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North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
WDA 6 - Workforce News Bulletin
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SAGE Program participant Pamela Anderson flourished in the real estate field for 22 years while her husband Dick worked as a master plumber. Life was good. In 2002, real estate sales came to a screeching halt and Pamela took a full-time housekeeping job to help supplement the income she no longer made selling real estate. Then in 2003, Pamela's husband hurt his back and couldn't work. After doing some serious soul searching, Pamela offered a suggestion to Dick that forever changed their lives. Read Pamela's story HERE.
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Welcome to the North Central WI Workforce Development Board's March - 2013 issue of Workforce News Bulletin.
In This Issue:
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  Marshfield Job Center Hosts
Ribbon Cutting & Open House Event - The Marshfield Job Center recently celebrated a ribbon cutting and an open house event at its new location at 156 S Central Avenue in Marshfield. MACCI Executive Director Scott Larson welcomed everyone to the new center.
Speakers for the event were Marshfield City Administrator Steve Barg; MACCI Board Member Dave Meissner; Main Street Marshfield Board Member Tom Hensler; Wood County Board Supervisor Ed Wagner; NCWWDB Executive Director Rene Daniels; Marshfield Area United Way Executive Director Paula Jero; and DWD Workforce Development Area Manager Tom Younger.
The Marshfield Job Center hours of operation are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The phone number to reach the Job Center is 715-321-1011. Read more about the event HERE. View pictures of the event HERE. View a video of the MACCI hosted ribbon cutting event HERE. Back to top |
LETC Sponsors Career Search Seminar - Teaching Job Seekers a Structured, Project Management Approach to Career Search.
Nationally recognized Career Coach, Chris Czarnik, of Coach Inc. presented to a room packed with dislocated workers an interactive and informative seminar to aid them in their job search. This session was sponsored by LETC's WIA Dislocated Worker Program, and held at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Stevens Point on March 15th.
Czarnik is deeply passionate about career search. After serving in Operations and HR roles in both large and small companies, he was trained as a professional career advisor in a national career search firm. Over the next five years he served as an advisor to more than 200 professional clients, and was honored by that national firm as an outstanding advisor in 2005.
The seminar offered a 'fresh' approach to job searching and focused on delivering real life, straight forward information on career search that educated job seekers on the hiring process from "the other side of the desk".
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 NCWWDB's Goal: Be a One-Stop Source for Labor
Market Data - One of the "products" that NCWWDB provides employers is labor market data. One source we use for this information is a software called Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) to prepare reports on a variety of market scenarios.
EMSI reports have been used in the media when a new business is coming to our Workforce Development Area, or when one is closing, to review the economic impact of the gain or loss. The same reports have been utilized by economic development professionals in presentations to local, state, and national governmental committees.
Occupational reports are a requested component of the EMSI software that NCWWDB frequently receives. These reports provide detailed information on specific jobs/positions, from average age to educational attainment within a specific region and for a specific occupation. Employers are interested in this data as they look at their wage and benefit structure within their organization and the surrounding area. Reports can be customized to include one county, a region, or the entire state. Read entire article HERE. Back to top For more information about NCWWDB's Employer Services, call Bruce Trimble at 715-204-1647 or email at: btrimble@ncwwdb.org. |
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 Career Spotlight: Truck Driver - Over the next three months we will be taking a closer look at occupations in
the transportation industry. The transportation and warehousing industry employs over 10,000 people in the North Central region and is projected to see 15% growth over the next five years. Nearly 50% of those employed in the industry work as heavy and tractor trailer truck drivers.
Truck drivers are critical to nearly every industry in the region and the demand for drivers in the North Central region is projected to outpace state and national growth. Check out this month's Occupation Profile to find out more about truck drivers. Back to top For more information on labor market and workforce data contact Ali Konkel at 715-204-1648 or email her at: akonkel@ncwwdb.org.
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 Did You Know: The U.S. Department of Labor launched an online Workplace Flexibility Toolkit - This toolkit provide employees, job seekers, employers, policymakers, and researchers with information, resources, and a unique approach to workplace flexibility.
Workplace flexibility policies and practices typically focus on when and where work is done. The toolkit adds a new dimension - an emphasis on flexibility around job tasks and what work is done. Click HERE to gain access to the toolkit. Funded by the department's Office of Disability Employment Policy in partnership with the department's Women's Bureau, the toolkit makes more than 170 resources easily accessible, particularly for workers and job seekers with complex employment situations, such as parents of young children, single parents, family caregivers, mature workers, at-risk youth,
ex-offenders, and individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities and people with HIV/AIDS. Read full article HERE. Back to top
For more information about NCWWDB's Disability Employment Initiative, call Patty Branton at 715-347-3537 or email her at: pbranton@ncwwdb.org.
