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CHANGING TIDES: WORKFORCE NEEDS IN OUR CURRENT ECONOMY REGISTRATION OPEN!
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Why should you attend? This interactive event will feature the exchange of innovative ideas through panel discussions as well as information on cutting edge strategies for businesses from presenters who are experts in their field. Attendees will also have plenty of networking opportunities. Click here to view the conference presenter line up!
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NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING BUSINESS!
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| | Featured above is last year's Rising Star Award winner Danielle Ewalt (right), Owner of Big Water Coffee Roasters, accepting the honor. |
NWWIB is seeking nominations for our 2015 Business of the Year Award! Every year, NWWIB takes the time to recognize outstanding business achievements. Nominated businesses should have demonstrated a high level of commitment to their product, workforce, and communities. Click here to download the nomination form!
All nomination forms should be submitted to Melissa Burris, Public Information Coordinator, by either email mburris@nwcep.org or fax 715-682-9181. Nomination forms are due no later than Friday, April 10th.
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WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE SERIES SOON AVAILABLE
The Workplace Excellence Series is a training program designed to help job seekers and incumbent workers master soft skills for workplace success during both the job search and on the job. The training consists of different modules designed to help participants understand and deliver what companies today really want. Some of the training topics include maximizing your time in the workplace, thriving in the multi-generational workplace, and realities and expectations in today's workplace. CEP, Inc. will soon have a certified trainer to deliver this curriculum to your workforce! For more information, please contact Becky Stanhope, Employment Educator, at bstanhope@nwcep.org or 715-682-9141, ext. 115.
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NORTHWEST WISCONSIN UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT: DECEMBER 2014
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This report, created by Thomas Michels, Labor Market Economist, Office of Economic Advisors - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, provides insight into the unemployment rate for the 10 County region served by NWWIB. The data pictured above and below is for the
month of December. All data in the report is not seasonally adjusted. For the full report, click here!
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NORTHWEST WISCONSIN HEALTHCARE NETWORK DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
The Northwest Wisconsin Healthcare Network (NWHN) Development Initiative is bringing together industry, education and other community partners with a wide breadth of experience to collaborate in strengthening the workforce in northwest Wisconsin. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the NWHN Initiative has supported the development of a formal network of health and mental healthcare providers, educational institutions, local public health departments, and workforce and economic development organizations.
Currently, the NWHN is working on a workforce needs assessment to identify challenges as well as community and provider strengths and resources. Over 40 organizations participated in a survey describing expected workforce needs, priorities, challenges, service impacts and solutions for over 70 health and behavioral health care facilities in northwest Wisconsin. The NWHN is now preparing to facilitate four focus groups scheduled in March and April in Ashland, Hayward, Phillips, and Superior. The focus groups will provide a more in-depth understanding of workforce challenges, as well as identify areas for potential collaboration. Along with interviews, a network self-assessment survey, and SWOT analysis, these data will inform the development of a Network Strategic Plan later this year. For more information, please contact nwhn@nwcep.org.
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2014 DECEMBER
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
NW WI: 6.8%*
WI: 5.2%
US: 5.6%
WDA 7 Counties:* Ashland: 7.1% Bayfield: 10.0% Burnett: 7.7% Douglas: 4.8% Iron: 10.4% Price: 4.9% Rusk: 7.1% Sawyer: 9.0% Taylor: 6.3% Washburn: 6.4%
*Numbers are not seasonally adjusted
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Employer Workshop: 4 Free Tools You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner
Thursday, April 9th - 10:30-11:30 AM
All workshops take place at the CEP, Inc. Admin Office - Ashland, WI
*Contact Melissa Burris @ mburris@nwcep.org or 715-682-9141, ext. 122 to register or learn about other workshop dates and times
Changing Tides: Workforce Needs in our Current Economy - 13th Annual Business Conference!Wednesday, May 13th AmericInn - Ashland, WI *For more information, contact Melissa Burris @ mburris@nwcep.org or 715-682-9141, ext. 122
Click here to register today!
Rescue Divas - Inaugural Session
June 14th - 18th
Ashland, WI
Rescue Divas is a 5 day residential camp experience, focusing on educating and exciting middle school age girls about careers (or volunteer positions) in Emergency Medicine.
Combustible Dust Safety & Health Trainings
Free training opportunities are available for employees, owners, supervisors, group leaders, managers, safety committees, and others in the wood product and other manufacturing industries throughout rural Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
715-392-6081
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ON-THE-JOB TRAINING REPORT
NWWIB and CEP, Inc. are focusing their efforts on ensuring that On-the-Job Training (OJT) contracts are being used by employers in our region as a training tool.
The information below is for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) OJT contracts written since July 1, 2014 thru February 28, 2015.
The Health Career and Regional Employment (HealthCARE) Project OJT contract information listed below is for the project's third year of the grant (including contracts written between April 1, 2014 thru February 28, 2015) for the entire grant region, including the Fox Valley and North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Boards.
OJT Contracts Written
WIA - 39
HealthCARE Project - 245 Average Hourly Wage WIA - $12.42 HealthCARE Project -$21.96 Average Reimbursement (Rate/Average Cost) WIA - $6.21/$1,964.64 HealthCARE Project - $12.92/$4,942.01 Training Hours WIA - 318 HealthCARE Project - 407
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