Pictured left to right are Larry Jackson, Tim Haferman and Sylvia Rodriquez. They are three of nineteen WIA eligible Dislocated Workers who are enrolled in the Food Manufacturing Science Certificate program and the Manufacturing Skills Standard Certification program at Mid-State Technical College (MSTC) in Wisconsin Rapids. This program trains candidates with the specific skills needed by local food manufacturers.  It was developed with input from area business leaders in partnership with MSTC and a core group of the area's workforce service provider network.  Go HERE to find out more about this unique, industry-driven partnership in the community of Wisconsin Rapids.

• DWD Secretary Perez Visits MSSC Students
• SAGE Grant Awarded - Website Updates
• Rhinelander's Northern Advantage Job Center Moves
• FSC's Provides Special WIA Youth Event 
• Employer Recruits with Success using WorkKeys
• North Central Wisconsin Labor Law Clinic
• Impact of H. R. 1473 Funding Agreement
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Northern Advantage Job Center in Rhinelander Relocates - The vacant space at
51-A North Brown Street, in downtown Rhinelander (parking and entrance on Courtney Street) has become the new home of the Northern Advantage Job Center. The Job Center is home to Forward Service Corporation, Wisconsin Job Service, the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and LETC.  The move began on a Friday and continued over the weekend.  Services were shut down for only one day before opening again in their new location on Monday, April 18th.  An open house and ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce's Ambassadors is being planned for May 12, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.  Save the date and watch for more details coming soon on this special event.  Back to top

Central Wisconsin Employer Recruits with Success using WorkKeys - Businesses everywhere are finding it harder and harder to find the perfect employee for their organization, and were investing a great deal of time, money and effort in recruiting. One tool that is available for businesses to use in order to minimize those costly hiring risks is called WorkKeys. Click HERE to find out how Connie Perik and Carrie Loew know firsthand the experience of using WorkKeys to obtain employment in the Adams Friendship School District. Back to top  

North Central Wisconsin Labor Law Clinic - Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the Stoney Creek Inn, 1100 Imperial Ave., Rothschild, WI, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Labor Law Clinics are educational seminars, which are open to the public and feature WI Department of Workforce Development staff explaining many of the laws and rules the agency administers. Topics included are:  

Sponsored by:  The North Central WI Workforce Development Board.  Download agenda and registration form here.  Back to top

Impact of Legislation H. R. 1473 Funding Agreement for Remainder of  Fiscal 2011 -The House of Representatives and U.S. Senate both passed legislation H.R. 1473 to fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. Although the 2011 fiscal year began on October 1, 2010, none of the 12 regular appropriations bills for FY 2011 were enacted last year and government agencies have been funded through a series of seven stopgap measures referred to as "continuing resolutions," or CRs. The most recent continuing resolution was passed on April 8, just minutes before the government was scheduled to shutdown and only after an agreement was reached on a long-term budget for the remainder of FY 2011 that would cut roughly $39 billion in FY 2011 spending. Read summary HERE.  Back to top