S PEAKER ’ S T ASK F ORCE ON Y OUTH W ORKFORCE R EADINESS R EPRESENTATIVE B OB K ULP, C HAIR Mark Tyler President OEM Fabricators, Inc.

In the Spirit of Full Transparency… Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment, Chair Wisconsin Technical College System, State Board University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Board Manufacturing Works / Gold Collar Careers, Board Wisconsin Technology Council, Board Success By 6, Executive Board

Today’s Comments ( From the view of a Business Owner) Our Current Situation (NW Wisconsin) OEM’s Journey to Find Great People After 30 Years, What We Have Learned (Focusing on Youth Workforce Readiness)

Current Situation… …Demographics!

Current Situation… …Not Enough Productive Sex!

Current Situation… …Decades Old Perceptions! Suit (Desk Job) = Successful Manual Work = Not Successful STEM…STEM…STEM

Let’s take a look at some facts….

Knowledge and Success

Average Student Debt Payment is $335 per Month and Average is 18.7 Years to Pay

WTCS Average Graduate Starting Wage $33,844 Increase in the First Five Years in Nearly 50%

Wisconsin Technical Colleges 92% in 6mo. 76% in Field

Tomorrow’s Careers 52% to 72 % of Careers in the Next Ten Years Will Require More than High School And Less than a Baccalaureate Degree Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math

Opportunity is Knocking: Manufacturing Engineering Information Technology Health Care Software Developer Information Security Financial Services Logistics

OEM’s Journey – In the Beginning Technical Colleges & Universities – Advisory Committees – Recruiting – Advocacy – Supporting – Board Service – Centers of Excellence – Leadership Search Committees – Legislative Study Committees & Task Force

OEM’s Journey – Expanding Reach High Schools – Career Days – Advisory Committees – Career and Technical Education Programs – Making Connections with Higher Ed. – Equipment & Material Donations – Legislative Study Committee – Leadership Search Committee

OEM’s Journey – Expanding Reach Workforce Development – Career Venture – Board Service – Job Centers – Incumbent Worker Training – Displaced Worker Training

OEM’s Journey – Expanding Reach Grass Roots and Organization Based Programs – Gold Collar Careers – Business World – Badger State – Junior Achievement – Boy & Girl Scouts – First Lego League – Science Olympiad

OEM’s Journey – Most Recently Children & Early Childhood Development – Drawn In by the Research Federal Reserve Harvard – Success By 6 – Coloring Book – Hope Academy

OEM’s Journey – - What Have We Learned? Workforce Development is Best Achieved By: Working the entire continuum From Prenatal to Post Retirement

OEM’s Journey – - What Have We Learned? We Need Collaboration Across All Systems K-12 Higher Ed Business Government Economic Development Early Childhood Development

What Have Others Learned?

OEM’s Journey – - What Have We Learned? Learning is not compulsory... …neither is survival. W. Edwards Deming

Best Practices Success By 6 Academic Career Plans School District In-Service Career Venture Image & Relationship Building Collaboration

Success By 6 Who we are is basically set by the time we go to school.

The Achievement Gap Starts Early 46% of kids start school w/o the basic skills. Low-wage kids are 1-2 years behind in language.

What’s the Early Childhood Solution?

Academic and Career Planning

Wisconsin Academic and Career Planning (ACP) Process

District Wide In-Services Partners School District Local Businesses Technical Colleges Tours Career Opportunities Dual Enrollment Advanced Placement Youth Apprenticeship

2700 Students 70 Businesses Hands on Experiences

We Need to Market Our Opportunities!

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