Presentation to Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment March 4, 2008
SCSW Partnership began 3 year ago with first GROW Initiative CWI instrumental in creation of SCSW region Created 12-County GROW region
“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
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
“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
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
Convergence of regional initiatives Focus on employer partnerships and industry clusters Relationship to RISE and Career Pathways Recognizes Career Pathways as critical training platform
Talent Development Sector DevelopmentSystem Development Investment Infrastructure
Develop modular, career pathway based industry-driven training Selected six driver industries: Health Care Agriculture Advanced Manufacturing Biotechnology – Life Science Skilled Trades Utilities
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
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
Develop robust and regional training infrastructure Strengthen current Job Center structure Build the capacity of technical colleges Implement technology-driven service solutions
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
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
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
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