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2005 Progress

2006 Action Agenda

Where we’ve been and

where we’re heading

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Strategic leadership by advising the Governor on:

Preparing the workforce for the future Supporting the changing workplace Ensuring state and regional success

By…• Better serving workers with training• Upgrading industry with job quality• Improving performance of the public system• Integrating public-private coordination

throughout

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CWI Standing Committee Objectives

System Development1) Service Delivery System

2) Coordination and Collaboration

3) Maximizing Resources

Strategies Committee4) Workforce Information

5) Workforce Preparation and Support

6) Targeted Regional and Sector Priorities

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System Development 2005 Progress

1) Service Delivery System Supported increased staff credentialing in Job Centers ($22k) Provided input on Job Center standards and definitions Awarded grants to retrain and reemploy laid-off workers

2) Coordination and Collaboration Established Baldrige Self-Assessment for WDBs ($27.5k) Gathered information on Milwaukee Workforce System ($60k for

UW-M Landscape grant)

3) Maximizing Resources Supported the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant; established

Executive Committee sub-committee to advise DHFS and DWD on the grant – chaired by Representative Josh Zepnick

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Strategies2005 Progress

4) Workforce Information Published Inventory of Wisconsin’s Workforce, Education and

Training Programs Approved SWTC evaluation study of 1996 plant closing of

Advance Transformer in Platteville ($9.5k)

5) Workforce Preparation and Support Supported state legislation in Youth Apprenticeship &

Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion recommendations Supported Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education

Act and Adult Family Literacy Act at the federal level

6) Targeted Regional-Sectoral Priorities Created GROW Grant Program - $390,500

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2006 Planned Committee Activities

System Development

Present Milwaukee System recommendations(March) Advise Governor on various Job Center System improvements Develop “Dashboard” system of measures for program performance

Strategies

Implement the Regional Metrics Initiative Provide guidance on DWD’s 2006 Labor Market Information grant Develop comprehensive Advanced Manufacturing Initiative to incorporate;

• WTCS Advanced Manufacturing Solutions, • WMEP recommendations, • COWS Advanced Manufacturing Project • Career education to attract young people to manufacturing• Work Keys and Skills Standards Tools

Develop linkages with Select Committee on Healthcare Workforce Development

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To Benefit:

•Workers•Businesses•Taxpayer/Citizens

How:

Regions – Sectors - System

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2006 - Broad Action Agenda2006 - Broad Action Agenda

Improve alignment of systemsystem resources to support regionsregions and sectorssectors by…

•Better understanding of our supply and demand needs

•Increased alignment of resources to address those needs

•Identifying business leaders as champions

•Developing an effective strategy to communicate

•Improving data resources to support the above

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State Interagency Team (SIT)State Interagency Team (SIT)

Comprised of state level leaders/designees of the CWI public agencies to work together in response to priorities identified by the CWI:

• JoAnna Richard, DWD• Aaron Olver, Commerce• Jessica Clark, Corrections• Fredie Ellen-Bove, DHFS EA• Margaret Ellibee, DPI• Anthony Hardie, DVA• Jayson Chung, WTCS• Joel Rogers, Laura Dresser, UW COWS

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System Alignment Team (SAT)System Alignment Team (SAT)

• Dept. of Commerce – Secretary Mary Burke• Dept. of Public Instruction - Superintendent Libby Burmaster • Dept. of Workforce Development – Secretary Roberta Gassman• University of Wisconsin System – President Kevin Reilly • UW Regents - Chuck Pruitt• Wisconsin Technical College System - President Dan Clancy• WTCS Board Chair - Brent Smith• WTCS Presidents Association – Chair Lee Rasch, Western WI

Technical College President • Council on Workforce Investment - Paul Linzmeyer, CWI Chair &

CEO Bay Towel; Joel Rogers, CWI Vice Chair and Director, Center on Wisconsin Strategy

• Governor’s Office - Liam Goldrick, Angela Russell

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Time for Reform Time for Reform Recommendations?Recommendations?

• Pull together the work of CWI, SIT, SAT, and ideas from other states

• To produce a comprehensive set of recommendations on EWD to the governor

• With a major communications push in 2006

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