilities Building Services for Johnson Controls, shows RISE interns JC’s new LEED-certified Platinum facility.
Program Recommendations • Continue to improve outcome tracking and reporting procedures • Re-evaluate current baseline payments to CBOs • Review and update grant reimbursement procedures • Require retention reporting for all programs