Council on Workforce Investment December 9, Progress 2006 Action Agenda Where we’ve been and where we’re heading

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 Qualified Workers for Quality Jobs 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 CWI Standing Committee Objectives System Development 1)Service Delivery System 2)Coordination and Collaboration 3)Maximizing Resources Strategies Committee 4)Workforce Information 5)Workforce Preparation and Support 6)Targeted Regional and Sector Priorities

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 Strategies 2005 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 To Benefit: Workers Businesses Taxpayer/Citizens How: Regions – Sectors - System Broad Action Agenda

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, Broad Action Agenda system regionssectors Improve alignment of system resources to support regions and sectors 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 Time for Reform 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

Council on Workforce Investment December 9, 2005 Qualified Workers for Quality Jobs