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Manny Perez Secretary Department of Workforce Development April 7, 2011

Wisconsin Workforce Strategy: Advancing Synergies with the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services. Manny Perez Secretary Department of Workforce Development April 7, 2011. DWD Mission.

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Manny Perez Secretary Department of Workforce Development April 7, 2011

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  1. Wisconsin Workforce Strategy: Advancing Synergies with the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services Manny Perez Secretary Department of Workforce Development April 7, 2011

  2. DWD Mission Advancing Wisconsin’s economy through a leading workforce development system that attracts, creates, and retains jobs, and empowers individuals to become self-sufficient. DWD Vision To be the leading workforce development agency of its kind in the nation.

  3. What sets us above other states? • Among many other differences: • Business-friendly climate being advanced by Gov. Walker (tax incentives & regulatory framework) • High work ethic: Labor force participation higher than U.S. average • Worker’s Compensation program increases profitability of companies • WI 5th lowest average cost per-case in nation • WI lowest WC premiums in the Midwest • Nationally recognized return to work program • Strong workplace safety culture • WI average modification rate below 1.0, meaning discounted premiums, on average, for experience rated employers

  4. Wisconsin February Jobs Data • Private sector adding jobs; manufacturing up over 8,000 in 2011 • Labor demand increasing • Over 27,600 Job Postings on JCW • Motivate people to work 2.81M 2.74M 2.68M 2.66M March signals start of hiring season

  5. DWD Overview

  6. Division of Administrative Services • Allison Rozek, Administrator • Division Responsibilities • Human Resources • Financial Management • Information Technology • General Services • Mission. ensure: • Responsive, efficient, high quality administrative support services • Wide integrated management systems to achieve strategic goals • Oversight, integrity of fiscal & personnel transactions, programs & services • Vision, provide: • Best management systems in state government, meeting Secretary’s expectations, and empowering people to achieve strategic goals • Quality services in a timely manner • Leadership in using information technology to achieve strategic goals

  7. Division of Employment & Training • Jane Pawasarat, Administrator • Division Responsibilities • Apprenticeship Standards • Workforce Training • Job Service • Office of Veterans Services • Mission, ensure: • Seamless continuum of services to employers, workers, job seekers • Skilled workforce for employers • Job / career opportunities for workers • Vision, provide: • Leading employment & training system that empowers individuals to succeed in the workplace and enables employers to expand and prosper

  8. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation • Charlene Dwyer, Administrator • Division Responsibilities • Employment services and counseling to people with disabilities • Training and technical assistance to employers hiring consumers • Mission: Obtain, maintain and improve employment for people with disabilities by working with vocational rehabilitation consumers, employers and partners • Vision:

  9. Division of Equal Rights

  10. Division of Unemployment Insurance

  11. Division of Worker’s Compensation

  12. Initial Message to External Partners: Priorities • Ensure high sensing of private sector labor needs • Work to forecast jobs & ID shortages of qualified workers • Partners to align programs to anticipate and meet private sector labor needs • Wisconsin Technical College System • Workforce Development Boards • Chambers of Commerce • Local economic development regions • Joint Focus: outcomes & results to anticipate and meet private sector labor needs • Partners: Ensure financial transparency, compliance & accountability • Motivate people to work; Report UI fraud and abuse

  13. Working Together to Anticipate and Meet Private Sector Labor Needs

  14. Some action items… • Start aligning training programs to actual employment outcomes, i.e., positions filled • Engage Workforce Development Boards (WDBs), economic development regions, technical college system, and chambers of commerce to participate in the development of WDB plans • Maximize coordinated use of federal funds among regions • Increase performance metrics accountability • Ensure financial compliance among all stakeholders • Support and motivate the values of self-sufficiency, personal responsibility, and life-long learning • Motivate people to work; Report UI fraud and abuse

  15. Questions & Answers How can we work better with the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services?

  16. Thank You!

  17. What Sets Us Above Other States? • Wisconsin’s work ethic outpaces U.S.

  18. What Sets Us Above Other States? • Worker’s Compensation: Average per-case cost • WI ranks 5th best (lowest) in U.S.; IL 4th worst (highest) • Low cost = higher profitability for WI employers

  19. What Sets Us Above Other States? WC premiums paid by employers per $100 of wages paid: • WI ranks best (lowest) in 5-state Midwest region • Lower premiums = higher profitability for employers

  20. What Sets Us Above Other States? What Sets Us Above Other States? • Manufacturing Skill Standards Certification • WI ranked No. 2 in number of credentials earned • MSSC Certified Production Technician Certificates: 176

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