1. Presentation to Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment March 4, 2008

2.  SCSW Partnership began 3 year ago with first GROW Initiative  CWI instrumental in creation of SCSW region  Created 12-County GROW region

3.  “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

4.  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

5.  “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

6.  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

7.  Convergence of regional initiatives  Focus on employer partnerships and industry clusters  Relationship to RISE and Career Pathways  Recognizes Career Pathways as critical training platform

8. Talent Development Sector DevelopmentSystem Development Investment Infrastructure

9.  Develop modular, career pathway based industry-driven training  Selected six driver industries: Health Care Agriculture Advanced Manufacturing Biotechnology – Life Science Skilled Trades Utilities

10.  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

11.  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

12.  Develop robust and regional training infrastructure  Strengthen current Job Center structure  Build the capacity of technical colleges  Implement technology-driven service solutions

13.  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

14.  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

15.  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

16.  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