October 2011

Vol 1, Issue 34



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Greetings!

 

September was workforce development month in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Workforce Development Association celebrated by organizing Job Fairs, Open Houses, Employment Workshops, and other successful events across the state. The arrival of October brings good news for some of Wisconsin's key industries.  Nearly 20 million in federal workforce grants have been awarded to various state regions so that they may continue to train workers and meet the needs of growing industry sectors.  

 

Also notable is the House appropriations committee released a draft bill providing Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) -including more than $2 billion in cuts to programs under the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Funding cuts of approximately $1.9 billion compared to FY 2011 have been proposed the Workforce Investment Act- a major source of workforce training funds for the state of Wisconsin. 

 

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In This Issue
MILWAUKEE AREA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD PARTNERS IN WATER INDUSTRY GRANT
$5 MILLION MANUFACTURING JOB TRAINING GRANT AWARDED IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE $12 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO HELP DISLOCATED WORKERS IN WISCONSIN
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MILWAUKEE AREA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD PARTNERS IN WATER INDUSTRY GRANT TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT    

 

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board is a proud partner in a $1.65 million grant intended to help advance Milwaukee's position as a water-industry hub.  The funding comes from a federal initiative supporting potentially high-growth industry clusters in 20 regions across the country. This follows UWM Chancellor Mike Lovell's announcement of a separate, $1 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department for water technology and entrepreneurship, and the Milwaukee Area Technical College also announced a $498,216 National Science Foundation grant to train regional workers in water technology fields.  

$5 MILLION MANUFACTURING JOB TRAINING GRANT AWARDED IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN 

 

U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday that it is giving nearly $5 million in job-training money to the  Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington Workforce Development Board  for a project called Training Individuals for Manufacturing Employment, a four year on-the-job training program. The project will target the advanced manufacturing industry and related occupations, such as computer numerical control machine operator, machinist, maintenance and tool-and-die maker, according to the Department of Labor.

 

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$12 MILLION DOLLAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRANT TO HELP DISLOCATED WORKERS IN WISCONSIN  


The Secretary of Labor has announced $500 million in grants to community colleges around the country for targeted training and workforce development to help economically dislocated workers who are changing careers. The grants support partnerships between community colleges and employers to develop programs that provide pathways to good jobs, including building instructional programs that meet specific industry needs.

 

A $12,695,959 grant has been awarded to consortium leader Northeast Iowa Community College for the  Bridges2Healthcare initiative. The grant consortium includes Hawkeye Community College, Rochester Technical College, Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical, Riverland Community College, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, and Western Technical College. The grant will implement evidence-based strategies to support the target population of TAA-impacted and other workers in obtaining the necessary knowledge, skills and credentials to achieve well-paying employment. This includes capacity-building efforts to improve and expand curricular offerings online and face-to-face, implement cutting edge advising models, integrate effective bridge program models to support participants, and integrate basic skills instruction with occupational training.  

 

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ABOUT US

The Wisconsin Workforce Development Association  (WWDA) is an association of the leadership of the 11 workforce development regions of Wisconsin. This 33 member body consists of the 11 Private Sector Business Workforce Board Chairs, the 11 Chief Elected Officials representing local government and the 11 Executive Officers of the Regional Workforce Development Organizations. Together they represent: over 170 local businesses across the state who are the majority of members and as well as the business leadership that guides our member Workforce Development Boards.

    

WWDA is always  available as a resource for any legislator with questions on the workforce investment system in Wisconsin.  Please do not hesitate to contact us!

WHY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT?

A new national website www.workforceinvestmentworks.com allows you to search your state for the the success stories related to the the Workforce Investment Act.  There is also a brief video that highlights what the Workforce Boards do across the nation.
Mari Kay
Wisconsin Workforce Development Association

 

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