7/29/14 National Association of Governmental Labor Officials NAGLO Annual Meeting Market Driven Customized Training Programs

Legislative calendar Assembly Bill 14 – introduced February 14 th ; passed February 28 th (94-4) Senate Bill 23 – introduced February 15 th ; passed March 5 th (33-0) Act 9 – enacted March 13 th Chapter DWD 801: Emergency Rule public hearing on July 15 th Emergency Rule scope statement approved Governor’s Office on August 15 th Emergency Rule approved by Governor on September 20 th Emergency Rule effective October 1st Assembly Workforce Committee hearing on October 2 nd Emergency Rule public hearing on October 29 th Permanent rule referred to JCRAR on November 4 th ; Germane rule modification submitted on December 4 th JCRAR emergency rule committee review February 4 th Act 9 revision introduced January 23, 2014 – special session of the Legislature Assembly Workforce Committee hearing on February 4 th SS AB2 - Assembly passed bill on February 11 th (77-22)

Process Development calendar Office of Skills Development – first hire on May 6 th Grant waiver from Chapter 16 received – May 17 th Conceptual Design and Process Maps completed – June 12 th Office of Skills Development inquiry page operational – June 17 th Inquiry Review Committee – first convening on July 8th MOU - signing of DWD-WEDC-WTCS consulting agreement on August 7 th Economic Advisor Technical Review Committee – first convening on August 15 Wisconsin Fast Forward web site operational – September 17th Round 1 Grant Program Announcements (4 announcements) – announced November 6 th Round 1 Grant Applications Received (37 grants received) – December 3 rd (Construction), December 10 th (Customer Services, December 17 th (Manufacturing) Grant Evaluation Committee hearings – recommendations completed January 16 th and 21 st DWD Concurrence Meeting – recommendations reviewed by SO January 24 Grant Award/Denial letters signed – January 31 st Round 1 Grant Awards announced – February 12th Round 2 Grant Program Announcements – February 12th

Program Summary $20M of State GPR to build skilled/educated workforce through employer defined training programs and advanced LMIS system $15 M dedicated to demand driven workforce training programs – supporting an economic development workforce paradigm Program administration and research – Office of Skills Development (OSD) Target audience - underemployed, unemployed and incumbent workers (some cohorts could include IHE students or HS grads) Labor Market Information System upgrades = SKILLS versus Job titles

Wisconsin Fast Forward Principles  Business collaborations define skill requirements, provide $$ match, define training expectations, coordinate curriculum and training delivery, hire training program graduates and/or raise wages for incumbent workers – should not duplicate or supplant programs – prototype programs that are scalable, replicable, portable  Education and training collaborations evaluate inquiries, create-deliver training programs, build cohorts, consider sustainable programs, modify existing programming, award credentials, etc.  OSD receives/reviews inquiries, evaluates research, formulates grant program announcements, evaluates grant applications, monitors performance, conducts audits, produces reports

DWD Resources & Information DWD web site: –Skill Explorer –Job Center of Wisconsin –Labor Market Information –Apprenticeship Programming Wisconsin Fast Forward: Council on Workforce Investment: –Resources –Strategic Planning

Office of Skills Development & Division of Employment/Training