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 SAGE Grant Extended! - The SAGE (Sector Alliance for the Green Economy) grant has been extended through May 31, 2013. This extension will allow apprentices or journey workers eligible to enroll or currently enrolled in the grant to continue accessing training and work-related reimbursement funds.
Only a few Workforce Boards across the state have agreed to continue operating the SAGE grant; NCWWDB being one of them because of the grant's huge success. The original grant goal was to provide 72 apprentices and journey workers assistance with training and support. To date, the grant has provided training and support for 83 apprentices or journey workers. The participants have come from a wide variety of fields including dairy graziers, construction electricians, electric metering technicians, welder/fabricators, steamfitters, plumbers, operating engineers, sheet metal workers, roofers and waterproofers, millwrights, laborers, and carpenters. Back to top
If you would like more information about the SAGE grant, contact NCWWDB's Special Project Manager Diane Weiler, at 715-204-1644 or dweiler@ncwwdb.org.
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 F.I.T.T. - Females in Technology & Trades Event -Northcentral Technical College in Wausau is offering a free event especially for females on May 3, 2013, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Room E101- E102. This is an opportunity for females to explore careers in the Technical & Trades Industry and hear from other women already working in the field. Attendees will learn more about: - Architectural Design & Technology
- Automotive Technology
- Welding
- Graphic Communications Technologies
- Machine Tool Technics
- Mechanical Design Technology (and more...)
Space is limited! Register by contacting Sue Clark at clarks@ntc.edu or 715.803.1162. Download the F.I.T.T. event flyer HERE. Back to top |
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WDA 6
Statistics Report
January 2013
The January 2013 unemployment rate in Wisconsin was 7.0%.
All counties in the NCWWDB region are reporting slightly higher rates than January 2012 rates.
All counties in the region experienced an increase in unemployment rates between December 2012 and
January 2013
Of the ten counties with the highest unemployment rates, four are found in the North Central Region: Vilas 13.0% (6th highest in the state) Adams 12.8% (7th highest in the state) Forest 11.7% (8th highest in the state) and Oneida 11.6% (9th highest in the state) Marathon County now has the lowest unemployment rate in the region at 8.1%
One Warn Notice has been issued for the NCWWDA area in 2013.
*WARN is a required communication for those employers with 50 or more employees. Employers with fewer than 50 employees
may have laid people off
during this time.
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WIA
Training Report
Program Year 2012
From July 1, 2012 to March 15, 2013, NCWWDB served 200 Youth, 234 Adults, and 1,138 Dislocated Workers in WIA Title 1 funded programs.
Special Training Projects:
- 13 participants are currently attending the fourth Machine Tool course at Northcentral Technical College. The Matching Employers to Participants event will be held April 2, 2013.
- 9 participants recently started a Machine Tool course at Mid-State Technical College on February 18, 2013.
- 12 participants started the fourth Production Welding course at Northcentral Technical College on March 18th.
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WDA 6 Job Center
Workshops Calendar
Check out what's being offered FREE in your local Wisconsin Job Center!
Click here to view calendar
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Wausau Area Job Fair
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
9 AM - 2 PM
Northcentral Technical College
1000 W Campus Drive
Wausau, WI
Contact: Gary Albrecht
715-261-8726
Central WI Job Fair
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
10 AM - 2 PM
Mid-State Technical College
E-Building - Gymnasium
500 32nd Street North
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Contact: Corey Anfinson
715-422-5000
FREE SEMINAR
Building a Productive Workforce
Thursday, April 18, 2013
7 - 9 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast 7 - 7:30 Program: 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Comfort Inn & Suites
1560 American Drive
Plover, WI 54467
A networking & training event for expanding your workforce! Attendees will learn about the programs and resources available in your area.
There is no-cost for the program & breakfast is provided!
To register contact Peggy Bortz at 715-204-1641 or send email to: pbortz@ncwwdb.org.
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WDA 6
Job Center usage report reflects measured statistics comprised of the total number of clients utilizing the resources and core services available at the Adams; Marshfield; Rhinelander; Wausau; & Wis. Rapids
Job Centers each month.
February 2013:
- Total Clients - 3,028
- New Clients - 188
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Agency Visit - 934
(e.g. W2, WIA, etc.)
- Military Vet/Eligible Spouse - 196
- Job Search JCoW- 1,082
- Resume Assist - 38
- Job Search other - 389
- Career Exploration- 68
* Depending on the number of services utilized per visit, clients may be included in
more than one measure.
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