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Presentation to Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment March 4, 2008

WIRED Workforce Innovation and Regional Economic Development South central - Southwest Wisconsin Region. Presentation to Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment March 4, 2008. Background. SCSW Partnership began 3 year ago with first GROW Initiative

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Presentation to Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment March 4, 2008

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  1. WIREDWorkforce Innovation and Regional Economic DevelopmentSouth central - Southwest Wisconsin Region Presentation to Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment March 4, 2008

  2. Background • SCSW Partnership began 3 year ago with first GROW Initiative • CWI instrumental in creation of SCSW region • Created 12-County GROW region

  3. Background • “Seeds of Workforce Change” Report • Identified 4 sub-regions with different workforce needs • Dane County a driver while rural areas lagged • Similarities in economic base with differences in workforce skill needs

  4. Background • Key regional workforce issues: • Tight labor markets • Job quality challenges – Growing numbers of low-wage/low-benefit jobs • Skill gaps – Skilled trades, manufacturing, and health care • Weak basic skills foundation • Increasing diversity • Increasing regional connections • New opportunities in emerging industries

  5. Background • “Seeds” Report recommendations: • Invest in industry partnerships • Build pathways to career advancement • Develop Health Care Excellence Center • Develop a “Leave No Worker Behind” campaign • Expand “Jobs With a Future” • New ways of regional cooperation

  6. WIRED • Partnership led to Generation 3 WIRED application in 2007 • WIRED Focus • Systematic transformation • Increase regional capacity – high growth / high wage industries • Increase regional investment • Sustainable talent development • $5 million over three years

  7. WIRED • Convergence of regional initiatives • Focus on employer partnerships and industry clusters • Relationship to RISE and Career Pathways • Recognizes Career Pathways as critical training platform

  8. Sector Development System Development Talent Development Investment Infrastructure

  9. Sector Development • Develop modular, career pathway based industry-driven training • Selected six driver industries: • Health Care • Agriculture • Advanced Manufacturing • Biotechnology – Life Science • Skilled Trades • Utilities

  10. Sector Development • Link to activities of the Joyce Foundation RISE project • Training becomes a sequence of modules leading to success • Improve training access and success for low-skill, low-income adults • Supports concept of life-long learning

  11. Sector Development • Active collaboration to provide needed training resources and wrap-around support services • “Bridge” programs help with basic education needs • Help incumbent workers continue skill development

  12. System Development • Develop robust and regional training infrastructure • Strengthen current Job Center structure • Build the capacity of technical colleges • Implement technology-driven service solutions

  13. System Development • Expand use of technology-based facilities and mobile trainers • Health Care – Health Care Excellence Centers and use of simulators • Manufacturing - Robotics training center and acquisition of mobile industrial trainers

  14. System Development • Expand distance learning capacity including networked “Skill Centers” • Expand technology-driven services through a “Virtual Job Center” • Expand on the technologies developed through CWI funding

  15. Talent Development • Establish cross-industry strategies - emerging, under-prepared and incumbent workers • Sector Academies – Job learning-networking • Skill Centers – Applied basic skills and foundational industry skills • Industry-based internships and apprenticeships • Young Adult Career Pathway Academies

  16. Training Outcomes • Training outcomes include: • 350 people in healthcare • 100 people biotechnology and laboratory science • 100 people in agriculture • 330 people in advanced manufacturing • 100 people in skilled trades & utilities • Basic skills development provided to an additional 850 people

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